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MyShirley Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

what do they mean?

"Since I understand it more and got the hang of it better, I enjoy doing math and stuff," the 15-year-old said over the summer as he prepared to return to Wyandotte High School for his sophomore year. Before, he said: "Math was like my worst subject. Every time I had to go to math class, I dreaded it."

What do "the hang of it" and "dreaded" mean?

thanks very much...
  

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Hello Shirley, When you "get the hang of something" you understand how it works and it becomes easier for you to do. When you "dread" something, you just hate the thought of doing it. For example, my seven year old is a budding cook.

— BarbaraPA

  • Hello Shirley, When you "get the hang of something" you understand how it works and it becomes easier for you to do.
  • When you "dread" something, you just hate the thought of doing it.
  • For example, my seven year old is a budding cook.
  • She likes to make pancakes, but when she started, she had a hard time flipping them over at the right time and not making a mess of it - but she's starting to get the hang of it.
  • Now, most of them come out okay.
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Hello Shirley,

When you "get the hang of something" you understand how it works and it becomes easier for you to do.

When you "dread" something, you just hate the thought of doing it.

For example, my seven year old is a budding cook. She likes to make pancakes, but when she started, she had a hard time flipping them over at the right time and not making a mess of it - bu
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dreaded - was afraid/scared of
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