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Entries in smell (3)

Sunday
Jul172011

“It's a nasty habit — bad for your health, expensive, not to mention the odor.”

English lesson: It's a nasty habit — bad for your health, expensive, not to mention the odor.

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.

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Monday
Jan312011

“The only thing about fish is that it's so hard to get rid of the odor.”

Your wife cooked some fish for dinner. It was good, but now you're trying to clean the dishes. You've tried to wash away the smell of the fish, but the smell is still there. You say:

The only thing about fish is that it's so hard to get rid of the odor.

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Monday
Jan312011

“Yum! I could smell your cooking from down the street!”

You come home after work, and your wife is cooking fish. You were able to smell it before you even came in the door. When you come in, you say:

Yum! I could smell your cooking from down the street!

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