Half as much... (40)
HarbalEsquireDoncaster, South Yorkshire, England UK14 Threads 1 Polls 601 PostsSelenite: It's not really about comprehension it's about a series of words together, that in all logic should not amount to the meaning they do ... but are nevertheless accepted as being so meaningful
The thing is; language is not based on logic, like maths is.------ This thread is Archived ------
HarbalEsquire: The thing is; language is not based on logic, like maths is.
Well I suppose someone's logic has something to do with it .... as there are so many rules..... 
And almost as many exceptions
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ali110: I never heard any woman saying half
Maybe there wasn't enough to divide it Ali?------ This thread is Archived ------
Selenite: The expression
'Half as much' always used to confuse me in English...
I could never work out it meant half of as much as you have/there is...
What expressions don't make sense to you?
what hurts you makes you stronger 'Half as much' always used to confuse me in English...
I could never work out it meant half of as much as you have/there is...
What expressions don't make sense to you?
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I like sayings in Italian. Ti Sta Bene ... Serves you right 
salute
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HarbalEsquire: The thing is; language is not based on logic, like maths is.
So how many earrings can you wear at on time in each ear, harbal? 
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what goes around comes around 
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EXRED: what goes around comes around
Doen’t this mean if you treat someone else badly, someone else is guaranteed to treat you badly in the future ------ This thread is Archived ------
galrads: So how many earrings can you wear at on time in each ear, harbal?
An earful, I suppose. ------ This thread is Archived ------
galrads: Doen’t this mean if you treat someone else badly, someone else is guaranteed to treat you badly in the future
don't know really but if someone treats me badly id rather pay them back straight away 
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Selenite: It's not really about comprehension it's about a series of words together, that in all logic should not amount to the meaning they do ... but are nevertheless accepted as being so meaningful
We speak in code to avoid spelling things out; and we do that to identify the familiar. Neither person taking it at face value is a chemistry thing really.------ This thread is Archived ------
Selenite: The expression
'Half as much' always used to confuse me in English...
I could never work out it meant half of as much as you have/there is...
What expressions don't make sense to you?
the English language is amazing and Ideomisms are "the bomb!" 'Half as much' always used to confuse me in English...
I could never work out it meant half of as much as you have/there is...
What expressions don't make sense to you?
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I find the Lebanese lanfuage very difficult to understand, most likely because I don't speak it.
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Selenite: The expression
'Half as much' always used to confuse me in English...
I could never work out it meant half of as much as you have/there is...
What expressions don't make sense to you?
"Cheap at half the price."'Half as much' always used to confuse me in English...
I could never work out it meant half of as much as you have/there is...
What expressions don't make sense to you?
That's something I hear quite often, but makes no sense whatsoever.
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I always used to hear people use the words "It's raining "It's pouring and the old man is snoring"
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Kersey2: It's raining cats and dogs
I know it means it's raining unusually hard..... but why does it mean that
If it's raining cats and dogs be careful you don't step into a poodle.....I know it means it's raining unusually hard..... but why does it mean that
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bodleing2: If it's raining cats and dogs be careful you don't step into a poodle.....
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Bearwoman: I always used to hear people use the words "It's raining "It's pouring and the old man is snoring"
Nursery rhyme bearwoman The rest of it.....
He bumped his head on the top of
The bed
And couldn't get up in the morning.
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Selenite: The expression
'Half as much' always used to confuse me in English...
I could never work out it meant half of as much as you have/there is...
What expressions don't make sense to you?
Not to be a mansplainer, but do you mean half again? As used in the expression, half again as much.. 'Half as much' always used to confuse me in English...
I could never work out it meant half of as much as you have/there is...
What expressions don't make sense to you?
Top definition
half again
One and-a-half times as much as something.
"Indeed, the first year of the office's ad campaign, ABC grabbed nearly $30 million worth, half again as much as Fox, its nearest rival at $20 million."
Source: Article on US Gov't Pot Propaganda
by Adam Laughlin September 04, 2005
In response to: Would you like me to explain to you what 'mansolsining' mean! tongue
Oh Yes, please explain.. 
Ok here's one, a far cry..
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I found Half As Much.. 
Van Morrison - (It Won´t Hurt) Half As Much
I've been up and and down the highway, and I've seen what a man can do to some little girl along the byway, that's why I sing this song to you.. -Van Morrison
Van Morrison - (It Won´t Hurt) Half As Much
I've been up and and down the highway, and I've seen what a man can do to some little girl along the byway, that's why I sing this song to you.. -Van Morrison
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