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Re: Free Speech, again
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 24 Apr 2003 14:00:40 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
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> > Most importantly, you haven't told me where "ne" came from.
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> I honestly don't know! Must be some other forum I hung out on or something.
> Or maybe I made it up? Who can say.
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> I use it to mean "yes?" (as in, "do you agree?") and only at the end of
> sentences.
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> Anyone recognise it?
It may be a brazilian contraction of "não é?", "né?" (without the accent,
which is not standard in many brazilian keyboards). It translates to "isn't
it?" in English.
But really, I'm guessing here...
HTH (somehow!),
Pedro
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| (...) I honestly don't know! Must be some other forum I hung out on or something. Or maybe I made it up? Who can say. I use it to mean "yes?" (as in, "do you agree?") and only at the end of sentences. Anyone recognise it? Google wasn't much help. No (...) (21 years ago, 24-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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