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English translation: Yes, it could start with the word "if"


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11:09 Oct 30, 2009
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English term or phrase: whole lot of us
"She can shag one punter from Edinburgh, she'd shag the whole lot of us."
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Are these two independent ideas or is there a hidden "if" clause. To make it clearer: Does this read like *if* she can shag one punter from Edinburgh, *then* she'd shag the whole lot of us.

thanks in advance...
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English translation:Yes, it could start with the word "if"
Explanation:
The sentence is just abbreviated in a slang conversational way by omitting the "If".
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4 +9Yes, it could start with the word "if"
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Yes, it could start with the word "if"


Explanation:
The sentence is just abbreviated in a slang conversational way by omitting the "If".

Jack Doughty
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