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What does “ephemeral” mean?

On April 22, 2010 By John
[owad date="2010-04-22"]  ACTIVITY: Use the word or phrase in this lesson in a sentence. Put your sentence in the comments. John will check it for you! Brought to you by Romain Schmitz.
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What does “trite” mean?

On April 21, 2010 By John
[owad date="2010-04-21"]  ACTIVITY: Use the word or phrase in this lesson in a sentence. Put your sentence in the comments. John will check it for you! Brought to you by Romain Schmitz.
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What does “avuncular” mean?

On April 20, 2010 By John
[owad date="2010-04-20"]  ACTIVITY: Use the word or phrase in this lesson in a sentence. Put your sentence in the comments. John will check it for you! Brought to you by Romain Schmitz.
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What does “lark” mean?

On April 19, 2010 By John
[owad date="2010-04-19"]  ACTIVITY: Use the word or phrase in this lesson in a sentence. Put your sentence in the comments below. John will check it for you!
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What does “rehearsal” mean?

On April 15, 2010 By John
[owad date="2010-04-15"]  ACTIVITY: Use the word or phrase in this lesson in a sentence. Put your sentence in the comments below. John will check it for you!
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The meaning of “I am stuffed”

On February 18, 2009 By John
Recently I wrote an article asking if you know what the phrase “I am stuffed” means. You can read that article here: http://www.askjohnenglish.com/vocabulary-all/i-am-stuffed THE ANSWER: I am stuffed = I am very, very tired DID YOU KNOW… I am stuffed also can mean “I am in big trouble”! HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND THE MEANING IN CONVERSATION? [...]
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‘Ring in’ the New Year!

On January 14, 2009 By John
Today, one of my friends asks: My friend wrote me an email saying:  “It was fun to ring in the new year.” What does it mean the word “ring” in this sentence mean?  MY ANSWER: Good question! Let’s look at the phrase ‘ring in’. To understand this phrase, let’s look at some history of celebrations. In many [...]
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Business – Answering the telephone

On January 12, 2009 By John
Today, let’s look at how to introduce yourself on the telephone. When you answer the phone in English, what should you say? A) Hello, I am John speaking. B) Hello, this is John speaking. C) G’day, John is talking. The correct answer is: B! Yes! On the phone we us the phrase ”This is …. [...]
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I didn’t mean to…

On January 5, 2009 By John
Today, let’s look at ‘I didn’t mean to…’ The phrase “I didn’t mean to …” is usually used for something bad that you did, but didn’t want to do.  Examples: I didn’t mean to hurt you. I didn’t mean to break the dishes. I didn’t mean to be late. If you are talking about something that [...]
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