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"I'm after ..." (Re: Maybe Spam? "Sorunsuz Yathamanýn Kefyi .. .")

From:Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
Date:Monday, September 27, 2004, 18:59
On Mon, Sep 27, 2004 at 07:39:20PM +0100, Keith Gaughan wrote:
> I'm after getting it
I know this came up before, but I don't recall - is that an English dialectism or a translated non-Englishism? (In my 'lect, "I'm after X" can only mean "I'm out to get X", "I want X", not "I've just gotten X") -Marcos

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