F2F Class Notes 2nd December (Jesse)
Vocabulary
ought to – often more positive than “should”
eg. you ought to get a promotion
connotation – subtle feeling of a word / phrase
item – individual things on a list
there are many items on my shopping list
itemised list – a list that is separated into individual parts
contradict / contradiction
odd < > even
to be at odds with sth – to not agree with sth / to be contradictory
line up with / to be in line with sth
I like tea and coffee
I don’t like tea or coffee
I don’t like tea or want coffee
I don’t like tea, and, I don’t want coffee.
to do sth out of spite (for sb) – to do something with negative motivations for sb
despite / in spite of – jing guan
eg. despite the rain, we still held our wedding
sort out = fix / organise
eg. i need to sort out my work situation because I’m not happy at the moment
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