F2F Class notes 21st July (Eddie)

Demo StudentCarol Zhou

elaborate adj = complex

I get fun from the job – I’m having fun at this job. Sort of.

sort of                                = sorta
kind of                              = kinda
let me                                = lemme
give me                              = gimme
going to                             = gonna
got to                                 = gotta
I am going to go to         = Imma go to

the best thing of my job – the best thing about my job

jack of all trades = a person who does a multitude of jobs or tasks or roles

multi hatted (to wear many hats in the same sense as above)

(business) jargon = specific language used in a particular line of work such as medical, technical, diplomatic etc


acronym

PRC                 = People’s Republic of China
FBI                  = Federal Bureau of Investigation
ASAP              =
CAD                  = Computer Aided Design
USD                  =
CNY                  = Chinese Yuan

abbreviation

prof = professor
assn = association
Gov = Governor
doc = doctor
app = application

to run out of something

I have run out of sugar.                 = all sugar gone

I am running out of sugar.            = some sugar left, but very little.