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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.englishforums.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>General English Vocabulary &amp; Idiom Questions</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishVocabularyIdiom-Questions/Forum29.htm</link><description>Help with defining words and idioms, and new words and idioms that you've learnt</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3616.28671)</generator><item><title>Re: Can anybody explain this please ..</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanAnybodyExplain/vqgnk/post.htm#414795</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 06:36:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:414795</guid><dc:creator>The Graduate</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanAnybodyExplain/vqgnk/post.htm#414795</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-414795.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Thanks so much dear Annvan</description></item><item><title>Re: Can anybody explain this please ..</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanAnybodyExplain/vqgnk/post.htm#414753</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 07:36:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:414753</guid><dc:creator>Annvan</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanAnybodyExplain/vqgnk/post.htm#414753</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-414753.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>"I understand the irony of the situation, because I was actually the person who introduced a large number of my friends...."  It "is not lost on me" = the meaning/significance doesn't escape me, i.e. I understand/appreciate it.  "as" = here I think it means "because"/"since".</description></item><item><title>Can anybody explain this please ..</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanAnybodyExplain/vqgnk/post.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 06:36:25 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:414657</guid><dc:creator>The Graduate</dc:creator><slash:comments>2</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanAnybodyExplain/vqgnk/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments29-414657.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi there, 
 The irony of this is not  lost on  me,  as  I introduced a large number of my friends and colleagues to the Joy of using Firefox (then Firebird). 
 Can you please first, explain what does the whole sentence mean and then explain the underlined words. 
 Thanks In Advance ..</description></item></channel></rss>