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Sunday
Oct302011

“She makes a compelling argument.”

English Lesson: a compelling argument

You're shopping for a new car with your wife. The car saleswoman is trying to convince you to buy a car that's more expensive than you originally planned on. She's a very good salesperson so you've started to change your mind. You say to your wife:

She makes a compelling argument.

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Sunday
Oct312010

“There's no point in buying a costume if you're not even going to wear it out.”

You and your husband don't have any plans to do anything for Halloween. You were just going to stay home. But your husband sees a costume that he wants to buy while you're out shopping together. You don't think he should buy it because it's a waste of money. You say:

There's no point in buying a costume if you're not even going to wear it out.

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Friday
Oct152010

“You should definitely bring that up.”

You and a partner are preparing to give a presentation for a class you're taking. You're discussing the topic of your presentation, and your partner mentions some information she found while researching the topic. You think she should say something about that in the presentation. You tell her:

You should definitely bring that up.

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