[Corpora-List] 'Standard European English' ?
radev at umich.edu
radev at umich.edu
Wed Mar 8 18:09:08 UTC 2006
Another such phrases is "actually" as in its French use "actuellement"
which means "currently".
Gloria wrote:
>
> > Somers, Harold wrote:
> > > Using "eventual(ly)" to mean "if it happens" rather than "final"
> >
> > I believe this is from the German "eventuell".
>
> In Italian "eventualmente" means the same, "in case" or something like
> that.
> "Eventualmente, ti chiamo" = "If xxx (it is necessary, if I feel like
> doing it, etc.), I'll call you".
>
> Best,
>
> Gloria
>
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