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usage of "plod" in the sense of "work" | delicate matter or ticklish affair

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Wed May 14, 2008 0:22 am how to teach get

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Wed May 14, 2008 0:51 am how to teach get

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yep

And the connection to the thread question is...?

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Wed May 14, 2008 0:52 am how to teach get

Molly wrote:

From the "obtain" example you gave, don't you think Lilish might just go into the classroom and teach it?

You have missed the point. Go back and reread the original post.

Note too that if a teacher explains "get" in terms of "obtain", and in English, the class a) presumably already understands "obtain" b) is not "basic". Thus there is no problem.

If a teacher explains "get" in the students' first language, on the other hand, the question of "obtain" does not arise. Thus again, there is no problem.

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Wed May 14, 2008 1:06 am how to teach get

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Note too that if a teacher explains "get" in terms of "obtain", and in English, the class a) presumably already understands "obtain" b) is not "basic". Thus there is no problem.

You've been an ESL student, have you?

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Wed May 14, 2008 7:12 am how to teach get

Molly wrote:

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Note too that if a teacher explains "get" in terms of "obtain", and in English, the class a) presumably already understands "obtain" b) is not "basic". Thus there is no problem.

You've been an ESL student, have you?

Neither you nor I have ever been an ESL student, old chap: for one very good reason.

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Wed May 14, 2008 7:40 am how to teach get

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Neither you nor I have ever been an ESL student, old chap: for one very good reason.

Mr P, I HAVE been an ESL student. I was one for many years. And please stop calling me "old chap".

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Wed May 14, 2008 8:19 am how to teach get

MrPedantic wrote:

Neither you nor I have ever been an ESL student, old chap: for one very good reason.

MrP

Hi, Mr Pedantic

You seem pretty confident in your ways, you're explaining stuff with such vigour and self-assurance, that I have formed an opinion that you're a native speaker.
So, are you a native speaker of English, or are you just trying to pass yourself off as one?

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Wed May 14, 2008 9:04 am how to teach get

Molly wrote:

Mr P, I HAVE been an ESL student. I was one for many years.

Why have you given up? Just wondering.
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Wed May 14, 2008 9:25 am how to teach get

Funds.

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Wed May 14, 2008 23:58 pm how to teach get

lost_soul wrote:

So, are you a native speaker of English, or are you just trying to pass yourself off as one?

Nicely put. The former.

All the best,

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Thu May 15, 2008 13:38 pm how to teach get

MrPedantic wrote:

Nicely put. The former.

All the best,

MrP

Thanks !

Nice to meet you ! Smile

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