A: This is the good life! We have it good dont you think? B: Yeah of course! Although, dont you ever wonder what could have been? A: What do you mean? B: Well, sometimes I think of how things could have turned out if I had done things a little differ...
Grammar Girl here. Todays topic is whether the phrase have got is good English or not. And now, guest-writer Bonnie Trenga answers an e-mail from a listener, Lee, who says, A pet peeve of mine is the frequent use of the have got phrase, such as I hav...
A: Did you hear? The state is thinking of legalizing gambling in our city! Soon we are gonna have amazing hotels and casinos here which will be good for our business! B: Are you serious? Gambling is a vice industry built on deception and fed by the i...
A: Excuse me sir, this is the express check-out lane for people that have fifteen items or fewer. It looks like you have more than fifteen items there. B: Oh, come on! I have sixteen items! Cut me some slack, will ya? A: Fine! Please place your items...
A: ... Now that we have been over the gory details of our disastrous first quarter, Ed! Give us some good news. How are things looking for us in terms of sales this month? B: Uh well...would you like the bad news first or the really bad news? A: What...
A: Oh honey, this is so romantic! I have never seen so many stars before! Its beautiful! B: See that constellation there? Thats Orion! And the very bright star? Well, its not a star since it doesnt blink. Thats actually Venus. A: Whats that big flash...
A: Hey man, what do you have on tap? B: Heineken and Budweiser. We have a two-for-one happy hour special. A: Cool, gimme a pint of Heineken and half a pint of Bud. B: Okay...A pint of Heineken and and half a pint of bud for table six! And what about...
A: So, youre applying for a B2 visa, where is your final destination and whats the purpose of your trip to the United States? B: Im going to visit my brother; hes just had a baby. He lives in Minneapolis. A: And how long do you you plan to remain in...
A: Dad, Id like to borrow some money. B: Sure, Johnny, how much do you need? five bucks? A: Come on, Dad, I need thirty thousand. I wanna get into the market. You know, Im tired of hearing all this news about the economic downturn, the inevitable rec...
A: I hate working on Christmas Eve! Whoa! Get a load of this guy! Come in central, I think weve got ourselves a situation here. B: License and registration please. Have you been drinking tonight, sir? A: I had one or two glasses of eggnog, but nothin...
