Tuesday, April 18, 2017

C1 18/4/17


the demonym/gentilic of Liverpool is Liverpudlian.

Scouse /skaʊs/ noun [uncountable] British English 
the way of speaking that is typical of people from Liverpool
—Scouse adjective
Examples from the Corpus
Scouse
• We have actually been spending net amounts similar to Scum, Scouse and Blackburn over this period.
• Now the people of Merseyside can choose their top Scouse personalities in seven different categories.
• The combination of Scotch, cigarettes and Liverpool have produced a unique Scouse growl.

WALKER
a frame on wheels that a baby can sit in and move around using its legs, before it can walk SYN  baby walker British English.

Check the activities the large hadron collider and guardian angel on Moodle.

ˈday care, daycare /ˈdeɪkeə $ -ker/ noun [uncountable] 
when babies or young children, or sick or old people are looked after during the day, especially while their family members are at work
day care centre/services/facilities
 subsidized day care facilities
day care for
 Local authorities may provide day care for under fives.
 a day care centre for the elderly

ˌlife exˈpectancy noun [countable] 
1 the length of time that a person or animal is expected to live
2 the length of time that something is expected to continue to work, be useful etc.

post‧ie /ˈpəʊsti $ ˈpoʊ-/ noun [countable] 
British English informal a postman

"letter carrier" is often used for mailman/woman to make it gender neutral.
"Postal worker"

bur‧den /ˈbɜːdn $ ˈbɜːrdn/ ●○○ noun 
1 [countable] something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for
 His family responsibilities had started to become a burden.
burden of
The burden of taxation has risen considerably.
burden on
I don’t like being a burden on other people.

Caregiver stress (Use of English copy)

The truth about love->
Incurable romantics
Pass on
Nature of love
A case in point
Heart of gold
A load of
no exception
a difference of opinion
any apparent fear
setting out her rules
brought over by a momentary lapse of concentration
calm down
a matter of time
vehemently denying


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