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David
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Dec 8, 2012
Walang anuman! Just keep finding opportunities to practice, and hopefully this week will go better than the last one...
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- It means raising the elbow up to stop the blow/attack. It could mean raising the elbow up directly in front of yourself, like here: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&biw=1252&bih=591&tbm=isch&tbnid=eUxxX-nmWz-7yM:&imgrefurl=https://twitter.com/bob_breen&docid=TVNa2Fgjg6TNDM&imgurl=https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/318867782/Bob_High_Elbow.JPG&w=500&h=623&ei=NHzNUIigJYTJ0AWc-IHIDA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=4&vpy=27&dur=2872&hovh=251&hovw=201&tx=101&ty=122&sig=115671142989749020050&page=2&tbnh=156&tbnw=125&start=22&ndsp=31&ved=1t:429,r:30,s:0,i:183 -- Alternatively it could mean rotating the elbow upwards to the side, kind of like in the picture below (imagine the person is standing up lol): http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbo=d&biw=1252&bih=591&tbm=isch&tbnid=1hfsvyS-RAxbGM:&imgrefurl=http://www.swimsmooth.com/injury.php&docid=v-m9sbJk2PdpyM&imgurl=http://www.swimsmooth.com/images/HighElbow.jpg&w=289&h=151&ei=NHzNUIigJYTJ0AWc-IHIDA&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=472&sig=115671142989749020050&page=1&tbnh=120&tbnw=224&start=0&ndsp=22&ved=1t:429,r:2,s:0,i:94&tx=128&ty=51 -- All that "raise my arm at the elbow" really means is "raising the elbow" whether that's done straight ahead or to the side. -- Good luck and take care :)!0 votedDecember 16, 20121
- "Back home" usually refers to a country. Therefore, if Jonny is abroad (say in China) but is from England then the phrase "expecting a call from his business partner back home" would suggest a phone call from England. "Back home" can also be used to refer to cities/towns: it just depends on context. If the phrase "business partner back home" is used and the subject is in his home country then it would usually refer to his "home town" so to speak. "Back home" could actually be used to refer to a phone call from someone's family at home. Because your sentence was in a "business context" that is unlikely to be the case here. -- Good luck and take care :)!0 votedDecember 15, 20121
- It's makes perfect sense... it means that a company/country/whoever is "we" is losing a lot of business because the currency where they operate is strong. When a currency is strong relative to other currencies, it becomes difficult to export goods because they are so expensive for people/businesses in foreign countries to buy. Eg. if the currency (£) is strong and £1 = $2, then an American has to spend $2000 to buy a car that costs £1000 to make in Britain. BUT: If the currency (£) is weaker, and £1 = $1, then an American has to spend only $1000 to buy a car that costs £1000 in Britain. Because the American citizen has to spend less dollars when the British currency is weak, it's easier for Britain to export goods there. The other effect of having a strong currency, however, is that it becomes much cheaper to import goods. It's all a careful economic balance though because if your currency is strong then it is cheaper to import raw materials needed for production. Matters of currency are very complex but I've tried to give a simple explanation. -- Good luck and take care :)!0 votedDecember 15, 20121
- "Move on" and "Move forward" are both pretty similar. You can use them pretty much interchangeably but you'd usually use "move on" when you were talking about human relationships. "Move forward" would usually be used more with politics/business. "Moving forwards" is more like "moving onwards" though and doesn't necessarily imply a strong sense of "moving on" / "departing" from an old relationship. Things like: "We are moving forward with our plans to double our sales by the end of next year" are good. You would say: "We are moving onwards with our plans to double our sales by the end of next year" as opposed to using "moving on". Sorry I can't give much more explanation in the comments section because I can't format here so it'll just be a big mix of text ^_^. Ingat ka :)0 votedDecember 15, 20120
- "It's neither this thing nor the other" = Exactly what you have said (it's neither of them). --- Sometimes the expression "It's neither one nor the other" - which is often contracted in speech to: "It's neither one nor t'other" - is used by parents in the UK when it's not either child's fault (but, both of them have done something wrong). It's like saying that both children have done something wrong but neither of them have done something worse than the other. It's often used after children have had an argument/fight with each other and they're blaming each other. -- What you said is basically perfect though, I was just giving an example where it doesn't quite mean "It's not either of them". -- Take care and good luck! :)0 votedDecember 15, 20120
- 1) Use "move in" when you're talking about moving into a building [a building that you intend to use regularly, like an office]. Eg. "We are moving into our new house on Friday" = "We will move to and start living in our new house on Friday". OR: "Our company will move in to our new London office next week". OR: [Imagine that you are already inside the building you are going to move into]. "We will move in here in a month's time" = "In a month's time we will move to this location and start using the building [or living there, if it's a house]. --- 2) "Move on" means to "move past", "move beyond" and "stop caring/thinking/being preoccupied about something". For instance, one can "move on" after a relationship breaks down. "I split up with my girlfriend two months ago. I've been really sad but I think it's time to move on." = "I've been so sad since I split up with my girlfriend two months ago but I think it's time now to stop thinking about / being preoccupied with her." "It's time to move on from our relationship with X Company." = "It's time to move past / stop dealing with with X company" --. 3) "Move out" is the opposite of "move in". So it means leaving your home or a building that you use regularly [like an office / factory]. "I'll be moving out of the house next Friday" = "I'll be leaving the house next Friday and moving elsewhere". "We'll be moving out of our office in New York next Friday and, in a month's time, we'll move into our new office in Los Angeles" = "We'll be leaving our New York office next Friday and will be moving into our new office in LA". -- As a final note, use "move into" as I have described in (1) above. You can use "move to" more widely to simply mean moving location temporarily but I'm sure you're already aware of that. -- Ingat ka lagi :)!0 votedDecember 14, 20121
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