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Paul Dixon 
Brazil
Local time: 16:10
Portuguese to English
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... someone asks for your telephone number and you begin "www..."
... when you are writing something by hand and think of clicking "Del" or "Backspace" when you make a mistake.
(Further contributions welcome!)
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Susana Valdez
Portugal
Local time: 20:10
English to Portuguese
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... when you are translating a book and reach out for the mouse to right click the book's word you don't understand.
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When you reach behind you for your seat belt to strap yourself in for the 50,000 mile word-journey.
Jenny
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...your hand tries to reach out for the mouse in random places, like at a cafe or the kitchen.
...your brain can't process the fact that some people are not on Twitter.
...if you have to contact someone, you think email not phone.
Thank you for starting this post Paul.
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You suddenly realize that Autumn has come when on rare occasions you get out of your house wearing your sleeveless and see everyelse has already put on their thick jackets.
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Amy Taylor
United States
Local time: 13:10
Italian to English
...you make a mistake and mentally try to hit Ctrl+Z.
My husband and I actually say it aloud to one another to "cancel" a mistake.
Amy
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NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 15:10
Member (2002)
French to English
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Moderator of this forum
Haha, Amy, you're like my mother and I - to say goodbye in person or on the phone we say "À + !" (À plus !, short for À plus tard !, French for See you later!), the common way, around here anyway, to sign off an email.
N.
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| My favourite | Oct 14, 2009 |
Someone told me that once he actually glanced down to the bottom right corner of the book he was reading, to check the time.
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Ulrike H
Local time: 21:10
English to German
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| maybe not so much due to work but general time at computer... | Oct 14, 2009 |
... you say lol when someone tells a joke, and brb when you leave the room.
(i guess i am not the only one doing that occasionally)
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when cute girl wants your telephone number and you go:
"93.103. ..."
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FarkasAndras wrote:
Someone told me that once he actually glanced down to the bottom right corner of the book he was reading, to check the time.
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Alessandra Martelli (X)
Italy
Local time: 21:10
English to Italian
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| That's exactly what I did last week... | Oct 14, 2009 |
Dallas Cao wrote:
You suddenly realize that Autumn has come when on rare occasions you get out of your house wearing your sleeveless and see everyelse has already put on their thick jackets.
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... went to the baker's with a T-shirt on while everyone else was wearing a jacket
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Gianni Pastore
Italy
Local time: 21:10
Member (2007)
English to Italian
| Hahahaha!!!! | Oct 14, 2009 |
FarkasAndras wrote:
Someone told me that once he actually glanced down to the bottom right corner of the book he was reading, to check the time.
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LOL
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Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 16:10
Portuguese to English
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| When you decide to take a little break... | Oct 14, 2009 |
...and you lie back and close your eyes and you still see the computer screen behind your eyelids!
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| When you go to bed... | Oct 14, 2009 |
... and the last moments before you go to sleep, you see yourself typing your thoughts on an imaginary keyboard...
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