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PORTUGUESE LINGUISTICS & CULTURE |
Autor: | Dale-USA |
E-mail: | dale_thomas2004@yahoo.com.br |
Data: | 02/MAR/2013 11:25 PM |
Assunto: | dialog com going to |
Mensagem: |
"Cab" is common in the USA. I do not know about England. Cab and taxi are used interchangeably. In my post, however, I was trying to draw your attention to the sentence structure. "Can I arrange a taxi for you?" "May I call a cab for you?" = "May" is used to show courtesy. "Arrange:" sounds a little odd. I associate "arrange" with something complicated, like getting you a date with a movie star, setting up a seven country tour of Europe. There is nothing complicated about telephoning for a taxi. |