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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

SIMPLY PUT

0Dear Teachers,02br
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001.If there’s something that ya want, just keep on pushing for ‘em.02br
00-This means “……………………………….., just keep on pursuing them”, right?02br
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002.Now what ya wanna do, I will leave that up to you.02br
00-This means “……………….., I will leave that to you so you can do whatever you like”, right?02br
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003.My boss is cheating on his wife, and this is really eating at me.02br
00-What does “this is really eating at me” mean here?02br
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004.He has been screwed over by every girl he’s liked.02br
00-“Screwed over” here means “to be cheated on”, right?02br
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005.If you begin to act needy, it will be a turnoff to him.02br
00-What does “turnoff” mean here?02br
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006.A: Those mean “ we will love each other forever”, right man?02br
00B: Simply put, yes!02br
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00-What does “simply put” mean here?02br
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00Thanks a lot to Teachers,02br
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00 Stevenukd.0-
  

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00 Perhaps, but necessarily. 02br 00-What does “turnoff” mean here? 00It will destroy his positive feelings for you.

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0Hi,02br
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01font00If there’s something that ya want, just keep on pushing for ‘em.02br
00-This means “…If you really want to obtain or achieve something, just keep on trying and struggling for success.”?02br
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002.Now what ya wanna do, I will leave that up to you.02br
00-This means “……………….., I will
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01cite10Stevenukd12cite10What does “simply put” mean here?12blockquote
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00 Ideally, it means the statement following 01i00simply put02i00 is a summary of a potentially long explanation. It's a flag informing us the statement that follows is simple and lacks details.02br
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