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little sadie
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My Korean roommates are confused over the " " thing people do with their hands...for the life of me I can't explain it. Any one want to come up with an explaination of the quotation hand gestures and their use? :?

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you do the hand motion as if to write the quotation thingies in the air to point out the so-calledism of something.

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sarcasm....belittlement

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Aren't they called "air quotes" ?
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They're used a lot when you're jokingly saying something.. like a lie, but in a joking, sarcastic manner.

ie: Yeah, you sure do have a "big" penis.

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ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/

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make them watch austin powers

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little sadie wrote:
ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/


maybe they are just retarded?

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Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/


maybe they are just retarded?


wow...are you sure you aren't?

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little sadie wrote:
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little sadie wrote:
ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/


maybe they are just retarded?


wow...are you sure you aren't?


hey, this thread isnt about me

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Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
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little sadie wrote:
ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/


maybe they are just retarded?


wow...are you sure you aren't?


hey, this thread isnt about me


Obviously I need to emphasize they are KOREAN...they are learning English...maybe you want to take a refresher course :roll:

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little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/


maybe they are just retarded?


wow...are you sure you aren't?


hey, this thread isnt about me


Obviously I need to emphasize they are KOREAN...they are learning English...maybe you want to take a refresher course :roll:


Hey, you never said they were learning english.....Koreans are great and all, but they can still be retarded, no?

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Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/


maybe they are just retarded?


wow...are you sure you aren't?


hey, this thread isnt about me


Obviously I need to emphasize they are KOREAN...they are learning English...maybe you want to take a refresher course :roll:


Hey, you never said they were learning english.....Koreans are great and all, but they can still be retarded, no?


*sigh*

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little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/


maybe they are just retarded?


wow...are you sure you aren't?


hey, this thread isnt about me


Obviously I need to emphasize they are KOREAN...they are learning English...maybe you want to take a refresher course :roll:


Hey, you never said they were learning english.....Koreans are great and all, but they can still be retarded, no?


*sigh*


youre racist

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Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/


maybe they are just retarded?


wow...are you sure you aren't?


hey, this thread isnt about me


Obviously I need to emphasize they are KOREAN...they are learning English...maybe you want to take a refresher course :roll:


Hey, you never said they were learning english.....Koreans are great and all, but they can still be retarded, no?


*sigh*


youre racist


oh you got me! :o

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little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
little sadie wrote:
ok thanks that's pretty much what I said. Sheesh English is complicated :/


maybe they are just retarded?


wow...are you sure you aren't?


hey, this thread isnt about me


Obviously I need to emphasize they are KOREAN...they are learning English...maybe you want to take a refresher course :roll:


Hey, you never said they were learning english.....Koreans are great and all, but they can still be retarded, no?


*sigh*


youre racist


oh you got me! :o


im the RM savant

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one of my teachers told someone in class to "stop making your silly little air inverted commas." that was actually pretty funny.

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We were all watching the Simpsons and that's where they got it from...The Simpsons isn't really the best to learn English from. My mom is like "Gabba Gabba Hey? :? " lmao

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lemoncoatedafterworld wrote:
one of my teachers told someone in class to "stop making your silly little air inverted commas." that was actually pretty funny.


This thread was going places, Indiana. :roll:

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Pearl Jam Is Good wrote:
lemoncoatedafterworld wrote:
one of my teachers told someone in class to "stop making your silly little air inverted commas." that was actually pretty funny.


This thread was going places, Indiana. :roll:


:cry:

i break things. i'm sorry sadie.

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