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Sep 25, 2015 10:09:58 AM

JoeRockhead: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Topside , Monaco; Posts: 8033, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 17, 2007; Reply to: RC

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P.S.: @Gnil. Fine is never good enough for a woman. Never ever. You need to use the words "amazing", "breathtaking" or "beautiful". I learned that the hard way in a marriage of over 22 years. Sometimes I ask my wife if she wants my honest opinion or not and in 99% of the cases, she says "not".

You should also never say "better than the last one", even if it is. indecision

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Sep 25, 2015 1:09:52 PM

John H: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Cheshire, UK , United Kingdom; Posts: 7682, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 20, 2005; Reply to: JoeRockhead

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+1... I've always found that - "It makes you look younger" - works a treat in response to this and similar requests for your opinion! smiley

"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out."

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Sep 25, 2015 1:14:46 PM

JoeRockhead: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Topside , Monaco; Posts: 8033, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 17, 2007; Reply to: John H

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John H:
+1... I've always found that - "It makes you look younger" - works a treat in response to this and similar requests for your opinion!

That's a great one too. Smiley

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Sep 25, 2015 8:25:57 PM

Gnil: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: VD, Switzerland , Switzerland; Posts: 14167, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 11, 2005; Reply to: RC

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RC:
P.S.: @Gnil. Fine is never good enough for a woman. Never ever. You need to use the words "amazing", "breathtaking" or "beautiful". I learned that the hard way in a marriage of over 22 years. Sometimes I ask my wife if she wants my honest opinion or not and in 99% of the cases, she says "not".

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I have been married 14 years and I still haven't learned !! Smiley

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Sep 25, 2015 9:31:37 PM

martini964: Veteran; Loc: Toronto , Canada; Posts: 853, Gallery; Registered on: Sep 1, 2014; Reply to: Gnil

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check canadian dealers, even exchange rate is in your favor

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Sep 26, 2015 10:11:43 AM

DaveGordon: Rennteam Pro; Loc: Zürich , Switzerland; Posts: 2774, Gallery; Registered on: Aug 20, 2007; Reply to: martini964

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'Go figure' is an interesting one.. It comes from American English rather than British English, and isn't really commonly used in British English.

The nicest short definition I found was: "It's an idiom; the equivalent of a shrug in body language.". It's certainly not an inference that someone should get their facts right.

Another couple of nice ones:

From Myles Potters, location unknown: “I think go figure has less emphasis on figuring something out and is more of a revelation that something just is, peppered with a hint of disbelief that it can be so.”

From Michael Aaron, Perigord, France: “ ‘Who would have guessed?’ or “ ‘What are the chances?’ might be sufficient, if longer, substitutes for go figure, which imparts a sense of befuddlement; thus it can be interpreted as a type of statement-question.”

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/magazine/25wwlnsafire.t.html?_r=0

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Sep 26, 2015 11:14:23 AM

fritz: Rennteam VIP; Loc: BaWü , Germany; Posts: 10248, Gallery; Registered on: Jul 23, 2003; Reply to: DaveGordon

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DaveGordon:
'Go figure' is an interesting one.. It comes from American English rather than British English, and isn't really commonly used in British English.

The nicest short definition I found was: "It's an idiom; the equivalent of a shrug in body language.". It's certainly not an inference that someone should get their facts right.

Another couple of nice ones:

From Myles Potters, location unknown: “I think go figure has less emphasis on figuring something out and is more of a revelation that something just is, peppered with a hint of disbelief that it can be so.”

From Michael Aaron, Perigord, France: “ ‘Who would have guessed?’ or “ ‘What are the chances?’ might be sufficient, if longer, substitutes for go figure, which imparts a sense of befuddlement; thus it can be interpreted as a type of statement-question.”

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/magazine/25wwlnsafire.t.html?_r=0

I've also always thought of it as a relatively recent slang version of ‘Who would have guessed?’, or shorter alternative to "Who would have thought it", which also gets (intentionally) corrupted to "Who'da thunk it".
Not necessarily intended to be offensive, unless the context in which it is used makes it so.

fritz

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Sep 26, 2015 2:33:52 PM

Gnil: Rennteam Moderator; Loc: VD, Switzerland , Switzerland; Posts: 14167, Gallery; Registered on: Mar 11, 2005; Reply to: DaveGordon

Re: Michelin Tire Outage

DaveGordon:
'Go figure' is an interesting one.. It comes from American English rather than British English, and isn't really commonly used in British English.

The nicest short definition I found was: "It's an idiom; the equivalent of a shrug in body language.". It's certainly not an inference that someone should get their facts right.

Another couple of nice ones:

From Myles Potters, location unknown: “I think go figure has less emphasis on figuring something out and is more of a revelation that something just is, peppered with a hint of disbelief that it can be so.”

From Michael Aaron, Perigord, France: “ ‘Who would have guessed?’ or “ ‘What are the chances?’ might be sufficient, if longer, substitutes for go figure, which imparts a sense of befuddlement; thus it can be interpreted as a type of statement-question.”

From: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/25/magazine/25wwlnsafire.t.html?_r=0

Very interesting . So the way I meant it and understood it was actually not wrong Smiley

But if even amongst english speaking people it is not clear , we will have very hard times communicating ! Smiley

997.2 C2 , -20mm I 964 Carrera 4 I 991 GT3 RS

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Sep 26, 2015 4:40:44 PM

John H: Rennteam VIP; Loc: Cheshire, UK , United Kingdom; Posts: 7682, Gallery; Registered on: Oct 20, 2005; Reply to: Gnil

Re: Michelin Tire Outage

The above examples may well define the American interpretation, but not the British. Also tone of delivery could well have a part to play...

Enough of off-topic methinks...

"Things turn out best for people who make the best of the way things turn out."

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