F2F Class Notes (Tony)
Vocabulary
I left some work to do
get sth. out of the way – to do it or take care of it sooner, so you don’t have to deal with it later.
eg: Let’s get this out of the way, so we are free later.
eg: I got my work out of the way, so I can come to class tonight.
Alternate uses of Phrases:
Do you see what I’m getting at? Get to the point – just say what you mean
I wonder if you could… (Do or tell me…) I wanted to know if you could… scan this for me
Could you run that past me again? Run sth. by somebody – go over the steps of a plan eg: Could you run that by me again? Could we review that?
I’m afraid I didn’t catch that. I’m afraid I’m not clear on that
That’s just the way I feel. I feel differently That’s just my opinion.
Let me put it another way Let me rephrase that for you. I’ll recap that for you.
I can’t see what you’re getting at I’m not sure what you mean. (I don’t know what you’re talking about) Could be a little rude.
Up to a point I agree with you, but… I don’t completely agree with you. I don’t 100% agree with you. That all sounds good except for…
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