Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums

[kerstin]

1. Is *tupperwire* another name for container?

2. What is 'academic *stud*'?

3. Does "for the time being" equal "for now"?

4.Is *control picket* the bar for keeping angry crowds away?


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[bud]

1. Tupperware is the brand name for one company's plastic containers. Sometimes people say "Tupperware" when referring to non-Tupperware products. That's OK. Sometimes when a company introduces a revolutionary product, the generic product becomes known by that original brand name.

2. I'm not sure. A "stud" has two definitions. It's a guy who gets a lot of girls, or it's a guy who is very strong and athletic. Often it's both. But academic stud? I don't know... a guy who is very good in academics?

3. Yes.

4. I've never heard of it, but that would be my guess, too.