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Re: American English at State
gerardM Ven 18 Aoû - 15:18
Admin is ecstatic to see that we have over 3.6 million LIKES here on our American English at State Facebook page! #AmericanEnglish
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Ven 18 Aoû - 15:20
Here are the answers to our first American slang quiz. How did you do? #AmericanEnglish
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Re: American English at State
MurielB Ven 18 Aoû - 23:24
"To be a computor whiz" is a new expression for me Tx (jeune prodige)
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Ven 18 Aoû - 23:38
ComputerMurielB a écrit:"To be a computor whiz" is a new expression for me Tx (jeune prodige)
Not exactly I'm afraid Muriel.
A whizz-kid is a "jeune prodige".
A whizz is simply "un as" whatever the age.
Weird, Whizz (or whiz) sounds like wizard, has the same meaning however the words don't have the same spelling.
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Sam 19 Aoû - 15:09
When you go to a conference, do you ever get a freebie? Admin loves the free pens and notebooks at professional events!
Something interesting:
I often wrote that English speaking people liked to shorten words.
Due to the richness of sounds, English has very short words -1 or 2 syllables-.
When a word is more than 2 syllable long, people shorten it to 2 eg umbrella becomes brolly, handkerchief becomes handky.
In fact people don't want the shortest possible words (1 syllable doesn't provide enough possibilities), they want two syllables and they tend to lengthen 1-syllable words eg a goat becomes a goaty/goatie, a duck becomes a ducky.
... and free becomes freebie
I'll try to ask but it's strange as in French I call this a goodie.
Something interesting:
I often wrote that English speaking people liked to shorten words.
Due to the richness of sounds, English has very short words -1 or 2 syllables-.
When a word is more than 2 syllable long, people shorten it to 2 eg umbrella becomes brolly, handkerchief becomes handky.
In fact people don't want the shortest possible words (1 syllable doesn't provide enough possibilities), they want two syllables and they tend to lengthen 1-syllable words eg a goat becomes a goaty/goatie, a duck becomes a ducky.
... and free becomes freebie
I'll try to ask but it's strange as in French I call this a goodie.
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Re: American English at State
MurielB Sam 19 Aoû - 16:24
Tx gerardgerardM a écrit:ComputerMurielB a écrit:"To be a computor whiz" is a new expression for me Tx (jeune prodige)computor
Not exactly I'm afraid Muriel.
A whizz-kid is a "jeune prodige".
A whizz is simply "un as" whatever the age.
Weird, Whizz (or whiz) sounds like wizard, has the same meaning however the words don't have the same spelling.
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Sam 19 Aoû - 17:21
Which one of these words best describes you today? Why? #AmericanEnglish
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Re: American English at State
MurielB Sam 19 Aoû - 18:01
Gérard i never use the word stingy, i use the word "mean"
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Sam 19 Aoû - 19:12
Muriel mean and stingy are not synonyms as they don't belong to the same "level" of language (stingy is informal, mean is not -with this meaning-).MurielB a écrit:Gérard i never use the word stingy, i use the word "mean"
In addition, using a language consists in listening as well as speaking and when you listen to someone you don't choose the words, you have to understand
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Re: American English at State
MurielB Sam 19 Aoû - 21:48
Tx Gérard in fact i thought that "mean" was informal( Mr mean is one my favorite in Mr Men books) and miserly formal
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Sam 19 Aoû - 22:08
Muriel, Krystyna confirms that "mean" is not informal, and equivalent to miserly (=avare).
"Stingy" is informal, pejorative (=radin, près de ses sous).
There are other slang expressions such as "tight fisted, tight arsed, short arms and long pockets".
"Stingy" is informal, pejorative (=radin, près de ses sous).
There are other slang expressions such as "tight fisted, tight arsed, short arms and long pockets".
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Re: American English at State
MurielB Sam 19 Aoû - 22:12
Tx again to both of you
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Sam 19 Aoû - 22:13
You're welcome Muriel... I added words in my former message while you were posting.MurielB a écrit:Tx again to both of you
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Dim 20 Aoû - 14:55
"Dough" is a slang term for "money." Do you know the standard meaning of this word? #AmericanEnglish
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Dim 20 Aoû - 16:15
What are you optimistic about today? #AmericanEnglish[/url]
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Re: American English at State
MurielB Dim 20 Aoû - 16:20
Gérard a écrit:Do you know the standard meaning of "dough"
Pâte pour pain, gateaux etc.
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Dim 20 Aoû - 16:24
Right dough -> Doughnut/donut? I guess there's a link but I don't see it.
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Re: American English at State
MurielB Dim 20 Aoû - 16:31
No there is no link. This time I have not searched on the internet.
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Dim 20 Aoû - 16:45
Why this word?MurielB a écrit:No there is no link. This time I have not searched on the internet.
A doughnut is made of pastry (dough) but what is a "nut" doing here??
??
Nut means different things: of course the fruits, part of a bolt that is screwed, in a musical instrument kinda bar on which strings are set, an item used when climbing, mad (informal), enthusiast (informal), head (informal), testicles (slang)
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Re: American English at State
MurielB Dim 20 Aoû - 18:25
Gérard i have seen on the internet that
"The origin of the name of doughnut is up for debate. Some believe it refers to the nuts that were added to the dough to add flavor. Others believe that the name comes from a recipe where by hazelnuts or walnuts were placed in the center of the cake "
"The origin of the name of doughnut is up for debate. Some believe it refers to the nuts that were added to the dough to add flavor. Others believe that the name comes from a recipe where by hazelnuts or walnuts were placed in the center of the cake "
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Dim 20 Aoû - 18:39
Thank buckets Muriel.
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Lun 21 Aoû - 14:40
It's fun to be goofy sometimes. #AmericanEnglish
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Lun 21 Aoû - 15:05
Do you feel frustrated when stuck in a traffic jam? #AmericanEnglish
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Re: American English at State
gerardM Mar 22 Aoû - 16:01
Use this slang phrase in a sentence below: flip side! #AmericanEnglish
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Re: American English at State
MurielB Mar 22 Aoû - 22:46
According too internet the adjective "flip" also means
A flip answernot serious enough, or not showing enough respect
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