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Doctor on a Helicopter
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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Location: Primrose Hill
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 Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 7:39 pm Post subject: EFL Jargon (Istanbul) |
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BELTA: Bogus English Language Teaching Certificate
SS: Students
TTT: Teacher Talking Time
PE (Pavement Engineer): An unemployed streetwise male from Istanbul
DOS: Director of Studies
TOS: Teacher who hopes to be DOS one day
TEFLER: A native speaker of English who does not have much chance of finding a decent job in the UK
TARZAN: A good looking young Turkish guy who does not speak English but tries to communicate with English speaking women
DUMPIE: Down going middle-class, middle-aged EFL teacher who has little hope left
LEVENT: (Usually) A dodgy Turkish boss of an English Dershane in Istanbul, who has money and American accent; An expensive area in Istanbul where you might have to pay up to �8 for a scotch and soda or a beer.
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Henry_Cowell
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Location: Berkeley
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| Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2006 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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DUMPIE
I finally have a nickname for my favorite TEFLer!!! Thanks for that... |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
Joined: 04 Dec 2005
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Location: Melo Drama School
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:36 am Post subject: |
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| What about the very helpful ... TWATa - Teacher with all the answers |
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Golightly
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Location: in the bar, next to the raki
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:17 am Post subject: |
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| LEVENT: (Usually) A dodgy Turkish boss of an English Dershane in Istanbul, who has money and American accent; |
That wouldn't be good old Levent from Dilko, would it? 
Never ask him how he is;He'll actually tell you, in detail. |
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justme
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Location: Istanbul
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 11:54 am Post subject: |
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I thought it was Levent from pre-ET Interlang....
Or are they the same guy? |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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| PRATT - Positive Response All The Time |
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dmb
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| Posted: Fri Dec 01, 2006 4:07 pm Post subject: |
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| To the op, doctor on a helicopter, sounds a bit painful. Wouldn't it be more comfortable to be in the helicopter? |
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yaramaz
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| Did anyone see that recent episode of ER on cnbc-e, where that annoying balding doctor that looks like Ron Howard got his arm lopped off by a helicopter rotor? That was pretty grim. Maybe he should have been IN the helicopter too. |
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Sheikh Inal Ovar
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| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:32 am Post subject: |
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| Naughty naughty ... yaramaz and dmb ... picking on the innocent newbie ... |
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yaramaz
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| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:39 am Post subject: |
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| Who is picking on newbie? I was talking about ER. |
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Doctor on a Helicopter
Joined: 27 Nov 2006
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Location: Primrose Hill
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| Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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| dmb wrote: |
| To the op, doctor on a helicopter, sounds a bit painful. Wouldn't it be more comfortable to be in the helicopter? |
Nope, Ask Elsa. |
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justme
Joined: 18 May 2004
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Location: Istanbul
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:39 am Post subject: |
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| yaramaz wrote: |
| Did anyone see that recent episode of ER on cnbc-e, where that annoying balding doctor that looks like Ron Howard got his arm lopped off by a helicopter rotor? That was pretty grim. Maybe he should have been IN the helicopter too. |
That guy was in Fame (the movie...)! |
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yaramaz
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: |
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| Was he bald and annoying then too? Can he sing? Can he dance? |
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yaramaz
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:45 am Post subject: |
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| My pleasure, my dear fellow. |
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justme
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| Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 11:52 am Post subject: |
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| yaramaz wrote: |
| Was he bald and annoying then too? Can he sing? Can he dance? |
Not as bald, definitely annoying though he arounsed a bit more sympathy. He was Doris Finsucker's friend who came out in their sophomore or junior year. He sings a song called 'Dogs in the Yard' when he's feeling blue that Doris has found love but he hasn't. I believe he also sings 'The Body Electric.' I don't remember him dancing. |
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