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"time off" instead of "off-time" | What does "fall behind" mean?
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am I right ? #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:22 am   am I right ?		  
Dear Teachers,
I was almost amazed when my ESL teacher in USA said that my English is sort of ... OLD.
The reason she said so was my phrase, written on the blackboard - HE IS NOT AS OLD AS YOU ARE.
She said nobody speaks like that anymore....
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am I right ? #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 24, 2011 11:32 am   am I right ?		  
There's nothing archaic about that phrase. Your teacher is mistaken.
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