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#2 (permalink) Wed Aug 17, 2005 10:26 am Difference between love and affection |
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Love is much stronger than affection. Affection is another word for liking. _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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Alan Co-founder

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#3 (permalink) Fri Sep 09, 2005 4:30 am TURN UP |
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[quote="sammie"]Test No. incompl/inter-34 "Story (3)", question 4
Unfortunately Doris caught me at it. 'Don't you turn your nose ......... at the old dears', she rebuked me.
(a) up (b) around (c) aside (d) against
Test No. incompl/inter-34 "Story (3)", answer 4
Unfortunately Doris caught me at it. 'Don't you turn your nose up at the old dears', she rebuked me.
Correct answer: (a) up _________________________ :) HI,Alan I know that turn up has many meanings in different places.Such as arrive,increase the volume and so on.Which meaning does it take in this sentence? |
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Strawberry girl Guest
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#4 (permalink) Fri Sep 09, 2005 9:44 am Turn your nose up at |
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Morning Strawberry,
This expression means feel you are too important to accept/despise. For example if you have no money at all and someone offers you a free meal, you wouldn't turn your nose up at the offer.
Hope that helps.
Alan _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms |
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Alan Co-founder

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#5 (permalink) Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:07 am The old dears |
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'Don't you turn your nose up at the old dears', she rebuked me. what does the old dears' mean here?i couldn't get the whole meaning . thanks beforehand :wink: |
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Sevide I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Sat Dec 17, 2005 9:15 am Old dears |
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Hi Sevide,
This expression describes old people (very often, as here old women) in an affectionate way.
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Alan Co-founder

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