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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:17 pm    Post subject: Help! Reply with quote

Hi!
What does the expression ''Tsk Tsk" mean?
Is it right, to ''catch'' a bus Confused ?
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 14, 2007 6:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

1. To express disapproval or remorse, sometimes people will make a sound that really cannot be spelled out in English, but often is rendered as "Tsk, tsk." It is also sometimes called clucking or tsking.

It is sort of like a T but backward. Put your tongue where it would be if you were to say "tee," but draw it backward to make a snapping sound. That is a "tsk."

2. Yes, you catch a bus, meaning you wait at the bus stop until it arrives, then you get on the bus. You can also catch a train. You could catch a plane or a taxi, or you can catch a ride with a friend, on his or her bike or in his or her car.
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