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petergunn
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| Don't bank your hopes on getting a job without qualification! |
Mexing your mitaphors again, Roger? You got a job, didn't you? |
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Susie
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:25 am Post subject: |
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| Of course, you are not doing advertising for The Boland School in the process. |
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stillnosheep
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:26 am Post subject: |
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| petergunn wrote: |
| Mexing your mitaphors again[...]? |
Mitaphor singular and decidedly unmixed.
Try Arithmetic 101 |
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petergunn
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:05 am Post subject: |
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"Don't bank on getting a job..."
"Don't PIN your hopes....."
English 101! |
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Super Mario
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:15 am Post subject: |
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petergunn, I'm sure Roger will thank you from the heart of his bottom for helping his ESL learning.
And congrats on 4 months without getting the boot: a PB? |
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stillnosheep
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| petergunn wrote: |
"Don't bank on getting a job..."
"Don't PIN your hopes....."
English 101! |
One's hopes require no Personal Identification Number. Maybe you were mexed up by the banking mitaphor.
"Don't pin your hopes..."
Capitalisation 101! |
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KES
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 8:13 am Post subject: |
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| Don't bank your hopes on getting a job without qualification! |
Mexing your mitaphors again, Roger? You got a job, didn't you? |
And he's not even a native English speaker.
The bar is low indeed. |
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vikdk
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:12 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe you were mexed up by the banking mitaphor. |
suppose it's all better than - being poxed up by a bonking matador - because that's about as low as the bar will ever go  |
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Roger
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 10:49 am Post subject: |
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| Quite a number of "native speakers" seem to be in conflict with English spelling - "mexing mitaphors". Maybe a little moxibustion would help that crick in the neck. |
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petergunn
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:41 am Post subject: |
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| Roger wrote: |
| Quite a number of "native speakers" seem to be in conflict with English spelling - "mexing mitaphors". Maybe a little moxibustion would help that crick in the neck. |
Poor Roger. Most of the "native speakers" recognise a "spoonerism" when they see one!! |
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petergunn
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| Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 11:47 am Post subject: |
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| petergunn wrote: |
"Don't bank on getting a job..."
"Don't PIN your hopes....."
English 101! |
One's hopes require no Personal Identification Number. Maybe you were mexed up by the banking mitaphor.
"Don't pin your hopes..."
Capitalisation 101! |
Emphasis 101! |
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GoPies
Joined: 19 Sep 2004
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Location: Melbourne
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| CELTA is recognised internationally, but the timing was wrong when I needed to do it. I did the Boland course and, having spoken to my friend who did CELTA, believe the course offered at Boland is equivalent. The Chinese schools are not fussed about the difference. |
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dajiang
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Where does this '101' come from btw?
I know what it means of course, but what is its history I wonder.
Anyone? |
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voodikon
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university (at least, american university) course-numbering systems?
or do you mean prior to that?
also, back to the point: op, there are plenty of other foreigners in suzhou (some on these forums, even), and you'll certainly find them if you're looking. surely you'll spend time with the other students in your program, and if that's not enough, try to hit up some of the foreign restaurants or bars on shi quan jie, like the aussie-owned pulp fiction and the ever-popular scarlet. it's been a year since i lived there, so i'm sure other places have opened up, but that'll give you some orientation. |
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petergunn
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| Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 8:59 am Post subject: |
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| there are plenty of other foreigners in suzhou (some on these forums, even), |
And plenty on other forums as well. In fact there is one Forum which holds an annual "Conference" in Suzhou. PM me for details. |
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