Offshoreism of the day

[NotAllThere]

NSS

https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/intimate

ADJECTIVE

Closely acquainted; familiar.
‘intimate friends’
‘they are on intimate terms’

Yeah. Scroll down for the second definition, you moron.

intimate2
VERB

[WITH OBJECT]
1State or make known.
‘Mr Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire’
More example sentencesSynonyms
1.1with clause Imply or hint.
‘he had already intimated that he might not be able to continue’

"Apparently he will 'Intimate' when done." i.e. he will state or make known to you when done.

Yep, sounds reasonable to me. I can only guess the OP found the comment funny because he's not familiar with the word "intimate" as a verb, and assumed some verbal use of one of the adjectival usages. If so, it's quite humorous that he's pointed out an Indian (presumably?) for having poor language skills while it's actually that he himself didn't know the meaning the speaker was using.

Indeed. Idiocy below and beneath the call of duty. He's beginning to make mauve monkey look like the smart one.

[northernladyuk]

Yeah. Scroll down for the second definition, you moron.

intimate2
VERB

[WITH OBJECT]
1State or make known.
‘Mr Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire’
More example sentencesSynonyms
1.1with clause Imply or hint.
‘he had already intimated that he might not be able to continue’

"Apparently he will 'Intimate' when done." i.e. he will state or make known to you when done.



Indeed. Idiocy below and beneath the call of duty. He's beginning to make mauve monkey look like the smart one.

Possibly. But at least vetran isn't a complete cock sniffer.

[BrilloPad]

Indeed. Idiocy below and beneath the call of duty. He's beginning to make mauve monkey look like the smart one.

Why have you handed your account to sasguru?

[vetran]

Yeah. Scroll down for the second definition, you moron.

intimate2
VERB

[WITH OBJECT]
1State or make known.
‘Mr Hutchison has intimated his decision to retire’
More example sentencesSynonyms
1.1with clause Imply or hint.
‘he had already intimated that he might not be able to continue’

"Apparently he will 'Intimate' when done." i.e. he will state or make known to you when done.



Indeed. Idiocy below and beneath the call of duty. He's beginning to make mauve monkey look like the smart one.

I know of the second definition, however its very rarely used in conversation / communication. Its the sort of thing a lawyer would use. This chap has seen it in a dictionary and not realised its uncommon.


Of course that was lost on you so you attack me.

[BlasterBates]

It is often the case that foreigners know English better than the English.

[northernladyuk]

I know of the second definition

You do now.

[vetran]

You do now.

Knew it before vaguely but its rare.

[barrydidit]

It is often the case that former colonial countries know the English that was left to them in the 1940's better than the English.

FTFY

Unless you're Mr Cholmondly Warner, or making a double éntendre you wouldn't say that. You certainly wouldn't write it down because you're using it's less common meaning - the context is correct, but it's hardly an aid to clarity when you have to sit there sifting through the various meanings of words, trying out the combinations to come up with the one the writer intended.

[northernladyuk]

Knew it before vaguely but its rare.

Unlike apostrophes.

[vetran]

It is often the case that foreigners know English better than the English.

Its often the case students pay more attention to a new subject than those raised with it.

Knowing a subject is not remembering facts its understanding how to use them as well.