I've seen it in contexts like "no, no, a thousand times over, no', that kind of thing - as Petr says, an intensifying device, But yes, context would be useful
Paul -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Petr Hrubis Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 5:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: what does this mean? Well, can you provide us with a little context? Anyway, this appears to be an intensifying phrase...could a native speaker comment on this? I've never encountered it (nor have I read the book), so...I can't really help...just guess... Best, Petr 2007/8/2, Sean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I'm now reading the book THE KITE RUNNER, > with a dictionary I can understand most part of it. > What confused me most is the phrase " for you, a thousand times over" > which appears in the book for many times. > what does it mean? > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Correct my English" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/correct-my-english -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
