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 shirtyou’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 instantlyadv

too much =/= too many

too little =/= too few

If it isn’t true, I’ll just say that it’s not true 

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