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Thursday
Apr262012

“I have to renew it soon. It expires in June.”

I have to renew it soon. It expires in June.

You're talking about your driver's license with your office assistant because you need to rent a car on your next business trip. It's old, so you'll have to get a new one soon. This is what you tell your assistant.

I have to renew it soon. It expires in June.

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Monday
Apr232012

“When is it again?”

When is it again?

You were invited to a cousin's wedding. Your sister asks you if you're going. You don't remember when the wedding is. You ask:

When is it again?

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Saturday
Apr212012

“She can come across as stuck up at first.”

She can come across as stuck up at first.

One of your friends is complaining about a girl that you both know. He doesn't like her. You didn't like her when you first met her, but now you do. You say:

She can come across as stuck up at first.

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Monday
Apr162012

“After that, you just have to simmer it for an hour or so.”

After that, you just have to simmer it for an hour or so.

You're explaining how to make a stew. You've explained some of the steps, and now you're explaining the last step.

After that, you just have to simmer it for an hour or so.

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Wednesday
Apr112012

“We'll pass that along as soon as we have it.”

We

A client asks you for some research information about the results of your company's product. You don't have the research, but you will send it to your client when you get it. You tell them this.

We'll pass that along as soon as we have it.

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Friday
Mar302012

“Rina, let me call you right back.”

Rina, let me call you right back.

You get a phone call while you're on the line with someone else. You answer it, but you want to finish the other conversation first.

Rina, let me call you right back.

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Saturday
Mar172012

“To put this piece in historical context, it was created during the period when Europeans were just beginning to explore the New World.”

To put this piece in historical context, it was created during the period when Europeans were just beginning to explore the New World.

You're a tour guide at an art museum. You're telling the story of an artist who lived a long time ago. You want to explain when this person lived. You say:

To put this piece in historical context, it was created during the period when Europeans were just beginning to explore the New World.

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Tuesday
Feb212012

“She still sends me photos of her family on a regular basis.”

She still sends me photos of her family on a regular basis.

You and a college friend are talking about someone that you both used to know. You haven't talked to her for a long time, but she still emails you a few times every year. You say:

She still sends me photos of her family on a regular basis.

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Tuesday
Jan312012

“Can you tell him to swing by my office when he gets a chance?”

Can you tell him to swing by my office when he gets a chance?

You want to talk to one of your coworkers. You go to talk to him, but he's not at his desk. You ask another coworker to give him a message:

Can you tell him to swing by my office when he gets a chance?

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Friday
Dec022011

“Just as I started to think that I was going to get a few minutes to relax, the baby woke up and started crying at the top of his lungs.”

English Lesson: at the top of his lungs

You're a new mother. You're complaining to your husband that you don't have enough time to rest because your son always needs to be fed or have his diaper changed. You tell him about something that happened this evening:

Just as I started to think that I was going to get a few minutes to relax, the baby woke up and started crying at the top of his lungs.

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