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A sociolinguistic study 15 Replies

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Passenger or driver... (na Engleski) 2 Replies

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Croatian Grammar 2 Replies

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Another try

May 27, 2009

A lot of people say that they are interested in some things.
And often they are.
Still nothing happens. Or very little. They start and they don't finish.
Getting together to learn a language for free, helping others and getting
help from a community of peers, should be a "piece of cake".
It hasn't been for the past 5 years. Let's see how it turns out this time.


Created by Kevin Kane May 27, 2009 at 8:03pm. Last updated by Kevin Kane May. 27, 2009.

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A joke falling flat

>> Felling flat?

"Falling flat". A "flat" fall is when you fall and land flat ("ravno"?) like a pancake on your stomach.

Something can also fall flat when you throw it and the person who is supposed to catch it doesn't. Instead it falls on the ground.

When a joke "falls flat" because it is too far-fetched, then the funny point was too far away for the other person grab and therefore it "falls to the ground" so to speak..

Posted by Kevin Kane on December 2, 2009 at 8:09am

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Far-fetched

>> Far-fetched

Far-fetched, literally speaking, means that something is hard to reach. "Fetch" is a typically British expression that means "get" something. "Far" means, well.. that it is far away. For example when you reach for something in the kitchen and you have to grab a chair and stand on it in order to reach (or fetch) the object.

Far-fetched is mostly used about abstract concepts. For example an idea, a solution, a story (say.. about ghosts visiting), or a joke.

Posted by Kevin Kane on December 2, 2009 at 7:59am

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collocations

Words and Phrases


Phrasal verbs, collocations, idioms, proverbs are the part of language which often differentiates native speakers from those that learn English as a second language. While most learners assimilate vocabulary and grammar to the highest levels, they often show poor knowledge of phrasal verbs and collocations. It is a part of language that simply doesn't make much sense - such phrases cannot be understood from the meaning of the words they are made of.
For instance, if you heard… Continue

Posted by Kevin Kane on November 8, 2009 at 7:05pm

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