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Old Posted Sep 17, 2012, 11:52 PM
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Originally Posted by FrAnKs View Post
Can be both, depending of the context.

You could say : C'est l'enfer comment cette ville est belle ! ( It's incredible how beautifull is that city ) ... aswell as : C'est l'enfer comme il faut chaud aujourd'hui ( it's incredible how hot it is today )
(I used the word incredible here, but it could be another one )

I was confused in english about the expression ''Screwed up''. I first thought it was something good ! ... But a friend told me that it is not ! ... I was surprised. Then I know now, that I could say : I screwed up my exam , wich is supposed to mean that I failed ! lol very odd.
You remind me of a friend of mine from Montreal who moved to Toronto many years ago. As part of his move he hung a plant from the ceiling of his new apartment using a hook. When a woman in his office asked him what he did on the weekend, he told her that he "screwed a hooker on the ceiling!" He said her face told him that he had got it wrong, but one of the men in the office had to explain it to him later!

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