English Lessons
“Because I said so, that's why.”
You've asked your son to clean his room. He asks you why he has to do that. You're annoyed with him, so you don't feel patient enough to explain why. You just say this.
“It was pretty uneventful.”
You come home after work. Your partner asks how your day was. Nothing very interesting happened, so you answer this.
“You can't beat face-to-face communication, you know?”
You and a friend are having a discussion. You're talking about the way that young people tend to prefer text messages, email, and social media instead of direct conversations. You say this to tell your friend that you think direct communication is...
“We were growing really rapidly for the first few months, but since then it’s evened off.”
You started a small business with a partner. You're talking with a friend, who asks about the business. You tell him that it's not doing as well as it was when you started.
“I'm getting a head start on my Christmas shopping.”
It's the beginning of December and you're shopping for Christmas gifts to give people. You run into a neighbor at a shopping mall and stop to make small talk. You say this to explain why you're there.
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