Guest  +  33706 Fri, 18 Jun 04 09:02 PM Can a person use an English phrase "poor you" when adressing someone while feeling pity about this other person? Guest

	taiwandave  +  33713 Fri, 18 Jun 04 09:23 PM I'd like to add one comment regarding a common mistake that you will want to avoid. "Poor you" is used to express pity, as you correctly noted. "You are so poor" means something very different. The adjective "poor" in this sentence means inpecunious (no money). taiwandave

	goldmund  +  140194 Wed, 21 Sep 05 01:45 PM Dear Duas, It is not correct. You may say: the propeller was bent when the boat hit a reef. Kind regards, Goldmund goldmund Joined on Fri, Jun 10 2005 Regular Member 581 «Tout homme peut dire véritablement; mais dire ordonnément, prudemment et suffisamment, peu d'hommes le peuvent.» - Michel de Montaigne Regards

	pieanne  +  140300 Wed, 21 Sep 05 05:48 PM I've read this propeller sentence before...   pieanne Joined on Thu, Jan 20 2005 South of France ...But I'm Belgian! Veteran Member 7,517 I'm glad to help, but I'm not a native! And please excuse my typos...