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Offline Ulli

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Two English expressions
« on: November 25, 2008, 11:42:55 AM »
This is an English test. The situation is, that you want to introduce your business friend to your wife.

Source: http://www.bild.de/BILD/ratgeber/geld-karriere/2008/11/24/die-peinlichsten-englisch-fallen-im-job/i-become-a-chicken-sandwich.html

I’d like you to meet my wife.

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I’d like you to meet my woman.


Imo this English sounds both strange. What do you think?
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Re: Two English expressions
« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 11:47:42 AM »
I’d like you to meet my wife is correct. The other sounds like a black would talk
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Re: Two English expressions
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 11:52:28 AM »
The other sounds like a black would talk

I think you may be confusing it with "I’d like you to meet my hoe."
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Re: Two English expressions
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2008, 11:52:43 AM »
THE DIFFERENCES IN THE BILD TEST IS FUNNY :laugh: BUT THE CLOSEST LANGUAGE TO ENGLISH IS GERMAN
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Re: Two English expressions
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2008, 11:54:12 AM »
The other sounds like a black would talk

I think you may be confusing it with "I’d like you to meet my hoe."
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Re: Two English expressions
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2008, 11:55:12 AM »
I’d like you to meet my wife is correct. The other sounds like a black would talk


Thank you Mord.  :)
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Re: Two English expressions
« Reply #6 on: November 25, 2008, 11:55:58 AM »
I’d like you to meet my wife is correct. The other sounds like a black would talk


Thank you Mord.  :)
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Re: Two English expressions
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2008, 02:03:01 PM »
THE DIFFERENCES IN THE BILD TEST IS FUNNY :laugh: BUT THE CLOSEST LANGUAGE TO ENGLISH IS GERMAN

I would argue that Swedish is closer than German.

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Re: Two English expressions
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2008, 02:50:44 PM »
I'd like you to meet my wife

This is the more proper way to say this. When one calls your wife 'your woman' you are making her a sex-object. A wife is a partner in a relationship. I believe the person being spoken to could derive that the spouse you are talking about is a woman {assuming you are in a traditional relationship}.

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