:0) I think SPUTM would work just fine! :o) Actually, I think the term 'phlegm' is used more often, unless you are in the south in which case 'spit' is used (maybe they are not familiar with the other terms). :o) Whatever happened to the 'Super PUTM' anyway? Outvoted?
>>Don't you also speak German???
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>Yes, that is what we used to speak at home.
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>Then, I know a little Dutch - well, let's say that I understand it, provided it is spoken a) slowly, b) clearly, and c) in English <g>. The same for Portuguese.
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>>(I've never seen you make any noticeable English grammatical mistakes Hilmar!)
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>I learned English in school, when I was young. Then, I studied both high school and college by correspondence - in English.
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>I have quite a few opportunities to practice my spoken English, with English-speaking people here in Bolivia - but I notice a lack of regular practice mainly when somebody uses some not-so-common word, which I didn't encounter in my previous reading.
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>Some words I can look up, but, as an example, a while ago the possibility of a "Super PUTM" was suggested. When the question was asked "How would you abbreviate this - SPUTM perhaps?" I was at a loss, since I hadn't learned the word "sputum", and could not find the mis-spelled word in
www.dictionary.com. I would probably have found it in a paper dictionary, though.
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