Nov 3, 2007 12:32
17 yrs ago
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English term
Excellence in Traditional Chinese
Native in: Chinese (Variant: Traditional) 
Works in: English to Chinese
word on the street
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I'd like to know what this phrase means.
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+5
5 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
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English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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the common view/opinion is that
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i.e. everybody is saying that ....
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Microsoft's next generation browser is due to arrive in a week or two (October 18 is the word on the street), so you'd better prepare yourself for the ...
blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/10/why_internet_ex.html - 87k - Cached - Similar pages
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or: the general view is that ....
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-11-03 12:38:49 GMT)
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i.e. everybody is saying that ....
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-11-03 12:39:58 GMT)
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Microsoft's next generation browser is due to arrive in a week or two (October 18 is the word on the street), so you'd better prepare yourself for the ...
blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2006/10/why_internet_ex.html - 87k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-11-03 12:41:11 GMT)
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or: the general view is that ....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
6 mins
Paula Mangia Garcia Terra
Brazil
Brazil
Works in field
Brazil
Translating with soul
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
, Italian (Variant: Standard-Italy)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Italian to Portuguese, Spanish to Portuguese, and 2 more.
See below...
Do you have more context?
Because could be a slang or also a Bible-based book with that same name...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_word_on_the_street
Because could be a slang or also a Bible-based book with that same name...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_word_on_the_street
+2
2 hrs
it is said that/rumour has it that
the word on the street is generally an expression for uncorroborated information. i.e. rumours, gossip
"I saw an article (thestreet.com) with the word on the street being talks of a take over of SNDK by AAPL". I'm trying to track down this rumor, ...
http://finance.google.com/group/google.finance.658723/browse...
"I saw an article (thestreet.com) with the word on the street being talks of a take over of SNDK by AAPL". I'm trying to track down this rumor, ...
http://finance.google.com/group/google.finance.658723/browse...
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