Re: YAPT: Dutch ij and ui

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:34:38 +1000, Tristan Mc Leay <kesuari@...>
wrote:

>Carsten Becker wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> My parents decided the day before yesterday's noon
>
>
>'The day before yesterday's noon' is the same day as the day before
>yesterday at 10 pee em. Do you mean something significant by that phrase?
>
>> to visit the
>> Netherlands the other day. When reading the road signs, we weren't sure
>
>
>You know how confused you made me here? When I finally worked out that
>you meant you not only decided to visit another country, but *you did
>it* within a few days, perhaps even hours, I decided that I have to hate
>you.
Wait! My English (sometimes) sucks and is (sometimes) unintelligible, I
know. Let me explain in detail, giving the date sof the days: During lunch
on Wednesday, July 21st, 2004, my parents came up with the idea of having
an one-day excursion to the Netherlands at my brother's 13th birthday (July
29). Because I'm not at home on this day and I'd like to come with them
(you don't have the chance to visit another country every day after all),
they decided to do it on Thursday, July 22nd, 2004 which was yesterday. So
yesterday, my family and me have been to the Netherlands. We were back home
yesterday at ~10pm, so I'm at home in Germany again today. Why hating me?
I've never been to America as well. If things run badly, I'll never come to
visit America. Or do you live in Australia? Then you have a problem
indeed ;) But no need to hate someone!

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