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[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers

1.A: Could you please give me some advice about my situation?
B: Sure. I completely understand where you�re coming from.
- B means �������what you�re talking about�, right?

2. He got all mad and said I had no choice. This really pissed me off bad.
- �get all mad � means �get very mad�, right? And I think �badly� is better than �bad�, right?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd.

[asterix]

1. It means, I understand your point of view.

2. badly would be better grammar than bad, in your example.

He got angry and said I had no choice. This really infuriated me, would be even better.

[iitimone7]

warning, warning!!

okay, so badly is a word (i didn't think it was), but it is used incorrectly almost every time...please look it up before using it!!

iitimone7

[CP]

"2. He got all mad and said I had no choice. This really pissed me off bad."

For what it is worth: "He got all mad" = "He became very angry," and "This really pissed me off bad" = "This really made me very angry."

"This really pissed me off bad" is coarse and ungrammatical at the same time. Yes, it should be "badly" instead of "bad," although in common speech you often hear "bad": "That hurts bad," "I really want revenge bad," etc.

As for "p i s s e d me off," "p i s s" is a coarse term for urine; "p e e" is a little milder, and in fact is just the abbreviation for "p i s s," "p," spelled out as a word. If someone p i s s e s you off, he makes you angry, really irritates you. You can also say someone ticks you off or tees you off (not p e e s you off, though), for even milder forms.

You don't want to use the expression "p i s s e d me off" in polite company. Say "irked me" or "bothered me" or "angered me" or "irritated me" or "riled me" or even "made me lose my temper."

Another meaning for "p i s s off" is "go away." "Why don't you just p i s s off / b u g g e r off / f * c k off!" Try to avoid those expressions when at a tea party, if you can.

(I put spaces into some of these words to get past the naughty-word robot, the one that inserted *beep* when I mentioned a C o c k n e y accent recently. I'm surprised "p i s s e d me off" didn't come out as "*beep* me off.")
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[stevenukd]

Dear Asterix, Iitimone7, and CP !

- Your answers are really very useful. I really appreciate your help. Thanks very much for your help again.

Best wishes,

Stevenukd