Re: =?UNKNOWN?Q?For=5FEsm=E9=5F-=5Fwith=5Flove=5Fand=5Fsqualor?=
ABRA (abra@post6.tele.dk)
Sat, 06 Mar 1999 02:44:28 +0100
Emily Friedman wrote:
>
> I wouldn't really know how you can go about translating those things
> you mentioned except for this one:
>
> > 2. When X offers Esmé some cinnamon toast, she says 'No thank you. I
> eat
> > like a bird, actually'. Is this some special expression or does she
> simply
> > want to point out that she doesn't really eat that much?
>
> Yes, this just means that she is a light eater.
> Good luck!
But then again, there are birds that eat multiple times their own weight...
Abra