Author: Andrew Williams
Date: 04:10:37 03/10/04
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On March 10, 2004 at 03:59:50, Michel Langeveld wrote:
>On March 09, 2004 at 17:27:03, Andrew Wagner wrote:
>
>>A shame you won't make it. I'm sure it will be a lot of fun....hope to see you
>>there soon! (other) Andrew
>
>The German word "schade" is "a pity" not "a shame".
>Are you sure you wanted to say a shame?
Both words are OK in this context:
It's a shame that you can't play.
It's a pity that you can't play.
Both of these phrases mean exactly the same.
This is different of course to:
You should be ashamed that you're not playing.
That means something else entirely!
Andrew
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