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Are You Alright?

Posted by Lovelyn | August 26, 2008 .

When people greet each other here they often say, “Are you alright?” I know they say this in the States too. But, in the States it usually sounds like, “You alright?”
The “are” in the beginning of the question really changes the meaning for me. “You alright?” is a causal greeting like, “What’s up?” or “How [...]

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Dearest One

Posted by Lovelyn | August 18, 2008 .

I got this email the other day. I thought it was quite interesting. I hope you enjoy it. I like the fact that it open with “Dearest One.”
Dearest One,
I used this means of communications because
of time Shortage, so please kindly bear with me.
However, permit me to inform you of my desire of going
into business relationship [...]

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Castle Ruins

Posted by Lovelyn | August 16, 2008 .

We went to some local castle ruins the other day.

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Berry, Berry Embarrassing

Posted by Lovelyn | August 12, 2008 .

On our walks we’ve noticed thorny berry laden bushes by the side of the road. One day my husband asked someone on the street, “Are these berries edible?”
The man looked at him strangely and said, “Yeah. They’re blackberries.”
That’s all we needed to know. We spent a week casing the berry situation. I didn’t want to [...]

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Rupert the House

Posted by Lovelyn | August 5, 2008 .

“The Lowlands,” I said in a funny voice. I was reading the small wooden sign that hung above the door of a house we were walking by. A woman kneeling in the garden looked up at me and scowled. “I didn’t notice her there,” I whispered to my husband.
Houses have names here. I like to [...]

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