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04/24/25 Grif.Net – American Expressions (part 1)

04/24/25 Grif.Net – American Expressions (part 1)

[What=
sounds normal and logical to us may not be to others. Don’t kick the=
can down the road. Evaluate what you say carefully.]

1. ‘it’s a piece of cake’ isn’t talkin=
g about a piece of cake.

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sp;

2. ’Working the graveyard shift’ doesn’=
t mean you have a job at the cemetery.

 

3=
=2E ‘I could care less’ says ‘I couldn’=
t care less.’

 

4.’Flamma=
ble’
 and ‘inflammable’ mean the=
same thing.

 

5. ‘That’s s=
ick, man.’
 Oh, great, it isn’t.

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sp;

6. ‘Pocketbook’ that isn’t a book, no=
r does it fit into a pocket.

 

7. &#821=
6;Bi-weekly’
 – is that every two weeks or twice a week=
? We’ll learn bi-annually.

 

8. &#8=
216;Sidewalk’ is really pavement, right?

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bsp;

9. ‘Horseback riding’ Ah,=
where else would you sit on a horse?

 

10=
=2E ‘Chai tea’. Chai means tea, so you’re saying t=
ea tea, tee hee.

 

Bonus: ’Silver=
ware’
is usually plastic or steel cutlery. 

 

~~

Dr. Bob Griffin
[email protected]=
 
www.grif.net

“1 cross + 3 nails =3D 4 g=
iven”

 

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