Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums

[stevenukd]

Dear Teachers,

1. I�m now just 23, and I don�t really feel that I am some grandpa, you know?
- �I am some grandpa� here means �I�m pretty old�, right?

2. I know that she�s older than me, but I don�t care about the disparity about ages / the disparity in years.
- Is this natural?

3. Does �Thanks a whole lot� mean �Thanks a lot�? and is this common?
4. First we have �freshman�, then �sophomore�, and the fourth year we have �senior�, so what do we call a �third year student�? Are these words applied to both college and university?

Thanks a lot to Teachers,

Stevenukd

[Philo Kevetch]

Hello stevenukd -

1- Yes.

2- Yes. (Although, you are more likely to hear/read "difference")

3- Yes and yes.

4- Junior. Yes, also high school.

[iitimone7]

i agree with most of what phil told you, but for #1, when someone makes a comment that "he is SOME grandpa", it is not referring to how old he is, but rather that he is a good, outstanding, or amazing grandpa - it's a compliment.

[LucentShade]