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So one thing people might say is that they just don't have the, uh, the words.
And you can figure out, without having to learn the language, how you might say these things.
Right, some people who aren't native speakers might say,
Right, some people who aren't native speakers might say,
So an actor might say something in one way very passionately, or they might say it in another way more--being more curious.
or they might say it in another way more--
If I was on this street here and I asked someone if there's a gas station nearby, they might say, "Yeah, there's one just around the corner."
station nearby, they might say, Yeah, there's one just around the corner.
So you might say something like this, "I worked on the project for Jim, and I needed to bend over backwards to get the job done."
So if I knew that you had a lot of work to do this afternoon, I might say that you have your work cut out for you.
If you're talking about something like math or you're talking about maybe you're using a calculator, you might say "I made an error."
But for me personally, when I'm talking about numbers, if I, for instance, was adding up the sales for the week on the farm and I forgot to add in a few sales, I might say,
OK, yes, so if there were a lot of tourists, you might say there's a swarm of tourists because you think it's a problem.
you might say there's a swarm of tourists because you think
When it's actually time to eat, just before starting your meal, some people might say 'bon appétit'.
some people might say 'bon appétit'.
And then the last one that you might say is rise and shine.
The person in charge might say, "Time to go to sleep, everybody. We're going to leave at the break of day."
Or you might say a sentence like this.
You might say, "I was in a traffic jam."