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to have,to be,to do
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01 Aug 2006 Tue 03:31 pm |
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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)
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01 Aug 2006 Tue 06:02 pm |
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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.
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02 Aug 2006 Wed 05:47 pm |
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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'
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