English Lessons
“It's still good. Just heat it up a bit.”
Your husband has just come home. He is looking around the kitchen for something to eat. There's a pot of soup on the stove which you made earlier today. He asks about it. You respond like this.
“I interpreted that as a sign that he was letting her go.”
You're talking with a friend about a novel that you both read. You're discussing something that happened near the end of the book, and your friend explained what he thought it meant. You say this because you have a different idea about what it meant.
“I'm perfectly fine not having cable.”
You're in a conversation with a group of friends. Someone brings up the topic of TV viewing habits. One person says that she's thinking of canceling her cable subscription. You say this because you don't have cable, and you don't think you need it.
“I wouldn't say he's stupid. A little naive, maybe.”
You're talking with a friend about a book that you both read. Your friend says that one of the characters is stupid. You don't exactly agree with that description, although you understand why your friend would say that. You say this in response to...
“Yeah, people have a tendency to be unsatisfied with how much they make, no matter what their income is.”
Your friend just told you a story about a former college friend who's quite wealthy but still doesn't feel like she makes enough money. You want to show that you understood the meaning of your friend's story. You say this, summarizing in a more ge...
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