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What does full of oneself mean?
"Thinking that you are very important in a way that
annoys other people. " (Cambridge Dictionaries online)
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kind of x somewhat
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kind of (informal) : "used when you are talking about someone or something in a general way without being very exact or definite" (Macmillan Dictionary).
somewhat (formal) : "to some degree but not to a large degree" (Macmillan Dictionary).
3/30/2015
What's "how'd" ?
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HOW'D is a contraction of "how did" or "how would"
How'd [how did] you like your meal?
How'd [how would] you like to go to the beach?
(source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
3/16/2015
10 ways to say I don´t know #2
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For those days when you are teaching or making a presentation and people ask questions you can't answer, either because you don´t remember or because you don't know.
I'll get back to you on that one.
Let me find out for you.
I'll double check and let you know.
I'm not 100% sure on that.
Let me look that up for you.
I don't have that information here right now.
I haven't a clue.
I'm not sure.
Your guess is as good as mine.
Beats me.
source:
http://www.myenglishteacher.eu/question/other-ways-to-say-i-dont-know/
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Expressions with "matter"
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What’s the matter?
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What’s wrong? What´s
the problem?
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As a matter of fact
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To tell the truth/
in reality.
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That’s another matter
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Something is
completely different.
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It is a matter of time
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This consequence is
inevitable though it may not happen immediately.
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To make matters worse
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To make a situation
even more difficult.
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No matter who/what/where
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It’s not a problem
who/what/where something happens.
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2/01/2015
How to use "good thinking"
This expression is "used for telling someone that they have had a good idea". (Macmillan Dictionary)
Thus, instead of saying "good idea", you might use "good thinking", as well as Robin used to do in the 60s.
"Good thinking, Batman!!"
1/13/2015
iTranslate TipTuesday#9
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There are a lot of different online translators and dictionaries on the internet. So, it´s not easy to pick just one, right?
The only way to figure this out is trying. :)
I've been doing this for the last few weeks by using iTranslate (the most popular translator app). It's an award winning translation tool and it's been good, for now.
"80+ languages in your pocket" - not bad, huh? :)
1/06/2015
Instapaper - TipTuesday#8
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How about an app that you can save web content and read it later, wherever you are, even when there is no WiFi, like on a plane?
You can also use Instapaper to highlight and share text from any article. Useful, isn't?
1/05/2015
Describing People #1 - "He's a real character"
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When you need to describe someone who is unusual, interesting or an amusing individual, say this:
You can also use it to define a place:
source: Oxford Learners Dictionaries and Oxford Dictionaries - Language matters /
Macmillan Dictionary / Urban Dictionary
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