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stevenukd
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 Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 6:36 pm Post subject: JUST FINE |
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Dear Teachers,
1. A: Hey man! How are you doing?
B: I'm just fine.
- I think "just" here is redundant, right?
2. The male singer James Blunt used to sing "She could see from my face that I was *beep* high".
- Why is this singer allowed to sing the two naughty words "*beep* high"?
Thanks a lot to Teachers,
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damon@English24/7
Joined: 25 Aug 2006
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Location: Vancouver Canada
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| Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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You are right about the "just" being redundant. There are a lot of words in English, and many other languages, that are redundant.
Why is the singer allowed to sing naughty words? That is a question of freedom of speech. You should ask about it in the opinions section and start a debate. Should people be allowed to say anything they like? Why? Why not? You could talk about this for a lifetime and not get an answer...but it is kind of fun engaging in this sort of debate.
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CP
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Location: California
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John Lennon used the same word in "Working Class Hero," and he's been dead since 1980. I heard that song on the radio many times back then and since then, without any beeping.
And you think you're so clever and classless and free,
But you're still f * *king peasents as far as I can see.
A working class hero is something to be.
A working class hero is something to be.
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