A few days ago, Jessy and I were watching TV and heard one expression that we all do not understand. (Not a surprise! ) By just hearing it, it sounded not really good at all. I think it was the NBC nightly news with Brian Williams. FYI, news is one of the things I really [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2010
Really? vs for real?
Who taught : Jessy Walking around the CMU campus, I hear various languages, including English, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, Spanish, Japanese, etc. Not a surprise at all because there are so many international students here at CMU! But, there is also a very interesting thing I noticed among English speakers. As you all know, there are [...]
what pepper?
Who taught : Cannot reveal Working with many different clients as an engineer, I have found that the names of servers in different companies are very interesting. For example, a company decides to use peppers for server names, such as habanero, datil, etc. When it comes to pepper, there are many different ones, including chilli [...]
Have you ever eaten humble pie?
Who taught: Jessy and Carl Humble pie! Sounds yummy? As a matter of fact, it is a pie. I mean there is a recipe and you can make and eat it. But, have I eaten it? No. I have never seen it. The original recipe says it should be filled with liver, heart and other offal, mostly [...]
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