exodejavu  +  628844 Thu, 01 Jan 09 05:51 PM Hi. -- Hey Joe, I have voted to your chili before I voted against it. -- (Joe refers to Joe Biden.) What does "your chili" mean? And I found "I voted for you before I voted against you" a quite common expression. Does it mean that "I had agreed on what you said, but I turned to disagree with you"? Regards exodejavu Joined on Wed, Nov 5 2008 Taiwan Full Member 249 Zealous in mastering the English language Regards

	Grammar Geek  +  628863 Thu, 01 Jan 09 06:06 PM We need a lot more context here. Is there a chili competition? It's not uncommon for a politician to vote for a bill one time and against it another time, especially if it changes between the votes, or vice versa.   Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random! Context

	Vorpar  +  628895 Thu, 01 Jan 09 06:35 PM Chili is a kind of stew, spicy with pinto beans and beef. I voted... This is a reference to the Iraq war. One American politician was trying to appease both the pro-war and anti-war crowd by saying "I voted for the war before I voted against it." Vorpar Joined on Tue, Sep 20 2005 Santa Barbara, CA Regular Member 940 Countries, Business, United States, American, References, Career

	exodejavu  +  629305 Fri, 02 Jan 09 06:42 PM Thanks and sorry. This original posting was not my question. I asked the guy who asked for the meaning of the sentence to give me the link of the photo, but he did not give me a response... exodejavu Sentences, Apologies