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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 15, 2017 12:04 AM

Guys, this must be the problem of local idiomatic that cannot be translated precisely to my English.

I was in the middle of converstation of buying films from a friend in the UK and I have agreed with his previous mentioned price (£25). Before sending my payment, the seller offered me another films.

I said to check the color since I don't want to get faded prints.

And he came back by writing:

quote:
Hi Winbert I`ll look at the [title] cartoons but there is a degree of fade hence free if you will.

So my question, does this free mean I do not to pay anything for these faded prints (that was my thought)

or

free = up to you (if I want to pay for these faded prints)

thanks,

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Michael O'Regan
Film God

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From: Essex, UK
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posted May 15, 2017 01:25 AM

With respect, Winbert, have you tried asking the seller?

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Terry Sills
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From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
Registered: Oct 2012

posted May 15, 2017 01:30 AM

Hello Winbert
I read this as the seller offering you the faded films for free (no extra payment) but to be sure why not ask him, or just thank him for including the extra films and see how he responds.

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 15, 2017 01:31 AM

Hi Mike...no ...the seller said that the total to become £30...so...I just paid for the faded prints [Razz]

I am asking this just to learn if there is another side of idiomatical that I don't understand.

As you live in the UK...what do you think is the situation.

cheers,

[ May 15, 2017, 05:31 AM: Message edited by: Winbert Hutahaean ]

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted May 15, 2017 04:45 AM

It appears to me that there is geographical colloquialism at the end of this sentence.
I refer to the words hence free if you will
The word free should not be taken to mean free as in nothing to pay.

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Maurice

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Mark Todd
Film God

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From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted May 15, 2017 10:44 AM

Hi Winbert it was me I think re the films.

The 2 x 400 LPP digest plus 6 cartoons including 3 polyester disney cartoon prints and 3 others.

Of the cartoons if you remember some were free, some in the extra £5.

I gave you a run down of the colours etc.

If anyone fancies sending me 6 cartoons for a fiver feel welcome to drop me a line.

Sorry you seem dissapointed I thought it was a pretty good deal we worked out.

Best Mark.

Refunded the £5 Winbert, always here if any issues. Best.

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Athens,Greece
Registered: Jul 2008

posted May 15, 2017 11:36 AM

I guess the extra five are for the re calculated postage.

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 15, 2017 01:23 PM

No Mark, I did not mention any name, not even the film titles were bought.

I honestly just want to learn the other side of a language since I am not an English native and live in many countries due to the nature of my job.

Panayotis, no, shipping cost is another matter. I paid £15 (so the total was £45) to make everything sent to me in New Caledonia and that was a good deal.

To be honest, I want to know if we can use the word "free" in the same sense like "it is up to you". I rise this because I rememmber the sentence "it is your own free will"

Maurice, you have given that direction, so can you explore more?

Cheers,

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Winbert

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

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From: Bristol. United Kingdom
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posted May 15, 2017 02:52 PM

Winbert
Having read more after my comment above, I see that I was wrong in what I said.
The expression if you will is sometimes used to qualify a word or phrase.
In this particular sentence the word free obviously meant what it said.

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Maurice

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