Live and Learn English with Jean Lee

Are you a user of vulgar language or euphemized version of expressions? Are you a huge fan of politically correct terms to be on the safe side? Whatever dispositions your languages are, you might want to sound like just who you really are. Here are some interesting examples of putting things in English. (*Caveat : Please watch out for vulgar, slangy words so you won’t offend anyone who you’re talking to. LOL) Euphemized/ Polite Expressions More Straightforward/Vulgar/ Harsh/Slangy Expressions Please be a good sport/ Be nice.=> Don’t be a dick. Could you please let me finish? => Shut up and listen. We’re letting you go. => You’re fired. She passed away or dearly departed. => She died. He’s on the street. => He’s homeless. My dog has been put to sleep. => My dog has been euthanized. Mom, can I have ...

May is typically the month in a year for family and friends to celebrate the completion of school years. The wonderful sense of achievement, pride, and elation fills the air, and parents have the moment full of tears of joy. This week, let us brush up on interesting English expressions related to school and education. (source from http://www.idiomconnection.com/education.html)          1.    old boy network/ society : social and business connections among former pupils of male-only private schools. It can also mean a network of social and business connections among the alumni of various prestigious schools     2.    town and gown : In a college town, the relations between “town and gown” are those between the residents of the town and the students and faculty associated with the school, who in the past wore academic gowns. Such relations are often not friendly or pleasant.     3.    to liv...