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20.       Chantal
587 posts 		 01 Aug 2006 Tue 03:31 pm

Quoting bliss:

I had a neighbour from Bulgaria and she was telling all the time " Let me hoover my floors". She meant the vacuum cleaning because the brand of her vacuum cleaner was "Hoover"



To hoover is actually an existing English verb .
Hoover (v) BrE to clean a floor, carpet etc using a vacuum cleaner (= a machine that sucksup dirt)

lol lol

21.       bod
5992 posts 		 01 Aug 2006 Tue 06:02 pm

Quoting Chantal:

To hoover is actually an existing English verb .



I don't think it is officially part of the English language.
My understanding is that is still slang although in common usage.

22.       Chantal
587 posts 		 02 Aug 2006 Wed 05:47 pm

it is written in my Longman dictionary though, and it doesn't state that it is slang or any uncommon word..

Oh and about your 'beter = worse', for you it must be funny because of the 'better', but the Dutch translation of 'better' is 'beter' lol lol

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