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Madhulk

#521628 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:32 PM

Lana: I was just checking out some stuff for us to

do tomorrow. Metropolis, remember?

Whitney: Actually, some of the guys are pooling together and

getting the fight on pay-per-view. It's tomorrow.

Lana: And you gave them your money already.

Does the underlined mean they're raising money to watch a paid match?

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Clive

#521630 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:34 PM

Hi,

Yes. They are each contributing some money towards the cost.

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Madhulk

#521643 Sun, 01 Jun 08 01:55 PM

Thanks, Clive! Yes

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#541187 Mon, 14 Jul 08 12:25 PM

I just saw the English subtitles from the DVD. I was a little wrong.

Whitney: Actually, some of the guys are pulling together and

getting the fight on pay-per-view. It's tomorrow.

Lana: And you gave them your money already.

Does this change anything since it's pulling not pooling?

Madhulk

RayH

#543364 Sat, 19 Jul 08 03:35 AM

Madhulk
Does this change anything since it's pulling not pooling?

No change in meaning.

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Madhulk

#543618 Sat, 19 Jul 08 07:11 PM

RayH

Madhulk
Does this change anything since it's pulling not pooling?

No change in meaning.

I take it you mean no change in the overall meaning, right?

Because doesn't it (correct me if my grammar is wrong here) pulling together mean "to gather".

Therefore they are gathering together to watch the

pay-per-view and still raising money for it? Isn't that right?

Madhulk

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RayH

#543624 Sat, 19 Jul 08 07:23 PM

Whitney: Actually, some of the guys are pulling together and

getting the fight on pay-per-view. It's tomorrow.

Lana: And you gave them your money already.

I guess I'm not clear where the confusion is. The context makes clear that money is being collected, therefore it only stands to reason that those who paid will watch the event together.

I suppose you could say that it should be "pooling" instead of "pulling" and in the script it may well have been. Changes happen, actors make mistakes, time for re-takes runs out, the subtitle writers make a mistake, well you get the idea. Still, the overall intent seems clear. Several people chip in money for a pay-per-view event which perforce they will watch together.

RayH

Madhulk

#543640 Sat, 19 Jul 08 08:18 PM

Thanks, RayH. You won't hear from me again in this topic. Angel

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