[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. ̵=
6;Bi-weekly’ – is that every two weeks or twice a week=
? We’ll learn bi-annually.
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.
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Dr. Bob Griffin
[email protected]=
www.grif.net
“1 cross + 3 nails =3D 4 g=
iven”
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