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Originally Posted by Chatty Cathy   I can make myself understood even when I get stuck as I use my hands alot when I talk, I couldn't do without them and the Spanish/Canarian also use their hands alot when they talk |
I find that by far the most useful word to use with Canarians is
oooooph with a shoulder shrug. This means anything too big to measure. So they say
this house must be worth oooooph or
the paperwork needed to do this legally is ooooph Quote:
Originally Posted by Perikles oooooph with a shoulder shrug. |
Shoulder shrug is not quite right. It is a lifting of the arm, hands palm downwards, with a flick of the wrist upwards as if you were throwing something over your shoulder with the back of your hand.