tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234349832989845770.post6766754884298349891..comments2023-11-03T07:25:05.237-03:00Comments on Travel Guy: SimonJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07950076530499249826noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234349832989845770.post-61852455283927332712009-02-05T14:09:00.000-02:002009-02-05T14:09:00.000-02:00That's also a good one that I didn't think of. So ...That's also a good one that I didn't think of. So yea, there are tons of those little phrases that we have. One thing I've used as an example is "Don't go there," which is definitely a dated phrase, but was used by some people for a while. A native speaker would understand, but to a second language speaker, that would make no sense. Go where?<BR/><BR/>That's pretty funny that your students say the thing that annoys them instead of looking up the word itself. Thanks for reading the blog.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07950076530499249826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6234349832989845770.post-81997611120837309752009-02-05T02:54:00.000-02:002009-02-05T02:54:00.000-02:00One of my personal favorites: "Hit the road, Jack!...One of my personal favorites: "Hit the road, Jack!" <BR/><BR/>Cool post, Jon. I solved a little mystery like that myself. My students kept saying, "Teacha, he is so motorcycle!" And for the longest time I had no clue what they were talking about. Then I realized they obviously don't know the word "annoying," so they just call other kids "motorcycle" because everyone knows how loud and obnoxious all the scooters (what they call "motorcycles"...) are. The city is full of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com