Thanks for sharing this Vik. I taught ESL (English as a Second Language) some time ago and one of my students was from France and demanded for me to explain why we said we would go to the store to pick up milk. We were not only picking it up, but purchasing it. He hated the lazy slang we use here.
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June 3, 2006 at 10:36 pm
Deneen
Thanks for sharing this Vik. I taught ESL (English as a Second Language) some time ago and one of my students was from France and demanded for me to explain why we said we would go to the store to pick up milk. We were not only picking it up, but purchasing it. He hated the lazy slang we use here.
June 4, 2006 at 7:50 am
Deneen
Swapna, I am sorry-I accidently called you Vik-