Your friend tells you that he's quit smoking. You're happy to hear that, and want to know more about how he did it. You ask:
What'd you do? Did you go cold turkey, or try to ease out of it?
You quit smoking a few months ago, and you're really happy not to be a smoker any more. You're talking to a friend who's not a smoker about how bad smoking is. You say:
It's a nasty habit — bad for your health, expensive, not to mention the odor.
You're talking with a friend about your drinking habits. Your friend drinks almost every day, but you don't drink much at all because you get drunk easily off of just one glass of wine. You want to describe this, so you say:
I'm a lightweight.
You're in a conversation with a group of friends about your TV-watching habits. One person says that he prefers to
But sometimes you'll be flipping through the channels and come across something really interesting.
TV, habits, habitual, intensifier, progressive aspect, sometimes You told your friend that you were trying to cut down on caffeine, so you started talking about how much coffee you drink. Sometimes you drink 5-6 cups of coffee in one day. You tell your friend:
I've been known to have 5 or 6 cups in a day.
coffee, habits, occasionally You're out shopping with your friend. She wants to stop at a cafe to get a coffee. She asks if you want anything. You feel like you drink too much coffee, so recently you've tried not to drink so much. You say:
I'm trying to cut down on caffeine.
