Is it edible?
Where : Walmart
Terry, groomsman!
About two and half years ago, one of my close friends got married and I was invited to the wedding as one of the groomsmen. It was a new experience for me because there is no groomsman and bridesmaid in Korea. Well, I was excited to be the part of the wedding.
By the way, it was so beautiful to see autumn leaves with yellow and red colors on the way to Philadelphia from Pittsburgh. I would recommend you to take highway 76 in fall, if you can. There is nothing but mountains and leaves but it is so beautiful.
On wedding day morning, the groom called me to buy a few bags of ice for the party. My friend, one of bride’s friends and I went to Walmart close to the wedding venue. And we took some other stuff and bags of ice. At a counter, I wanted to make sure whether the ice is fine to eat or not. So, I tried to ask the clerk, “Is this ice fine for us to put into drinks. blah blah blah,” and the clerk was looking at me, trying to understand me. In the middle of my asking, the bride’s friend said one thing, “Is the ice edible?” As soon as the clerk heard her, she answered very quickly, “Oh, yeah. I do eat and it should be totally fine to eat.”
At that moment, I was talking to myself, “Huh! I know that word, edible. How come have I not thought about it at all?” A little bit embarrassed, I acted like I do not care. But, I felt I am so stupid. How easy and simple is it? “Is it edible?” Even elementary school students can say that. Knowing words is totally different from using them in conversations. To be able to use an expression or word, you have to speak it as often as possible. To be honest, I have written 180 posts into this blog but I do not remember and have not used all of them. If you want to get better in speaking English, you have to speak English. There is no other shortcuts.
Let’s start from an easy one, shall we? “Is it edible?” I am not gonna forget that expression in the rest of my life. Also, don’t forget to check the proper pronunciation before you speak. If not, no one would understand you.
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To learn English, the most important factor is to study and practice it steadily with no discontinuation, and daily spending of 10 minutes or even less in practicing English is critical. It will make a big difference in self-confience in speaking English.
I know that but not easy to follow.
I am always repeating one day with confidence and next day with frustration.
Especially when native speacker does not understand what I’m saying, it makes me feel worse and leads me to deep frustration.
I know what you mean. Cannot agree any more!
Hi Terry,
With the sentence you wrote above “Cannot agree any more”, I think the correct expression is “Cannot agree more”.
I’m sure that you tried to describe you completely agree with what I said, right?
If so, it should be either “Cannot agree more” or “couldn’t agree more”.
The sentence “Cannot agree any more” seems to have differenct meaning that you changed your mind so you could no longer agree with what was said.
Hey, American friends here, please advise and enlighten us.
I think you are right, Byung! My bad! I was trying to say, “I totally agree with you.” Good catch! 🙂 See we do need to practice!
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