You're welcome, Hema. So, shall I send the reply directly to you? 2007/8/15, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi all > > Thanks petr reply me > > Best > Hema > On Aug 14, 1:03 pm, "Petr Hrubis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > just a joke, of course. I only wanted to demonstrate the usefulness of > > the phrase ;-) > > > > It can, of course, be used in another way, this time with "yes": > > > > "Yes, yes, a thousand times over, yes!" > > > > ...which means something like "'yes' is the only possible answer." > > > > Best, > > > > Petr > > > > 2007/8/14, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi , > > > I don't know what is this ? its real meaining or just only joke. Don't > > > mind, i couldn't understand. > > > > > Best regards > > > Hema > > > > > On Aug 14, 1:00 am, "Petr Hrubis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Now that I see the whole phrase, it seems to parallel similar phrases > > > > in other European languages, including Czech. "A thousand times over" > > > > thus appears to multiply the "no's" by one thousand - simple maths, > > > > huh? :-D > > > > > > "No, no, a thousand times over, no" is, therefore, much more > > > > economical than, say, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, > > > > no, no, no," isn't it? :-D ;-) > > > > > > Best, > > > > > > Petr > > > > > > 2007/8/3, Paul Kaye <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > > 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?- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > > >
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