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mie
Does anyone have an idea what "mie" can mean in this context? Thanks!
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Tony M
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| 5 -2 | "nothing, none, not at all" OR "honey, darling" |
Oksana Kondakova
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Feb 22, 2011 07:01: Tony M changed "Field (specific)" from "Metallurgy / Casting" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Feb 22, 2011 08:05: marie-christine périé changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Tony M, Catharine Cellier-Smart, marie-christine périé
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Proposed translations
put
And it works perfectly in both instances:
"j'ai mie à vendre" > "j'ai mis en vente"
"que vous avez mie" > "que vous avez mis"
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Rachel Fell
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Thanks, Rachel!
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
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Thanks, Catharine!
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Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
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Thanks, Alistair!
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La Classe
: Perfectly explained!!
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Thanks, La Classe!
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marie-christine périé
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Merci, Marie-Christine !
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silvester55
: yes indeed very poor french
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Thanks, Silvester!
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Evans (X)
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Thanks, Gilla!
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writeaway
: oh those pesky misspellings/typos (of course then the writer moves on and ignores all the rules of Fr grammar. Looks like an eBay message (from a Flemish Belgian?).
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Thanks, W/A! Or just someone rather uneducated... it horrifies me the indecipherable rubbish I see on facebook... Still, it's not too hard to figure out here ;-)
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Colin Rowe
: When I first saw the question, I assumed it was going to be about "(pain de) mie"... Instead, it's just *crumby* French! Easily spotted by anyone using their *loaf*... OK, I'll go away now!
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I'm not sure I can thank you for that, Colin ;-) You ought to be ashamed of yourself... just use your crust
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Natasha Dupuy
: Good one, Colin :)
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Thanks, Natasha! Oh, don't encourage him, for goodness' sake! I bet he's his "Mother's Pride" ;-)
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B D Finch
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Thanks, Barbara!
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Sandra Petch
: You can rely on Tony for a good explanation when it's kneaded. Colin, those jokes are half-baked!
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Thanks, Sandra! Dough!
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"nothing, none, not at all" OR "honey, darling"
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Tony M
: But how could that possibly make any sense at all in the context as given?
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
: your suggestion doesn't make any sense here as Tony says + the text is full of mistakes, "mie" is just another mistake
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