You're talking to your friend, who lives in another city. She asks about your baby, who she hasn't seen for several months. The baby talks now, so you say:
She's talking up a storm these days.
You're having a discussion with your brother-in-law about the economy. You're talking about the differences between the economy 30 years ago vs. today. You're worried that workers don't get paid enough. You say:
These days, it's nearly impossible for a family to get by on a single income.
adverb, economy, ffamily (topic), job (topic), money, phrasal verb, recently You're commenting on a news story about the President of your country. A lot of the other commenters are saying bad things about the President, but you still like him and think that he can accomplish good things. You write:
Everybody seems to be critical of the President these days, but I still believe in him.
Internet comments, President, accomplishments, criticism, news, politics, recently, support During your lunch break at work, you're chatting with a coworker about one of your company's competitors. Your coworker is worried about the competitor and mentions that they are getting bigger. You're not as worried about them, but you do agree that the competitor has added more staff. You say:
Yeah, well they've certainly added a lot of staff recently.
You're a professional photographer. Websites that sell amateur photos for low prices are making it harder for you to make enough money. You are talking to an acquaintance who's not a photographer about this situation. You say:
It's getting harder and harder to earn a living as a photographer these days.
business, difficulty, job, money, progressive aspect, recently Your wife is angry at you because you aren't paying enough attention to her. You're always focused on work and don't spend time with her. You want to apologize for not paying attention to her. You say:
Sorry, I've kind of been in my own little world lately.
You are having lunch with a coworker. You saw another coworker, Lisa, yesterday and earlier today. She usually looks busy and stressed out, but yesterday and today she looked quite happy and relaxed. You wonder if your coworker also saw this. You ask her:
Have you noticed that Lisa's been acting a llittle strange lately?
You are writing an essay about how technology affects people's lives. In the introduction to your essay,
Modern life is confusing, in that technology is constantly changing how we interact with each other.
