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Dela Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Ditch play
Father looks at me and winks as he says, "Bryce, isn't it time for you to go inside and help your mother?"
I knew right off that this was a ditch play. And I didn't think about it until later, but ditch wasn't a play I'd run with my dad before.
What does the underlined part mean?
I knew right off that this was a ditch play. And I didn't think about it until later, but ditch wasn't a play I'd run with my dad before.
What does the underlined part mean?
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You have to give more context. " Teenagers sometimes make up their own ways of saying things, and that is the style of this book. " I knew right off that this was a ditch play.
- You have to give more context.
- " Teenagers sometimes make up their own ways of saying things, and that is the style of this book.
- " I knew right off that this was a ditch play.
- And I didn't think about it until later, but ditch wasn't a play I'd run with my dad before.
- Face it, pulling a ditch is not something discussed with dads.
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You have to give more context.
It is from the book "Flipped" written from the view of a teenager, and he is speaking "teen-talk." Teenagers sometimes make up their own ways of saying things, and that is the style of this book.
Here is the rest of the paragraph:
My father looks to where she's pointing and mutters "Oh boy." Then he looks at me and winks as he says, "Br
It is from the book "Flipped" written from the view of a teenager, and he is speaking "teen-talk." Teenagers sometimes make up their own ways of saying things, and that is the style of this book.
Here is the rest of the paragraph:
My father looks to where she's pointing and mutters "Oh boy." Then he looks at me and winks as he says, "Br
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Thank you. It's very helpful.
And I didn't think about it until later, but ditch wasn't a play I'd run with my dad before. Face it, pulling a ditch is not something discussed with dads.
I don't quite understand this sentence. Is it saying that Bryce realized later that his dad used to teach him to face the issue instead of ditch it? But this girl is too annoying that his
And I didn't think about it until later, but ditch wasn't a play I'd run with my dad before. Face it, pulling a ditch is not something discussed with dads.
I don't quite understand this sentence. Is it saying that Bryce realized later that his dad used to teach him to face the issue instead of ditch it? But this girl is too annoying that his
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Ok,
In this passage, Bryce is thinking to himself.
He realised that his dad was going to get rid of the girl by telling him to go help his mother. This is a strategy that his dad thought about - if Bryce would go away, the girle would also go away. This was his dad's "play." Bryce was part of the "play," but he didn't know it at the time.
Looking back, he thought that h
In this passage, Bryce is thinking to himself.
He realised that his dad was going to get rid of the girl by telling him to go help his mother. This is a strategy that his dad thought about - if Bryce would go away, the girle would also go away. This was his dad's "play." Bryce was part of the "play," but he didn't know it at the time.
Looking back, he thought that h
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Thanks for your patient explanation. It's really interesting to learn these points beyond the surface meaning of the sentence. (I'm not good at expressing what I'd say in English. Maybe you understand me and please be kindly to point it out if I put it in an improper way).
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Hi Dela;
It is not simply English. It is the culture and the special language that young people invent for themselves. If you would read Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer, the language would be very different because it was written more than 100 years ago, and for a different culture. It is still about the adventures of young boys.
It is not simply English. It is the culture and the special language that young people invent for themselves. If you would read Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn or Tom Sawyer, the language would be very different because it was written more than 100 years ago, and for a different culture. It is still about the adventures of young boys.
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These days I'm reading the book and realize what you said that it is not simply English. By reading the book, one may learn not only the language but a lot more. It's challenging and interesting. I do appreciate the help from you and other people in this forum.
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