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Sashadroogie
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johnslat
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Same - same (very popular in the Middle East.)
And it can often be used in place of "same difference," which, I suspect, may be a somewhat confusing phrase to some students.
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John
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| as I know... ( seems to mean 'as far as I know...') |
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Sashadroogie
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| thankS God |
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Sashadroogie
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| sympathetic. Sort of like the French Canadians with sexy. |
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johnslat
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Hmm, I wonder how come we never say "as near as I know."
Of course, we also never (or almost never) say, "how short are you," how young are youm" or "how little does he weigh." 
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Sashadroogie
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| A phrase that may have some utility in a classroom - how stoopid are you? |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:14 pm Post subject: |
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I am agree with [insert name of classmate who was speaking just before].
A favourite cop-out phrase. |
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Xie Lin
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I am agree with Sasha!
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sager
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| Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 8:14 pm Post subject: Students' favourite English words |
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| I have not a brother. |
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johnslat
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I have 70 years.
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Teacher in Rome
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"So and so", as in "How was your holiday?" "So and so."
I think the Italians invented sexy, which is why it's the default adjective to "sex":
A "sexy shop" is less about the window dressing and more about the objects for sale... |
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Teacher in Rome
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@JohnSlat
I once heard "same same .... but different" in Thailand, I think. Funnily enough, it made perfect sense! |
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johntpartee
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You hear that a lot doncha, johnslat? Spanglish. I'd never heard it in the classroom until I started teaching in DF; apparently it's a verbatim translation. |
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Sashadroogie
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| Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:39 am Post subject: |
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| Most Johnny-foreigners say it... |
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