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jarek2011
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I know that "qucikie" is the word for short, passionate sex but someone in the forum used this word in another context, namely in describing a quick question and they set me thinking:
Can you say in English:
Can I ask a quickie?
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9 Nov 2011
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Gaby141
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We wouldn �t say �can I ask a quickie? � If we don �t want to take up somebody �s time then we might say �Just a quickie, did you ........? � Hope that helps :-) |
9 Nov 2011
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ueslteacher
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I remember short Garfield cartoons which were called "Garfield Quickie", so it �s not always about sex. You can call any activity which takes a really short time "a quickie" but I guess there will always be people who will accuse you of being ambiguous:) Sophia
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9 Nov 2011
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perma
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Hi Jarek!It was me who used the word on the forum yesterday  I �ve read the expression "just a quickie" numerous times on another british forum, where all members are british, and no one seemed to take offence so i gather it �s a common expression. Actually I hadn �t known that there was another meaning to the word, until I read your comment today!
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9 Nov 2011
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jarek2011
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thanks to all of you for clarifying this issue for me. I am very keen on learning new phrases and when I stumble across sth that I don �t know then it sets me thinking whether it �s correct or not or whether/ which context I can use it :)
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9 Nov 2011
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Olindalima ( F )
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Hi there
Sometimes these post are hilarious. People from all around the globe, each one of us with... as we say here " our monkeys in the attic " ( this one was discussed here sometime ago ), we do learn tons of USEFUL (??? ) things.
I didn �t have any idea of the sexual side of the word,but, in fact, GOD, ... HOW could I be so silly? So similar to Portuguese.
BTW, if you want to spread your foreign language knowledge?
It goes like this:
Rapidinha
And if you say such a thing, everyone will think ...yes, exactly what you are thinking. Something good you do in a glimpse.
God, I would like to know who invented the short, abridged form of such a wonderful thing that can last......well, better to stop here.
I would kill him. LONG AND LAST
Sorry, no emoticons, no pictures available, hope you don �t misunderstand my message.
Sleep well, midnight, SHARP
C u
( I can write this " c u ),,because only a small part of us are Portuguese, because, in Portuguese " cu" is a nasty word for bottom.
C U
Linda
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10 Nov 2011
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kinho
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 Oh, Linda......................!!!! |
10 Nov 2011
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MoodyMoody
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The meaning of "quickie" probably depends on your dialect. I �m American, so the connotation for me is the sexual one. Sounds like the Brits are more clean-minded than I am... |
10 Nov 2011
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joy2bill
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Sorry but in Australia, I would not ask for a quickie unless I was paying a prostitute and I was broke! |
10 Nov 2011
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douglas
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You can use it in that way (we also do in American English), but it is usually done with the intention of implying the double entendre.
In common use a quickie is actually anything that is done quickly (usually in a rush) and takes just a short period of time.
Douglas
"I �ve got a quick question for you."
I �ve got a quickie for you" |
10 Nov 2011
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douglas
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You can use it in that way (we also do in American English), but it is usually done with the intention of implying the double entendre.
In common use a quickie is actually anything that is done quickly (usually in a rush) and takes just a short period of time.
Douglas |
10 Nov 2011
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