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synchronize our spells or stagger them

English translation: fade out at the same time or alternately

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English term or phrase: synchronize our spells or stagger them
Selected answer:fade out at the same time or alternately

07:29 May 21, 2015
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2015-05-25 07:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: synchronize our spells or stagger them
"Right,"he says."Sorry. I tend to fade in and out laterly."
"I guess I do too." she says,almost to herself.
"You what?" He didn't quite hear her.
"I sometimes fade out."A little embarrassed,irritated at the repetition.
He is caught off guard,surprised by her candor."oh...well,maybe we'd better synchronize our spells...or stagger them."and he half grins,half frowns,ready to support her reaction to his quip.
Shirley Fan
Local time: 06:26
fade out at the same time or alternately
Explanation:
He is saying that they should arrange to be unconscious (or semi-conscious) at the same time so that they can be conscious at the same time as well. Then he thinks about it and decides that there are possibilities (probably sexual) in them being conscious alternately. This second part is, somewhat, a joke.
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Terry Richards
France
Local time: 00:26
Grading comment
thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +4fade out at the same time or alternately
Terry Richards
4 +1Periods of fading out
Lincoln Hui


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Periods of fading out


Explanation:
Synchronize our spells: To fade out at the same time
Stagger our spells: When one fades out, the other doesn't

Lincoln Hui
Hong Kong
Local time: 06:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fade out at the same time or alternately


Explanation:
He is saying that they should arrange to be unconscious (or semi-conscious) at the same time so that they can be conscious at the same time as well. Then he thinks about it and decides that there are possibilities (probably sexual) in them being conscious alternately. This second part is, somewhat, a joke.

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 00:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 120
Grading comment
thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
agree  Natalie Soper
5 hrs
agree  katsy
9 hrs
agree  JaneTranslates
18 hrs
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