Hola, Jaime,
Estoy de acuerdo con su sugestión 'that may be', por lo tanto se puede
también decir 'that's as may be', creio que es una forma del idioma
mas vernácula.
Pauline

On 04/09/07, James May <jaimemayo@...> wrote:
>
> Pauline, tienes razón. Estos textos son difíciles. No estoy de
> acuerdo con "that's as may be" porque para mí no tiene sentido. Yo diría
"that may be".
> Estoy de acuerdo con las otras respuestas.
>
> James
> On Sep 4, 2007, at 5:48 AM, Pauline Hammerton wrote:
>
> > At first sight this seemed a very easy exercise, but in completing
> > it I
> > realised it's quite complicated.
> > There is one error - 'maybe' in B's third response should be
> > written as two
> > words. To explain why I give 2 examples:
> >
> > - Maybe it's going to rain today. (Perhaps it's going to rain today.)
> > - It may be that it's going to rain today. (It's possible that it's
> > going to
> > rain today.)
> >
> > Regards, Pauline (native English speaker)
> >
> > 1)
> > A - Excise ME, DO I know you FROM somewhere?
> > B - Actually, YES I think so.
> > A - WERE YOU AT Gavin's party last week?
> > B - Not me. I don't know anyone called Gavin.
> > A - Well, someone WHO looked just like YOU WAS there.
> > B - Well, that's AS may be BUT IT certainly wasn't me.
> > A - I am sorry!
> >
> > 2)
> > A - Tony! Hi! Great to see YOU!
> > B - Well, I WAS just passing SO I THOUGHT I'D drop in AND SAY "Hello".
> > A - COME in! Have A drink!
> > B - ARE YOU sure? YOU'RE NOY too busy?
> > A - Never TOO busy TO talk TO you.
> > B - Thanks, Jo. IT'S really nice TO chat.
> > A - Fantastic! Let ME GET MY coat.
> >
> > On 04/09/07, Daniel <sdkf2003@...> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hola gente:
> > > Tengo un ejercicio de inglés que quiero comparar con sus
> > respuestas. Son
> > > dos dialogos a los que les falta una parte. Completar.
> > >
> > > 1)
> > >
> > > A - Excuse ..., ... know you .... somewhere?
> > > B - Actually, ... think so.
> > > A - ... Gavin's party last week?
> > > B - Not me. ... don't know anyone called Gavin.
> > > A - Well, someone ... looked just like .... there.
> > > B - Well, that's ... maybe ... certanily wasn't me.
> > > A - ... am sorry!
> > >
> > > 2)
> > >
> > > A - Tony! Hi! Great ... see ... !
> > > B - Well, ... just passing ... drop in ... "Hello".
> > > A - ... in! Have ... drink!
> > > B - ... sure? ... too busy?
> > > A - Never ... busy ... talk ...you.
> > > B - Thanks, Jo. ... really nice ... chat.
> > > A - Fantastic! Let ,,, coat.
> > >
> > > Gracias por las respuestas anticipadamente,
> > >
> > > Saludos a todos.
> > >
> > > Dany