This Week | 980713

On this page, we focus on some Terms, Grammar tips, Etymology Analysis, Proverbs, idioms, Slang, Sayings, Quotes, Patterns, Pet Phrases, Topics, Articles, Letters, Music and Drama for the week.

#Lexicon
General Practitioner (GP) BrE; Physician, AmE
Specialist -> Paediatrics /ˌpiːdiˈætrɪks/ AmE: Pediatrics

Paedophile /ˈpiːdəfaɪl/ AmE: Pedophile

#Grammar
‘Do you mind the smell of tobacco?’ ‘Not at all.’
Do you mind if we leave a bit earlier today?
I don’t mind if you use my car.
Do you mind waiting a few minutes? (NOT … to wait …)
I don’t mind you coming in late if you don’t wake me up.
Would you mind opening the window? (= Please open …)
Would you mind if I opened the window?
Do you mind my smoking? (More informal: … me smoking? or … if I smoke?)
‘No, please do / that’s OK / sure’
I don’t mind what the children do after they leave home.

#Etymology
Classmates => dispute, argument, quarrel, controversy, altercation, row, brawl Related => boundary disputes, a controversial issue, debate

#Proverb | Saying | idiom | Slang |
The red carpet
a very special welcome given to an important visitor: My father gets the red carpet treatment wherever he goes.

#Quote
” Patience is the key to success”

#Pattern
x has it that
Management has it that.
History has it that those who denied learning from the past will repeat it. Sociology, Economics.

#Pet Phrase
Oh, yeah!
Tell it to the marines.

#Photo Dictionary
OXFORD Photo-Dictionary – Kitchen

#Topic | Article
Highways or public transportation? 185 Questions and Answers Topic 19 – P.69, 70

#Letter
Delinquent Reply – This letter is used to remind a customer who has not responded to a recent letter. Extremely Delinquent Reply – This letter is used when a customer has not responded after a long period of time. Business Letters for busy people P.43, 44

#Music
No Face No Name No Number – Modern Talking –

#Drama
Extra 4, E17