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LearnerOfEnglish Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
Meaning of "body English"
Hello,
Could someone explain the meaning of "body English" in the following sentences:
One week, my reps will be 10, eight and six, and I'll put more power and body English into it.
It's OK to throw in a little body English, just to move more weight.
Thanks
Could someone explain the meaning of "body English" in the following sentences:
One week, my reps will be 10, eight and six, and I'll put more power and body English into it.
It's OK to throw in a little body English, just to move more weight.
Thanks
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Hi, Could someone explain the meaning of "body English" in the following sentences: One week, my reps will be 10, eight and six, and I'll put more power and body English into it. It's OK to throw in a little body English, just to move more weight. The term 'body English' was first used to refer to the subtle body movements that peoplse sometimes do to help convey the meaning of their English words.
- Hi, Could someone explain the meaning of "body English" in the following sentences: One week, my reps will be 10, eight and six, and I'll put more power and body English into it.
- It's OK to throw in a little body English, just to move more weight.
- The term 'body English' was first used to refer to the subtle body movements that peoplse sometimes do to help convey the meaning of their English words.
- Now, it is often used, as in this excerpt, to mean subtle body movements, but with no speaking, that help you do the main physical action that you are doing.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
Could someone explain the meaning of "body English" in the following sentences:
One week, my reps will be 10, eight and six, and I'll put more power and body English into it.
It's OK to throw in a little body English, just to move more weight.
The term 'body English' was first used to refer to the subtle body movements that peoplse someti
Could someone explain the meaning of "body English" in the following sentences:
One week, my reps will be 10, eight and six, and I'll put more power and body English into it.
It's OK to throw in a little body English, just to move more weight.
The term 'body English' was first used to refer to the subtle body movements that peoplse someti
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I wonder if this is related to the use of the term "English" in ping-pong (and maybe tennis?) --my father used to refer to "putting some English on the ball," meaning to flick the wrist while hitting the ball, causing it to spin and bounce in an unexpected direction when it hit the table.
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Yes, from ping-pong, it seems:
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english [noun]
5 usually capitalized : a spinning or rotary motion round the vertical axis given to a ball by striking it to the right or left of its center (as in pool) or by releasing it in such a way as to produce this rotary motion (as in bowling) -- called also side
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english [noun]
5 usually capitalized : a spinning or rotary motion round the vertical axis given to a ball by striking it to the right or left of its center (as in pool) or by releasing it in such a way as to produce this rotary motion (as in bowling) -- called also side
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