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luciaC



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:33 pm    Post subject: Questions Reply with quote

1. What is alternative leave at work? I know sick leave and family leave. Can you give me more examples?

2. What is social chemistry of human beings?
2. Can we say social chemistry of humans?

3. Which one is correct? Can you lend me some moeny? Can you lend some money to me?

4. Is he your friend? Hardly. What does hardly here mean?
5 What does fall out of love mean?

6 Can you give me examples of using "compare" and "as"?
I compare you with him.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 29, 2006 1:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Questions Reply with quote

luciaC wrote:
1. What is alternative leave at work? I know sick leave and family leave. Can you give me more examples?

2. What is social chemistry of human beings?
2. Can we say social chemistry of humans?

3. Which one is correct? Can you lend me some money? Can you lend some money to me?

4. Is he your friend? Hardly. What does hardly here mean?
5 What does fall out of love mean?

6 Can you give me examples of using "compare" and "as"?
I compare you with him.


Thank you!


1- There's also "personal leave," which is when someone takes off time from work for other reasons. These "reasons" could be something like drinking too much alcohol the night before and not feeling well enough to work.

2- The science of "chemistry" is about the interactions of atoms, particles, chemicals, and other things. The meaning of "chemistry" can be extended to talk about "romantic chemistry" (how people are attracted to each other or fall in love) and "social chemistry," which describes how human beings connect and interact with each other in societies. A sentence like "I study the social chemistry of humans" sounds acceptable to me.

3- Both are correct. The first way, "Can you lend me some money?" is far more common. The normal pattern is to have [subject] [verb] [indirect object] [direct object]. So, it's more common to say, "Send me that picture" instead of "Send that picture to me."

4- Hardly = No, he isn't my friend, not at all.
In fact, to me, it sounds like the speaker is saying, "No, he's not my friend, in fact I don't like him at all."

5- "fall out of love" = the opposite of "fall in love." It's used when two people are in a relationship, and one person stops loving the other--it can be said that he/she "fell out of love."
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