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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Pretty #184927 05/25/2009 4:20 PM Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 3 Bobpa stranger Bobpa stranger Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 3 It must confuse persons learning the English language when it come to the word "pretty." The one person is very pretty, but the other one is pretty ugly. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pretty Bobpa #184931 05/25/2009 10:21 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Any language is going to have problems of this sort. In Spanish the adjective listo means 'ready' when it comes with the verb estar and 'intelligent' when it comes with the verb ser. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Pretty Faldage #184933 05/25/2009 11:17 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont pretty is one of many words that can act as an "intensifier". pretty cool. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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