Re: 2)English idioms

MurielB Lun 11 Avr - 15:40

gerardM a écrit:
This is used in the negative: you can't have your cake and eat it too. It's an idiom and a proverb.

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Of course we can't have it both ways =

gerardM Lun 11 Avr - 22:32

Yes, true, very appropriate Muriel!

gerardM Lun 11 Avr - 22:37

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I’ve spent the last few years traveling and living abroad, and during that time I’ve talked to a lot of people who spoke English as a foreign language.

1. Don’t Be too Ashamed to Speak
2. Don’t Be Afraid of Making Mistakes
3. Don’t Apologize For Your Level
4. Don’t get frustrated with yourself
5. Don’t take it personally when people don’t understand you
6. Don’t compare yourself to other English Speakers
7. If you are fluent, or just think you are, DON’T GET COCKY (ARROGANT)

MurielB Mar 12 Avr - 16:39

Gérard a écrit:Yes, true, very appropriate Muriel!

Do you know that I sent "Sophie la girafe" to my American friend when she got her first grand child. It doesn't exist in America because over there babies rather use a teething ring;

gerardM Mar 12 Avr - 17:13

Weird!
We cannot use a teething ring before a year; Sophie can be used from 4 months, no?
Do American teethingrings make pouet-pouet??? Very Happy

gerardM Mer 13 Avr - 14:05

This idiom is American; "Dixie" is an old American song.

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MurielB Mer 13 Avr - 18:11

MurielB a écrit:
Do you know that I sent "Sophie la girafe" to my American friend when she got her first grand child. It doesn't exist in America because over there babies rather use a teething ring;

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When I sent to my American friend "Sophie la girafe" it was not popular in America because it was about 10 years ago
http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/number_1/2011/03/im_french_chew_on_me.html

Somewhere, right now, a baby is torturing a giraffe: dropping it, chewing it, coating it with a thick layer of drool. Despite this pattern of unprovoked attacks from the nation's infants, the long-necked mammals—rubber teethers that hail from France—are multiplying across the United States. Sophie the Giraffe is the best-selling baby product

gerardM Dim 17 Avr - 21:17

Something very interesting to listen to

gerardM Dim 17 Avr - 21:33

This is a very common way of expressing this particular idea.

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MurielB Lun 18 Avr - 12:34

gerardM a écrit:
This is a very common way of expressing this particular idea.

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Not very nice to hurt somebody who has already been hurt !

gerardM Lun 18 Avr - 14:55

Whom does this lesson target?
Not the members of the Café polyglotte sur le Net! They surely don't make these mistakes.

MurielB Mar 19 Avr - 16:49

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Whom does this lesson target?
Not the members of the Café polyglotte sur le Net! They surely don't make these mistakes.

Yes Gérard, the members of the café polyglotte sur le net don't make these mistakes Wink

But it is good to remind them what is good and what is bad English !

MurielB Mer 20 Avr - 12:56

Hi Gérard, everyone !
I would like to add that

Adjectives which describe an extreme quality can be modified by absolutely, completely, really and totally but not normally with very. Some common examples are:

amazing

excellent

horrified

awful

exceptional

huge

brilliant

fantastic

perfect

delighted

furious

stunning

essential

horrible

terrible

Her dress was absolutely stunning.

Not: Her dress was very stunning.

That singer is really awful.

Not: That singer is very awful.

It is a really fantastic film.

Not: It is a very fantastic film.

gerardM Jeu 21 Avr - 9:29

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gerardM Jeu 21 Avr - 10:06

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MurielB Jeu 21 Avr - 11:36

gerardM a écrit:

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Hi every one !
Do you know that older people who feel three or more years younger than their actual age have a lower death rate compared with those who feel their age or those who feel more than one year older than their actual age : Very Happy

Not only is this expression important to know but also very useful !

gerardM Ven 22 Avr - 14:45

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gerardM Ven 22 Avr - 14:48

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gerardM Ven 22 Avr - 15:53

This idiom probably comes from gun sighting devices that would mark the target area with a zero.

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gerardM Ven 22 Avr - 16:04

:face:Needless to say, this idiom is obscene, but it's quite common in spoken English.

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gerardM Ven 22 Avr - 16:07

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gerardM Ven 22 Avr - 16:08

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MurielB Sam 23 Avr - 16:50

gerardM a écrit:

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He’s pone off his rocker”=>Gérard have you ever heard of that expression ?

gerardM Sam 23 Avr - 22:50

No, never heard Muriel: always another expression to learn.

gerardM Dim 24 Avr - 16:07

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