Who taught: Carol and Alan A few days ago, Carol forwarded me a tweet by AlanHungover. His tweet says: My Grandpa confused the term “butt dial” with “booty call.” I almost fainted when he said “I booty called your mother last night.” I already mentioned about the expression, booty call. If you do not remember, [...]
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rediscovering a word series 2: flash
Who taught: Melissa There are three rivers that run across or around Pittsburgh, PA. And there are more than 29 bridges cross the three rivers in Pittsburgh city boundary. That is a lot of bridges. Don’t you think? Do I know the names of all of the bridges? Not at all! I know a few [...]
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walk it off
Who taught: Sam My mother-in-law really likes watching movies. Before she came and had stayed with me for a few months, I had no idea that she is into movies. In some sense, it is not a surprise at all because Jessy also loves movies. So, for that reason, ever since she came to the [...]
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beefcake
Who taught: Monk Recently, Jessy and I have been watching this TV show, Monk, almost everyday on Netflix. As a private detective, Monk is amazing. But he has OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Because of that, he does not even want to shake hands with other people. Once you hear the theme song and see the [...]
sport vs sports
Who taught: Steve, Jean, Jeremy and Ginny This is the second episode where I learned a new expression from Steve and Jean. They have three children and two of them, Ginny and Jeremy, teach at the same elementary school. They were in a skit whose main purpose was to increase awareness of the importance of [...]
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