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I Don't Care for It
From Twitter Friendly Banter Paul: I don't ___ ____ science fiction movies. Alec: That's why you're a boring person. Paul: Oh! You're an asshole. Alec: Ha ha. Yes, I am, just like you--but at least I'…
Don't Say This
From Twitter Don't say: There are two members in my family I'm business/salary man I live Saitama I have a wife My first son Try: I'm ① clerk. I ② for Sony. I live ③ Saitama. I ④ married and ⑤ two kid…
Image & Impressions
From Twitter What is your __ of the Japanese government response to #COVID19 ? My __ of the US is one of ethnic strife, freedom, lots of space. Toshi: What's your __ of @GretaThunberg ? Rie: Who's tha…
Space Shot
From Twitter Read We_ ① _ been _ ② _ #Shuttle 31 years when it was _ ③ _ in 2011. May 27 @ 5:33am Asia Pacific Time (4:33pm Eastern Standard Time) 2 @NASA astronauts launch on a @SpaceX #Falcon #CrewD…
It's Over
From Twitter When I was young, my mother got aggravated if my things were _ ① _． When we blew the mini-fireworks, confetti _ ② _. I'm _ ③ _ this TV series. It's boring, now. Jo: Do you wanna go get a…
What Were You Doing When...?
From Twitter: Read: _____ drinking tea only ten minutes before the phone rang. Choose: have been was had been Answers & Explanations The answers are 'had been' (formal, correct and written) and 'was'…
Freedom
From Twitter: https://twitter.com/sayinsei/status/1264072935666417664 Photo: Katie Rodriguez Answer The answer is 'shut them down.' The meaning is akin to "stop," " end," "discontinue," #terminate" an…
Let's Go Abroad
From Twitter The corona virus has changed life on Earth for our race (the human one); many have died, more are sick. Social, economic, occupational and family lives have worsened--in some cases improv…
Do you Know him?
Frik: Do you know that guy? Frak: I _ Frik: Do you know that guy? Frak: I __ his face, but don't __ whom he is. Choices remember recognize realize The answers 'recognize' and 'remember' are interchang…
Get That Hair Cut!
In America, in the fifties and sixties, conservative fathers made their sons keep their hair short ; they had them--or even made them have their hair cut . This was harder to do when the resistance to…
Not Sure About
From Twitter I'm not sure _____ to class even if the Corona Virus State of Emergency ends. I prefer online study; it's smarter, safer, easier and saves me money & time. (Both choices are grammatically…
Don't Blow It!
From Twitter: Dialog Boy: Did you ace* your test? Girl: No. I didn't; I blew it. Boy: Why? Girl: I couldn't study; my sister and brother were acting up ! Question: A. To "blow it" means ① to make it b…