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be om ordet

English translation: ask for the floor

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Norwegian term or phrase:	be om ordet
English translation:	ask for the floor
Entered by:	sampat

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17:51 Nov 3, 2010

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General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

Norwegian term or phrase: be om ordet

Taleren sier: Jeg må få protestere mot toastmasterens påstand om at jeg har bedt om ordet!

tinaparelius KudoZ activity Questions: 318 (1 open) (12 without valid answers) (16 closed without grading) Answers: 33 Canada
Local time: 07:21

ask for the floor

Explanation:
this is formal, parliamentary expression

Selected response from:

sampat
Switzerland
Local time: 12:21

Grading comment

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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

requested/asked to speak

Dawn Nixon

5 +1

asked to speak

eodd

ask to speak

Hege Jakobsen Lepri

ask for the floor

sampat

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

requested/asked to speak

Explanation:
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Dawn Nixon
Norway
Local time: 12:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

asked to speak

Explanation:
I must protest at the toastmaster's claim that I asked to speak.

eodd
Local time: 11:21
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

12 mins confidence:

ask to speak

Explanation:
The speaker says: I have to protest the claim the I asked to speak

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Note added at 13 mins (2010-11-03 18:05:18 GMT)
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"that I asked to speak"

Reference: http://weddings.about.com/od/theweddingparty/a/bestmanspeech...

Hege Jakobsen Lepri
Local time: 06:21
Native speaker of:

Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

33 mins confidence:

ask for the floor

Explanation:
this is formal, parliamentary expression

sampat
Switzerland
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks

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Nov 8, 2010 - Changes made by sampat:
Created KOG entry	KudoZ term => KOG term

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