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Re: I Need Help From All You Native Speakers Once Again

Started by OldGit, December 14, 2014, 10:30:54 AM

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Dave

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hermes2015

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Davin

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Recusant

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on March 23, 2018, 03:29:27 AM
Finally finished!  :whew: Man, that was stressful!

Splendid. Now let the nit-picking begin.  :lol:
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xSilverPhinx

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Bad Penny II

Quote from: jumbojak on March 20, 2018, 12:31:26 AM
Does anyone else find it funny that OldGit is now listed as the creator of this thread?

Git being MASTER of language
Wears an ermine robe on DAYs
Ye a bit funny now you mention
Still grumpy over losing Grumpy
Steve Reason's still got his.
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xSilverPhinx

Quote from: Bad Penny II on March 24, 2018, 04:02:57 PM
Quote from: jumbojak on March 20, 2018, 12:31:26 AM
Does anyone else find it funny that OldGit is now listed as the creator of this thread?

Git being MASTER of language
Wears an ermine robe on DAYs
Ye a bit funny now you mention
Still grumpy over losing Grumpy
Steve Reason's still got his.

:therethere:

Just in case you need to express your grumpiness in Danish:

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hermes2015

"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

xSilverPhinx

I like the term for MORTALLY OFFENDED. I won't ever say it three times fast, though.  :unsure:
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Icarus

I'm amused by the sugar sandwich one.  I'll never remember how to say the danish part.

xSilverPhinx

Quote from: Icarus on March 24, 2018, 11:13:38 PM
I'm amused by the sugar sandwich one.  I'll never remember how to say the danish part.

Yeah that's an interesting expression. :lol:
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xSilverPhinx

#206
Pleez halp!

What would be a good way to say someone achieved a good outcome despite prognosis? :notsure:
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Dave

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on July 08, 2018, 02:28:58 PM
Pleez halp!

What would be a good way to say someone achieved a good outcome despite prognosis? :notsure:

I take it that the prognosis was not good?

Are you looking for a whole sentence, a short phrase or a single word? 

"The (original) prognosis did not indicate (the possibility of) such a felicitous/fortunate/positive outcome."   ?

Context needed agsin. And you could cast aspertions on those who made the prognosis if not carefull.
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Tank

Despite the poor original prognosis the patient made a good (satisfactory)  recovery.
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xSilverPhinx

It's for a medical report for someone who suffered cerebral hypoxia in their infancy and their recovery apparently exceeded expectations.

Quote from: Tank on July 08, 2018, 05:40:49 PMDespite the poor original prognosis the patient made a good (satisfactory)  recovery.

That's good, thanks Tank!
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