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Can native speakers help me?
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life_line
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Can native speakers help me?
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I need native speakers � help or perhaps just someone with better ears than mine )) I �m watching a Speakout podcast about family members and I can �t understand what the woman is saying at 0:58 + At first she introduces her daughter, then her partner David. Then she says, �.. and there �s a grandma and grandpa in.. � And that �s where I �m stuck. Thanks for all the replies if I have any :) Here �s the youtube link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhCPOzMdO4c
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17 Jul 2015
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spinney
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"This is my daughter, Cecilia, this is my partner, David and there �s Grandma and Grandpa and Gran and Grandad too." I assume "Gran and Grandad" are said differently for the benefit of the daughter. Some people do things like that to increase vocabulary of their children or lessen the confusion about synonyms. When I was a child it was "Gran and Grandad Scott and Gran and Grandad Bates." But my family are rural working class. She sounds urban middle class but I could be wrong, especially nowadays.
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17 Jul 2015
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life_line
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OMG, thank you. Now it �s all crystal clear. Yeah, maybe for the kid or maybe she means her partner �s parents. Or Cecilia �s dad, if that �s a different person. I wonder which version it is :) Anyway, thanks a lot. I appreciate your help, Dale. Best regards, Olia. |
17 Jul 2015
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spinney
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You �re welcome Olia! Have an excellent weekend! |
17 Jul 2015
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chuppacricri
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I would say she means her partner �s parents as he mentions their age and jobs later in the program. |
19 Jul 2015
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