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#2 (permalink) Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:57 am Excellent |
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I thank you very much , I read the essay is very good howevwe , some words are difficut to understand for me . But is excellent I will refer to my dictionary . Thanks |
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#3 (permalink) Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:58 am Eating crow and humble pie? |
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Incredible and enchanting.
Oh, missed to answer Torsten's question. I do offer my apologies quite often.
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#4 (permalink) Thu Oct 23, 2008 14:12 pm Eating crow and humble pie? |
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I greatly enjoyed Alan Townend' essay. 'I didn't mean to do that, honestly' is so intelligent and delightful! Ta very much!
I'm Cristina, from Uruguay (South America) Cheers |
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#5 (permalink) Fri Oct 24, 2008 10:34 am Eating crow and humble pie? |
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| I am very enjoyed to read the essay. But I am sorry, That my English is not better so I can not write appropriate sentences.you know , this essay is some difficult for me but how I did understand , it's good |
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#6 (permalink) Fri Oct 24, 2008 14:42 pm Eating crow and humble pie? |
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Great essay!!
I enjoyed it very much.
I'd say ¨sorry¨ is what I normally use to offer my apologies.
I would like to know how the expressions ¨eat humble pie¨and ¨pie in the sky¨could be used in an everyday conversation. If you could give some example sentences would be great!
Thanks.
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#7 (permalink) Fri Oct 24, 2008 15:51 pm Eating crow and humble pie? |
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firts of all ı would lıke to thank you for such a enjoyable essays t indeed very benefical writing have good time with your writing. recep işeri from turkey |
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#8 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:49 am Eating crow and humble pie? |
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| I really enjoy all the articles written by Alan.I'm always learning some interesting and wonderful things from his writings.I'm a lover of the English language and its beauty!My dream is to master this language at all costs.I'm giving English Grammar tuition classes to school students as well as working adults.I'm so 'hungry' to learn everything there is about English. |
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#9 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:34 pm Eating crow and humble pie? |
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I think Alan is one of the best writters nowadays. I enjoyed this essay a great deal. It is not just useful information, but vocabulary, history, literature... Congratulations, dear Alan! I am not a posh person, so I like numbles and humble pie more than anything in the world.
Cheers!!!
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#10 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:42 pm Eating crow and humble pie? |
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hy interesting story thougt for me there are some difficult parts;probable they use too often this word sorry , but if that improve social life ,then it is ok; here ,especially in bucharest , when somme one say sorry in the street it will bee looked like a silly ,weak person;it is sad but true |
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#11 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 13:23 pm Sorry. |
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1) Very interesting historical-linguistic explanations of some idioms. I don't understand all nuances of the essay but in common understanging even some facts is also usefull for me. Thanks a lot. 2) I often say "sorry" in the situations like examples about supermarket. But I never hear the expression "I'm sorry for you...", I'm afraid that I understand it incorrectly. Thanks. Svitlana. |
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#12 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 15:07 pm Eating crow and humble pie? |
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This is a great essay but some difficult for me . I could understand little . I could not understand the meaning of some words . Thanks |
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#13 (permalink) Sat Oct 25, 2008 19:29 pm Explain The meaning of vocabulary & phrases. |
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Hi Alan,
What does it mean- a. the English are primarily a taciturn lot
b. a pie in the sky
c. the unsung hero d. a nitpicker
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#14 (permalink) Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:42 am Eating crow and humble pie? |
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Hi Lee,
Let me explain:
a. the English are primarily a taciturn lot = The English don't talk a lot
b. a pie in the sky = something you dream about having or achieving but probably never will
c. the unsung hero = someone who ha been very brave but has never been appreciated
d. a nitpicker = someone who worries about small details
Hope that helps,
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