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johntpartee
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santi84
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| Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:21 am Post subject: |
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| I have (your age here) years |
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. |
Yes, same here in French!
J'ai 30 ans and I have 30 years. They don't think it's a big deal until I tell them je suis 30 ans (to be instead of to have) and they say it sounds stupid. Well, how do you think it sounds in English then? |
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Sashadroogie
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johntpartee
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| A chap who isn't from English i.e. foreigner but to make him sound more un-English add Johnny |
Here's the definition on the link. What's that mean? |
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santi84
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| Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 10:51 am Post subject: |
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| I think I'm going to add English to my travel bucket list. Sounds exotic! |
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sager
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| Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:46 am Post subject: |
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sager
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| Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 11:48 am Post subject: Students' favourite words |
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| WITH 18 I moved to (insert city here). |
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johnslat
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johntpartee
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Okay, now that I know what it's NOT........
I'm assuming it's something like Yankee except that it's more of a blanket term for all people that don't look local. |
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johnslat
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| Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2013 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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A kinder, gentler version of "wog" - used more often, of course, with the non-woggish looking ones  .
Regards,
John the Bog-trotter |
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johntpartee
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Uh-oh........wog?
Never mind, just looked it up. |
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Sashadroogie
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johnslat
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Dear johntpartee.
One doesn't look up wogs; one looks down on them. And they begin at Calais.
Regards,
John, the Wag |
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Sashadroogie
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| That's useful. Moreover, thanks. |
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Lady Optima
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| Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:41 am Post subject: I second that... |
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How is the weather? So-so
How was your week? So-so
How are you today? So-so
Do you like Chocolate? So-so
Did you like the movie? It is So-so
Problem is, to me "So - so" says there is more to the story. I want to know why so-so...
Maybe I am just a mean teacher, but to me nothing invites follow up questions more than so-so, I really can't let it slide...
And my students always look shocked and blink at me in confusion when I ask the follow up, like: "whoa, whoa... I have to... say more?"
Even when I have told them for the hundredth time, yes I expect more, (you know I expect more,) and I will continue to expect more, until you either:
A. don't fall into
or B. pay attention and learn to talk your way out of
... the so-so trap.
These are my higher level students... not the ones where I flash the card and say "repeat".
I am sure though, this is just my neurosis, and I should just let it go.
In fact, I am sure I should consider myself lucky they speak at all... some of them really don't .  |
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