Second to None:the best, better than anything or anyone else Context #1 – A friend is asking his roommate about restaurants Mark: Hey, Mannie. What are you doing? Mannie: Well, I’m looking for a really nice restaurant. I’ve decided to ask Tanya to marry me
First Example: Mary: Thanks for the donation for the Children’s Hospital. Conner: I wish I could give more. I know $100 is a drop in the bucket compared to what they need. Mary: It’s still generous of you. Yeah,
Example 1: The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has been warning people for years: smoking cigarettes is bad for your health. Beginning in 1965, the CDC required that warning labels be placed in small letters on the side of every package of cigarettes sold
Definition: Avoid making a decision or choice Henry: Hi Vinicius! Have you decided what class you want to take next session? Vinicius: No I’m still sitting on the fence. Henry: Which class are you on the fence about? Vinicius: I will either take Advanced Conversation
Context #1 Tom: So Sara, where are you from?Sara: I’m from California.Tom: Really? Me too! Where in California?Sarah: I’m from San Diego. How about you?Tom: I’m from San Diego too. Wow! It’s a small world! Context #2 Chris: You know that new girl in our
Context #1 Amy: Hey Brian, what time will you pick me for tomorrow’s carpool to school? Brian: I’ll be there at 9 am sharp. Amy: Are you sure? Because the last 3 times you were late and we almost missed our first class. I would
Context #1 Friends making a decision about where to take a trip Natalie: I was thinking about the restaurants we should visit while in San Francisco. I have so many I want to go to. What about you? Robert: I don’t know what to say. Whatever is
Context #1 Family sitting down for Christmas dinner Dad: OK everyone. Let’s sit down to eat Christmas dinner! Jason: Dad, can we pull the Christmas crackers now? Dad: Sure, Jason! Go ahead. Jason: Pulling Christmas cracker with his sister and it makes a “bang.” Mother: Oh,
Context #1: Amy: We need to save money. Brian: Why do we need to save money? Amy:Because we need to buy a house. Brian: But a house is so expensive. Amy: That’s why we need to save money. Brian: How much do we need to save? Amy:We need to save
Context: Alex: What are you doing over the Thanksgiving break? Armando: Well, I’m spending Thanksgiving evening with my parents, and then I’m spending the night in a Best Buy parking lot. Alex: Why would you do that? Armando: It’s Black Friday. I need a new
