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Monday
Mar052012

“It's a quiet little suburban community about 30 minutes outside the city.”

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You're on a first date with a guy. You're telling each other about yourselves. You tell him the name of the town that you're from, but he's never heard of it. So you describe the town.

It's a quiet little suburban community about 30 minutes outside the city.

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Tuesday
Nov152011

“They set up a meet in an abandoned warehouse by the docks.”

You like to watch a certain TV show about undercover police. You're telling a friend about the plot of last night's episode. You say:

They set up a meet in an abandoned warehouse by the docks.

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Monday
Aug292011

“It's one building over from a little playground.”

English Lesson: One building over

You've invited a new friend over to your apartment. You're giving her directions to get there. You end by explaining where your apartment building is:

It's one building over from a little playground.

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Friday
Aug262011

“There is a hurricane warning in effect throughout Delaware and southern New Jersey.”

English Lesson: There is a hurricane warning in effect.

There's a hurricane headed toward you. You turn on the TV news to find out about it. The weatherman says:

There is a hurricane warning in effect throughout Delaware and southern New Jersey.

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Tuesday
May032011

“When you go in his office, there are books scattered all around.”

Books scattered all around

You've visited the office of one of your college professors. Now you're describing what his office is like to another student who's never been in there. You say:

When you go in his office, there are books scattered all around.

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Thursday
Apr282011

“It was way out in the middle of nowhere.”

The middle of nowhere

You're talking to a client at a business lunch. You're telling him about a vacation you recently took to a remote cabin in the mountains. You want to explain that it was really far away from any cities. You say:

It was way out in the middle of nowhere.

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Friday
Nov192010

“The guy in the apartment right below me seems to be having some construction done.”

Your apartment is noisy because people are hammering, cutting things, and yelling in the apartment that's under yours. You're explaining the problem to a friend of yours:

The guy in the apartment right below me seems to be having some construction done.

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