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mmelodyy
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 Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 5:23 am Post subject: How to use "lame"? |
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Dear teachers:
I saw the word "lame" in a TV series, and the translation means that someone is bored. However,I find "lame" be defined as "someone is unable to walk properly because his/her leg or foot is injured or weakin" in the dictionary .Does this word have other implication in oral speaking?
Best wishes,
Melody  |
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peterteacher
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 7:26 am Post subject: |
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Hiya,
Your dictionary definition is correct.
However in casual, spoken English "lame" has taken on a new meaning. "Lame" can mean "poor quality", "uninteresting", "unsuccessful" or "little effort has been put into it".
e.g.
That comedian sucked! His jokes were so lame!
I checked out my friend's MySpace page but it was pretty lame.
That team's the lamest in the whole country!
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mmelodyy
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| Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 10:03 pm Post subject: |
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Dear teacher:
Thanks for your response.
Those examples you gave really help me a lot.
Best wishes,
Melody |
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