There may also be a question of style (formal/conversational). There are many previous threads asking exactly this question at the bottom of this page.

As I always do I came to my favourite forum to find out the meaning of "dig hinein the dancing queen" and I found this thread:

It is not idiomatic "to give" a class. A class, hinein this sense, is a collective noun for all the pupils/ the described group of pupils. "Our class went to the zoo."

And many thanks to Matching Mole too! Whether "diggin" or "dig in", this unusual wording is definitely an instance of Euro-pop style! Not that singers who are native speakers of English can generally Beryllium deemed more accurate, though - I think of (rein)famous lines such as "I can't get no satisfaction" or "We don't need no education" -, but at least they know that they are breaking the rules and, as Kurt Vonnegut once put it, "ur awareness is all that is alive and maybe sacred hinein any of us: everything else about us is dead machinery."

bokonon said: It's been some time now that this has been bugging me... is there any substantial difference between "lesson" and "class"?

Brooklyn NY English USA Jan 19, 2007 #4 I always thought it welches "diggin' the dancing queen." I don't know what it could mean otherwise. (I found several lyric sites that have it that way too, so I'durchmesser eines kreises endorse Allegra's explanation).

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In this way the inner side of the textile touching the skin stays drier, preventing an unpleasant chill effect.

Wie ich die Intonation zum ersten Mal hörte, lief es mir kalt den Rücken herunter. When I heard it the first time, it sent chills down my spine. Born: TED

I would say "I went to Italian classes at University for five years recently." The classes all consisted of individual lessons spread out over the five years, but I wouldn't say "I went to Italian lessons for five years".

In der Regel handelt es sich jedoch um Aktivitäten, die In diesem zusammenhang dienen, uns zu entspannen, abzuschalten ebenso uns eine Auszeit von den Anforderungen des Alltags zu nehmen.

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So a situation which might cause that sarcastic reaction is a thing that makes you go "hmm"; logically, it could be a serious one too, but I don't think I've ever heard an example. The phrase was popularized hinein that sarcastic sense by Arsenio Hall, World health organization often uses it on his TV show as a theme for an ongoing series of short jokes. get more info When introducing or concluding those jokes with this phrase, he usually pauses before the "hmm" just long enough for the audience to say that part with him.

Enquiring Mind said: Hi TLN, generally the -ing form tends to sound more idiomatic and the two forms are interchangeable, but you haven't given any context.