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Forum: Vocabulary June 29, 2012, 01:09 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,167
Posted By Awaken
What you are describing sounds more medically...

What you are describing sounds more medically specific than a cotton ball since it is also wrapped in gauze. I'm not sure what term we would use here. Usually if you have an open would, we would put...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings June 08, 2012, 10:13 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 3,556
Posted By Awaken
Paid with "special" favors. The tone and use of...

Paid with "special" favors. The tone and use of the word special can mean sexual. I can't think of a word that automatically means pay with sex. It is usually the tone and context.

"Maybe I can...
Forum: Vocabulary May 30, 2012, 08:54 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 2,761
Posted By Awaken
"repair shop" or "mechanic" - mechanic refers to...

"repair shop" or "mechanic" - mechanic refers to the person, but is the general term I hear used around here.

"I have to take my car to a/the/my mechanic"
Forum: Idioms & Sayings May 22, 2012, 10:42 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 8,891
Posted By Awaken
I can't think of a single phrase that describes...

I can't think of a single phrase that describes what you are describing. I know exactly what you are talking about though. All I can think of are related phrases that don't describe the whole topic:...
Forum: Grammar May 07, 2012, 10:17 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 4,110
Posted By Awaken
Is this sentence being said to someone on the...

Is this sentence being said to someone on the phone/email/chat while you are on the trip?
Forum: Vocabulary April 27, 2012, 07:26 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,196
Posted By Awaken
You're welcome. But it doesn't mean I am right. I...

You're welcome. But it doesn't mean I am right. I could easily see people calling them talking heads show. I certainly knew exactly what you were talking about.
Forum: Idioms & Sayings April 27, 2012, 07:22 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 5,488
Posted By Awaken
tight lipped is a similar phrase

tight lipped is a similar phrase
Forum: Vocabulary April 26, 2012, 01:30 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 4,196
Posted By Awaken
The group on TV here in the States are usually...

The group on TV here in the States are usually referred to as a panel such as on Fox News or Meet the Press. I'm not sure what I would call these shows exactly. "Talk show" is the generic name for it...
Forum: Vocabulary April 18, 2012, 03:35 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,100
Posted By Awaken
Yesterday when we were speaking in Italian, I...

Yesterday when we were speaking in Italian, I heard you make 2 mistakes.

or

..., I caught 2 mistakes you made.

If you are talking about how you caught him in the act of the mistakes and...
Forum: Vocabulary April 03, 2012, 10:05 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,465
Posted By Awaken
For the US: :good:

For the US: :good:
Forum: Vocabulary March 21, 2012, 02:48 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 3,155
Posted By Awaken
Never heard "works like a wonder" used....

Never heard "works like a wonder" used. :thinking:
Forum: Practice & Homework February 23, 2012, 03:10 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 8,392
Posted By Awaken
That was a lot more complicated than my very...

That was a lot more complicated than my very first homework assignment in Spanish. Ours was "Translate to Spanish: I am writing a letter" or something very simple like that. Heck we probably only...
Forum: Vocabulary February 23, 2012, 03:03 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,067
Posted By Awaken
I agree with what wrholt said. Of course...

I agree with what wrholt said.

Of course everyone calls themselves an engineer now.

"I am a custodial engineer" - Umm... no, you are not an engineer. You are a custodian.
Forum: Vocabulary February 22, 2012, 08:54 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 6,475
Posted By Awaken
Single Family Home is the official term you would...

Single Family Home is the official term you would find in real estate or home purchasing.

Here is a question to other Americans. How do they classify the row housing like you see in San Francisco...
Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2012, 12:58 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,601
Posted By Awaken
Ahhh. Okay. Those names I am familiar with.

Ahhh. Okay. Those names I am familiar with.
Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2012, 10:18 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,721
Posted By Awaken
I'm not sure there is a true direct opposite....

I'm not sure there is a true direct opposite. Rusty's choices are the same I would say, but they are not really "opposites" to the phrase itself. Can you provide some context for us?
Forum: Vocabulary February 21, 2012, 10:10 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 3,601
Posted By Awaken
What? :confused:

What? :confused:
Forum: Vocabulary February 17, 2012, 01:19 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,975
Posted By Awaken
Thanks Rusty. I feel smarter today just from...

Thanks Rusty.

I feel smarter today just from reading that.
Forum: Vocabulary February 17, 2012, 09:32 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 4,975
Posted By Awaken
Just to add, Perkiles is correct. But in daily...

Just to add, Perkiles is correct. But in daily speak, your first sentence would be understood without a 2nd thought.

The first sentence seems to have an understood "when you were ...."
Forum: General Chat February 03, 2012, 09:31 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 18,829
Posted By Awaken
I saw this same thing on Facebook too....

I saw this same thing on Facebook too. Technically #8 is wrong. Effect is both a noun and a verb. The noun usage is just more common.
Forum: Grammar January 31, 2012, 01:14 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 2,712
Posted By Awaken
"in my face" = "in the area of my face" in this...

"in my face" = "in the area of my face" in this case. If someone truly put his hands on your face, you would use "on".

The rest isn't as cut and dry over here in the states.

For internal...
Forum: Vocabulary January 31, 2012, 01:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,840
Posted By Awaken
That is very true. Of course he probably cares...

That is very true. Of course he probably cares about those over the pond say anyway :)
Forum: Grammar January 31, 2012, 01:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 2,308
Posted By Awaken
All sound good.

All sound good.
Forum: Vocabulary January 31, 2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 2,131
Posted By Awaken
I think it is just a case by case thing. This is...

I think it is just a case by case thing. This is definitely getting into gray areas where sometimes 2 of the 3 work fine, but one is more common. To/At can be used interchangeably most of the time,...
Forum: Idioms & Sayings January 31, 2012, 12:52 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 3,955
Posted By Awaken
He isn't of sound mind.

He isn't of sound mind.
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