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Hi,
I just saw this phrase "XX hound" which means someone is really enthusiastic about something, usually a discipline. In Chinese we have a similar phrase, XX 狗 (e.g 工科狗，化工狗，etc.), but it always comes in a sarcastic tone. I am wondering if people use the phrase in the same sarcastic way in English? Or it can also be used in a non-sarcastic way too?
9 juil. 2015 19:05
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No, it can be sarcastic or not in English. The tone of voice would tell which it is, but it is most often not used sarcastically.
9 juillet 2015
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Chinois (mandarin), Anglais, Espagnol
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Anglais
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