9.28.2008

Sleepless in Las Vegas





What does “pops” here mean?

1) pop artist 2) party people 3) father

What is the problem here?

1) father listens to loud music 2) father snores 3) son part a lot

What does the phrase “I get next to no sleep” mean?

1) the son can only sleep next to someone 2) son gets almost no sleep at all

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9.26.2008

Badly spoken Grammar?



Where is the REAL "problem" here?

"Badly" means:

1) in a bad manner 2) to a great degree

What did the man mean to say above? 1 or 2?


If you were him, what would you choose _______________


1) Badly written grammar 2) ungrammatical


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Claire and the Recession...




How does Claire define a 'recession'? Do you agree or disagree?
Why does Claire think it is a "bad" thing?
Does she really know what it is?

New Man vs Newman




What went wrong with the surgery? What is the difference between "new man" and "Newman"? Is it only a meaning difference or also a pronunciation difference?

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Men!



- "Mobbed" in 'the store was mobbed' means _____________

1) cleaned 2) crowded 3) closed 4) empty

- "to top it off" is a transitive phrase that means _____________

1) in addition to 2) however 3) as a result 4) because

- "did you get my ice cream? it might be melting." What would you respond if you were in the woman's position?