"D'oh" is the catch-phrase of Homer on the TV series "The Simpsons" (1989-) He says it whenever something bad or unfortunate happens to him, or when he makes a mistake. Part of what makes this phrase so memorable is the way in which he says it. (Search for "D'oh!" on YouTube until I post the link.)
Example:
-Hey, we had a test today! Where were you?
-D'oh!
I love analyzing my native language, American English, and helping non-native speakers make sense of it. I've been doing this for fun with friends who speak English as a second language for nearly 30 years. I would like to first thank A.D., C.F. and E.A., and now P.G., for inspiring me to finally write this stuff down!
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Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Sunday, November 6, 2011
National treasure
A 'national treasure' is a person or thing that is highly admired by people from a particular country.
Example:
-Did you hear Andy Rooney died?
-Yeah, I saw that on the news this morning. How old was he?
-92. He just did his last episode of "60 Minutes" a month ago. I didn't watch "60 minutes" every Sunday, but when I did catch it, I always liked him. He was a real national treasure.
Example:
-Did you hear Andy Rooney died?
-Yeah, I saw that on the news this morning. How old was he?
-92. He just did his last episode of "60 Minutes" a month ago. I didn't watch "60 minutes" every Sunday, but when I did catch it, I always liked him. He was a real national treasure.
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