Am I the only one who still visits this blog?!
He! You guys could drop by and comment every now and again!!
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ok..ok..you may not be interested in participating actively but you won't make me give up posting here! At least I AM practicing some English! =P
Well, I've found some interesting stuff, a bit of slang. Have fun!
- BIG TIME = a lot/very (US)
- ITTY-BITTY = a little/little
She has these itty-bitty little fingers.
OR
- ITSY-BITSY = a little / little
She has these itsy-bitsy little fingers.
- UMPTEEN = a lot/very
I called him umpteen times, but he was never there.
- ZILCH = nothing
These old coins are worth zilch.
- HELLUVA = a lot/very
(helluva = hell of a) !! amazing isn't it?
- NO END = a lot / very
His work has improved no end.
- OODLES = a lot / very
Mary put oodles of chocolate sauce on her ice cream.
- SERIOUSLY = a lot / very
- DEAD = a lot / very
The test was dead easy.
- ISH = a little / little
“Did you get nervous during the interview?” “Ish.”
- TEENY-WEENY = a little / little
Just a teeny weeny piece for me, please.
- PIFFLING = a little / little
How can I buy a new car with such a piffling salary?
OR
- PIDDLING = a little / little
How can I buy a new car with such a piddling salary?
- JACK SHIT = Nothing
He doesn’t know jack shit about computers. (US)
- GOOD AND… = a lot / very
I like my coffee good and hot.
- MASSES = a lot / very
We’ve still got masses of things to do. (UK)
- BUGGER ALL = Nothing
Bugger all! (UK)
[Porcaria nenhuma!]
- DINKY = a little / little
He lives in a really dinky apartment.
- MILES = a lot / very
His new movie is miles better than his last one.
- HEAPS = a lot / very
I’ve got heaps of things to do.
- ODD = a little / little
I’ve lived here for twenty odd years.
[Eu moro aqui há 20 e poucos anos.]
- A TAD = a little / little
I’m feeling just a tad disappointed.
- TONS = a lot / very
I’ve got tons of emails to answer.
- REAL = a lot / very
Why don’t you try it? It’s real easy. (US)
- ZILLIONS = a lot / very
On New Year’s Eve there were zillions of people on Copacabana Beach.
- DIDDLY = nothing
She doesn’t know diddly about computers. (US)
- ZIP = nothing
He knows zip about women. (US)
That's all!see ya!
3 comments:
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Ajatt has nice Ideas too.
http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/
Hey Tami !
No I didn't drop Vocabulary tadpoles but I think the big chief (Tássio) did ^^
Anyways nice, rich post ! I didn't know a lot of them... but what's good with english is that you can invent some word and expressions and people will understand you... at one condition : it has to have a specific sonority.
For example to mean a little : itty-bitty, ish, teeny-weeny, itsy-bitsy, teeny-tiny (I use this one)have the same "i" or "ee" ^^
keep up the good work !
Well... like the ancients used to say: "quit the army? oh, no, sir! i just went a-peeing for a while..."
I need a leader. If the leader isn't at sight, I stand still. If the leader doesn't come and say "get back to work, oh thrall of mine" I won't move a muscle cell... I'm lazy, there's nothing I can do about it. Ok, actually THERE IS, but I just don't feel like it?
Got it?
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