F2F Class Notes 23rd September (Eddie)
Next month our company will hold an exhibition in Pudong and I have to do something in advance, like x, y, z.
Next month our company will hold an exhibition in Pudong and I have to do a ton of stuff / a pile of things / in advance, like x, y, z.
Next month our company will hold an exhibition in Pudong and I have lots to do in advance, like x, y, z.
Are you winning? = Are things okay? Are you happy with the way things are going?
It’s all good. = I have no reason to complain.
you dressed a pink shirt – you’re wearing a pink shirt / you have a pink shirt on
make-up n =
We say that we wear anything that we put on our bodies (clothes, headgear, glasses, jewelry, make-up etc)
1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 1137 […] = odd numbers
2,4, 6, 8, 10, 1138 […] = even numbers
Instagram = a portmanteau of instant and telegram
portmanteau = a word made up of parts of different words (brunch, smog, chillax)
instant n = a moment, a very brief period of time
instant adj = immediate
instantly adv = immediately
A: We need you here pronto!
B: Alright, I’ll be there in an instant. n
My friend is addicted to instant coffee. adj
The story was published almost instantly. adv
too much =/= too many
too little =/= too few
If it isn’t true, I’ll just say that it’s not true
https://aeon.co/essays/why-is-english-so-weirdly-different-from-other-languages
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