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Entries in society (3)

Saturday
Apr142012

“I could care less about climbing the social ladder or whatever.”

I could care less about climbing the social ladder or whatever.

A lot of people work hard to get a higher-paying job and bigger house, but you don't like this. You're complaining about this way of thinking to a friend. You say:

I could care less about climbing the social ladder or whatever.

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Tuesday
Nov012011

“Just as you started to think we were finally headed toward an economic recovery, unemployment goes up again.”

English leson: We were finally headed toward an economic recovery

You're discussing the bad economy with a group of coworkers. A few months ago, the economy seemed better. Now it seems bad again because there are more people without jobs. You say:

Just as you started to think we were finally headed toward an economic recovery, unemployment goes up again.

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Wednesday
Jul072010

“This rise in obesity is due to poor diet and lack of exercise.”

You're writing a blog post about how you think America should solve the problem of having too many overweight people. You just wrote that obesity has increased over the last 20 years. Now you want to explain why you think the number of fat people has increased You write:

This rise in obesity is due to poor diet and lack of exercise.

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