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Arese

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217 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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If I've known person 1 for ten years, person 2 for five years, person 3 for thirty years. How do I say, "I've known them *** for 45 years". Not consecutively, not totalling... Wharrisit?!

Working on my bridegroom speech!

Edited by Arese on Friday 7th May 16:49

Rude-boy

22,227 posts

263 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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Collectively?

TEKNOPUG

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235 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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Arese said:
If I've known person 1 for ten years, person 2 for five years, person 3 for thirty years. How do I say, "I've known them *** for 45 years". Not consecutively, not totalling... Wharrisit?!

Working on my bridegroom speech!

Edited by Arese on Friday 7th May 16:49
totalling

Arese

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Friday 7th May 2010
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Rude-boy said:
Collectively?
That's the fker. Ta.

AB

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225 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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We have over 45 years of friendship between us?

I've known these three people collectively for 45 years.


Arese

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Friday 7th May 2010
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AB said:
We have over 45 years of friendship between us?
Ohh yeah, that's better. Cheers AB.

Big day tomorrow!

GKP

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Friday 7th May 2010
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...far too long.

Arese

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GKP said:
...far too long.
It seems ok in the context of the speech, in all honesty.

Cactussed

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243 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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Cumulatively is the word I think you're searching for?

Arese

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Cactussed said:
Cumulatively is the word I think you're searching for?
I think that would mean that I'd known them one after the other, wouldn't it?

okgo

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228 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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Arese said:
Cactussed said:
Cumulatively is the word I think you're searching for?
I think that would mean that I'd known them one after the other, wouldn't it?
No.

Jesus christ have you never heard of a dictionary and a thesaurus?

Edited by okgo on Friday 7th May 17:17

V8mate

45,899 posts

219 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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Arese said:
Cactussed said:
Cumulatively is the word I think you're searching for?
I think that would mean that I'd known them one after the other, wouldn't it?
Correct. Collectively was the right answer.

Four Cofffee

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265 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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But I don't know them, so I would say I know of them, and indirectly, through the OP.

Arese

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Friday 7th May 2010
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okgo said:
Arese said:
Cactussed said:
Cumulatively is the word I think you're searching for?
I think that would mean that I'd known them one after the other, wouldn't it?
No.

Jesus christ have you never heard of a dictionary and a thesaurus?
Why don't you go and fk yourself?

bigandclever

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268 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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I wouldn't put that in your speech smile

elster

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240 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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Arese said:
okgo said:
Arese said:
Cactussed said:
Cumulatively is the word I think you're searching for?
I think that would mean that I'd known them one after the other, wouldn't it?
No.

Jesus christ have you never heard of a dictionary and a thesaurus?
Why don't you go and fk yourself?
He is correct though with the term cumulatively.

Cactussed

5,364 posts

243 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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Arese said:
Cactussed said:
Cumulatively is the word I think you're searching for?
I think that would mean that I'd known them one after the other, wouldn't it?
that would be contiguously.

stuart-b

3,651 posts

256 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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elster said:
Arese said:
okgo said:
Arese said:
Cactussed said:
Cumulatively is the word I think you're searching for?
I think that would mean that I'd known them one after the other, wouldn't it?
No.

Jesus christ have you never heard of a dictionary and a thesaurus?
Why don't you go and fk yourself?
He is correct though with the term cumulatively.
rofl

touching cloth

11,706 posts

269 months

Friday 7th May 2010
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Pretty sure it is 'carnal' that you want to use, "I have known them all carnally for 45 years". Use that, hope it goes well yes

Arese

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Friday 7th May 2010
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Cactussed said:
Arese said:
Cactussed said:
Cumulatively is the word I think you're searching for?
I think that would mean that I'd known them one after the other, wouldn't it?
that would be contiguously.
Of course. Thank you.