Forum: Teaching ESL 
Jul 18th, 2006, 04:07 am
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It's also common in Japanese to say 'I'm good.' to mean 'No, thank you.' For a lot of my students that's easy enough to understand but redcopper's 'It's not bad.' usually has their head's spinning.
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Jul 4th, 2006, 05:27 pm
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Views: 39,981 Re: I'm fine, thank you.
Stanley - Thanks.
Did you respond like this in Britain? None of my British friends are quite so polite. :p
Do you ask 'How are you?' as well?
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 30th, 2006, 10:16 am
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'sup' is a shortened version of 'what's up?' It's how it sounds when said really fast and more HipHop style.
'Dawg' is Rap-HipHop as well for 'mate' or 'man'
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 29th, 2006, 10:30 pm
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:lol:
I couldn't even pull that one off in coolest days but I might start teaching it just because
ESL lessons once a week, $50/month.
World Cup tickets and cool soccer jersey, $200
My student...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
May 29th, 2006, 05:19 pm
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Views: 39,981 Re: I'm fine, thank you.
Interesting. I wonder if it's a British/American English thing. Any Brits out there who can let us know?
In the States, I'd say even 'How are you?' isn't used that much. That may be why 'I'm...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 21st, 2005, 04:47 am
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You're a kept man then?
Or just not dating?
Feel free not to reply if you feel the love emails might start pouring in. :D
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 20th, 2005, 05:06 pm
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Good. So, I'm not going crazy. (Or crazier)
I was just shocked because my student's teacher told her that people won't understand her in Canada if she says, "I'm great."
I'm hoping and what I...
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Forum: Teaching ESL
Nov 20th, 2005, 08:46 am
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Views: 39,981 I'm fine, thank you.
So, I was in class when one of my students came up to me and told me I was wrong. I did my usual no I didn't spell that word wrong you must have uh.. um.. copied it down wrong preparation, but she...
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