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Wepro Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

We 're not big on quitting ?!

hello EForums.

1- today ,i have a sentence i can't understand the meaning. here :

"We're americans. We're not big on quitting."
What does "be big on quitting" mean ?Is it an idiom ? and what does the speaker mean ?

2-by the way , i want to ask you one more question .how do you pronounce the word "result"?
in the dictionary, its phonetic is "ri'zAlt" but they speak like "ri 'zo:t" (resort) ?
i can't find out the difference between these 2 words when i'm listening. can you help me?
thank EForums.
  

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1. It's an informal expression. If you're "not big on something" then you don't like it or approve of it very much.

— Mr Wordy

  • 1.
  • It's an informal expression.
  • If you're "not big on something" then you don't like it or approve of it very much.
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  • Which dictionary are you listening to?
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1. It's an informal expression. If you're "not big on something" then you don't like it or approve of it very much.

2. Which dictionary are you listening to? I have a southern British English accent and I pronounce "result" as ri-ZULT (second syllable to rhyme with "cult") and "resort" as "ri-ZAUT" (second syllable to rhyme with "taught").
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