Apr 18, 2012 19:56
12 yrs ago
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A man says: I was ten time zones away, two packs in, staring down a deadline, when the first plane hit the North Tower. My wife worked on the 87th floor. She called me that morning. and I wasn‟t there to pick up the phone.
What does "two packs in" mean, in this context?
What does "two packs in" mean, in this context?
Responses
| 3 +4 | already smoked two packs of cigarettes |
jccantrell
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| 2 | сигареты |
Natalia Potashnik
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Responses
+4
20 mins
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
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already smoked two packs of cigarettes
How I would understand this from the USA.
He is a smoker and under stress, so he had already gone through two packs of cigs.
He is a smoker and under stress, so he had already gone through two packs of cigs.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
13 mins
Natalia Potashnik
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
English -> Russian
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
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4
сигареты
одуревший после двух пачек сигарет
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Note added at 18 hrs (2012-04-19 14:07:28 GMT)
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I did not realize that this question was in English to English pair and replied in Russian. Sorry about that. My answer is the same as jccantrell's. It is 2 packs of cigarettes.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2012-04-19 14:07:28 GMT)
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I did not realize that this question was in English to English pair and replied in Russian. Sorry about that. My answer is the same as jccantrell's. It is 2 packs of cigarettes.
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