Showing posts with label conjunction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label conjunction. Show all posts

Thursday, June 4, 2009

so

1 [ADV] ADV after v
You use so to refer back to something that has just been mentioned.
`Do you think that made much of a difference to the family?'--`I think so.'...
If you can't play straight, then say so...
`Is he the kind of man who can be as flexible as he needs to be?'--` Well, I hope so.'...
2 [ADV] ADV cl
You use so when you are saying that something which has just been said about one person or thing is also true of another one.
I enjoy Ann's company and so does Martin...
They had a wonderful time and so did I...
3 [CONJ]
You use the structures as...so and just as...so when you want to indicate that two events or situations are similar in some way.
As computer systems become even more sophisticated, so too do the methods of those who exploit the technology...
Just as John has changed, so has his wife...
4 [ADV] v-link ADV
If you say that a state of affairs is so, you mean that it is the way it has been described.
Gold has been a poor investment over the past 20 years, and will continue to be so...
It is strange to think that he held strong views on many things, but it must have been so.
5 [ADV] ADV after v
You can use so with actions and gestures to show a person how to do something, or to indicate the size, height, or length of something.
Clasp the chain like so.
6 [CONJ]
You use so and so that to introduce the result of the situation you have just mentioned.
I am not an emotional type and so cannot bring myself to tell him I love him...
People are living longer than ever before, so even people who are 65 or 70 have a surprising amount of time left...
There was snow everywhere, so that the shape of things was difficult to identify.
7 [CONJ]
You use so, so that, and so as to introduce the reason for doing the thing that you have just mentioned.
Come to my suite so I can tell you all about this wonderful play I saw in Boston...
He took her arm and hurried her upstairs so that they wouldn't be overheard...
I was beginning to feel alarm, but kept it to myself so as not to worry our two friends.
8 [ADV] ADV cl
You can use so in stories and accounts to introduce the next event in a series of events or to suggest a connection between two events.
The woman asked if he could perhaps mend her fences, and so he stayed...
I thought, `Here's someone who'll understand me.' So I wrote to her...
And so Christmas passed.
9 [ADV] ADV cl
You can use so in conversations to introduce a new topic, or to introduce a question or comment about something that has been said.
So how was your day?...
So you're a runner, huh?...
So, as I said to you, natural medicine is also known as holistic medicine...
And so, to answer your question, that's why your mother is disappointed...
`I didn't find him funny at all.'--`So you won't watch the show again then?'...
10 [ADV] ADV cl
You can use so in conversations to show that you are accepting what someone has just said.
`It makes me feel, well, important.'--`And so you are.'...
`You know who Diana was, Grandfather.'--`So I do!'...
`Why, this is nothing but common vegetable soup!`--`So it is, madam.'...
11 [CONVENTION]
You say `So?' and `So what?' to indicate that you think that something that someone has said is unimportant. (INFORMAL)
`My name's Bruno.'--`So?'...
`You take a chance on the weather if you holiday in the UK.'--`So what?'...
12 [ADV] ADV adj/adv
You can use so in front of adjectives and adverbs to emphasize the quality that they are describing.
He was surprised they had married-they had seemed so different...
What is so compromising about being an employee of the state?
13 [ADV] ADV adj that, ADV adj as to-inf
You can use so...that and so...as to emphasize the degree of something by mentioning the result or consequence of it.
The tears were streaming so fast she could not see...
The deal seems so attractive it would be ridiculous to say no...
He's not so daft as to listen to rumours.
14
see also insofar as
15 [PHRASE] cl/group PHR
You use and so on or and so forth at the end of a list to indicate that there are other items that you could also mention.
...the Government's policies on such important issues as health, education, tax and so on...
16 [PHRASE] PHR n
You use so much and so many when you are saying that there is a definite limit to something but you are not saying what this limit is.
There is only so much time in the day for answering letters...
Even the greatest city can support only so many lawyers.
17 [PHRASE]
You use the structures not...so much and not so much...as to say that something is one kind of thing rather than another kind.
I did not really object to Will's behaviour so much as his personality...
18 [PHRASE] amount PHR
You use or so when you are giving an approximate amount.
Though rates are heading down, they still offer real returns of 8% or so...
Matt got me a room there for a week or so when I first came here...
19
so much the better: see better
ever so: see ever
so far so good: see far
so long: see long
so much for: see much
so much so: see much
every so often: see often
so there: see there

Sunday, May 17, 2009

or

A Tiny Man or a Giant Shoe

Boolean logic operator where at least one argument in the expression must be true in order for the whole statement to be true. Often denoted with '+' ('||' in programming languages).
if x=1 and y=0, then
(x OR y) = 1

Referring to someone as a whore but without actually saying the word "whore".
That girl is such an or.

(oh r)
short for orgasm
they lick them rubbed but no ones gonna get an OR from it...

and, to indicate both the phrases to the left and the right must be affirmed
Phil Kerpen should either make Met4physica supermod or a mod in the K forum.

Col. Von Strom: You are exceeding your authority. The Gestapo has no jurisdiction over senior officers of the German Army.
Capt. Hans Geering: Or junior officers.
René: What about café owners?
Capt. Hans Geering: They can do what they like with them.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

but

But I'm a Cheerleader (1999)
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conjunction
to introduce a word or phrase that contrasts with what was said before: I got it wrong. It wasn't the red one but the blue one. ◆ His mother won't be there, but his father might. ◆ It isn't that he lied exactly, but he did tend to exaggerate.

however; in spite of this: I'd asked everybody but only two people came. ◆ By the end of the day we were tired but happy.
Col. Von Strom: OUR retirement fund? I found it!
Capt. Hans Geering: Yes. But I know about it.

when you are saying sorry about sth: I'm sorry but I can't stay any longer.

to introduce a statement that shows that you are surprised or annoyed, or that you disagree: But that's not possible! ◆ 'Here's the money I owe you.' 'But that's not right-it was only £10.'

except: I had no choice but to sign the contract.

before repeating a word in order to emphasize it: Nothing, but nothing would make him change his mind.

(literary) to emphasize that sth is always true: She never passed her old home but she thought of the happy years she had spent there (= she always thought of them).

Idioms: but then (again)
however; on the other hand: He might agree. But then again he might have a completely different opinion.

before a statement that explains or gives a reason for what has just been said: She speaks very good Italian. But then she did live in Rome for a year (= so it's not surprising).

you cannot / could not but ... (formal) that everything else is impossible except the thing that you are saying: What could he do but forgive her? (= that was the only thing possible)

preposition
except; apart from: We've had nothing but trouble with this car. ◆ The problem is anything but easy. ◆ Who but Rosa could think of something like that? ◆ Everyone was there but him. ◆ I came last but one in the race (= I wasn't last but next to last). ◆ Take the first turning but one (= not the first one but the one after it).

adverb
only: I don't think we'll manage it. Still, we can but try. ◆ There were a lot of famous people there: Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts, to name but two.

noun [usually pl.] a reason that sb gives for not doing sth or not agreeing: 'Let us have no buts,' he said firmly. 'You are coming.' ◆ With so many ifs and buts, it is easier to wait and see

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Wednesday, May 6, 2009

as

Ilsa: Kiss me. Kiss me as if it were the last time.

A descriptive superlative; a simile without the comparison.
"That party was cool as!"
"Hey, that girl is fine as"
"Whoa, this lava lamp is trippy as"

Shorthand for Asperger(s) Syndrome- an autistic spectrum disorder. Can be used in both scenenarios. Acronym of NT
Are you NT or do you have AS.
She's got an AS disorder

Short For Asia
Random - I Am Going To Move To AS
Random No 2 - I Will Miss You

this word is really an abreviation for a word that is often offensive. It stands for Attention Seeker. You can be an As or be ASing.
That Annie is such an AS.
Oh my god Candice stop Asing

In German, the word for "ace"
1. Card (in a card game) of highest value
2. Anything that is first class
Do not confuse with the English "ass" which has the opposite meaning!
Er ist ein Tennis-As (He is a first class tennis player)
Sie ist ein As in Mathe (She is a top student in Maths)

Thursday, April 23, 2009

that

Seriously—We're Not Doing That

used to define a certain individual, or object that is the ideal of a particular type of class/group/belonging
Yo yo, there goes Jay-Z. Damn, hes THAT nigga.
Hey, is Paul Panoose south indian?
Heck yeah, Paul Panoose is THAT south indian, bitch.

What won't be done for love.
Rob: "I would do anything for love. But I won't do THAT."

Something I can't let you do
Can't let you do that Starfox

A response in agreement or in support of something just said. Agreeing with someone.
one guy: Man, that was an awesome catch ! other guy: Yeah, that.
one guy: this movie sucks! other guy: that !

not this, often used when pointing at something
Can i have that? No, not this, that.

used when ringing up for cannabis ....
Hello have u got any of "that"?

determiner
used for referring to a person or thing that is not near the speaker or as near to the speaker as another: Look at that man over there. ◆ How much are those apples at the back?
Col. Von Strom: Helga. How did you get up to that little window?

used for referring to sb/sth that has already been mentioned or is already known about: I was living with my parents at that time. ◆ That incident changed their lives. ◆ Have you forgotten about that money I lent you last week? ◆ That dress of hers is too short.
Michelle Dubois: What is the biggest break you've had on this table?
René: Just now, when my wife swallowed that story about the light bulb.

pronoun
used for referring to a person or thing that is not near the speaker, or not as near to the speaker as another: Who's that? ◆ That's Peter over there. ◆ Hello. Is that Jo? ◆ That's a nice dress. ◆ Those look riper than these.
[Helga has come to the cafe to talk to René, when a clattering noise is heard from outside]
Helga: What was that?
René: Just the phantoms falling over the dustbins.
<"'Allo 'Allo!" (1982)>

for referring to sb/sth that has already been mentioned, or is already known about: What can I do about that? ◆ Do you remember when we went to Norway? That was a good trip. ◆ That's exactly what I think.
Mimi Labonq: I cannot hear your heart.
René Artois: That is because you are listening to my appendix.

(plural that) used as a relative pronoun to introduce a part of a sentence which refers to the person, thing or time you have been talking about: Where's the letter that came yesterday? ◆ Who was it that won the US Open? ◆ The watch (that) you gave me keeps perfect time. ◆ The people (that) I spoke to were very helpful. ◆ It's the best novel (that) I've ever read. ◆ We moved here the year (that) my mother died.
Help Note: In spoken and informal written English that is nearly always left out when it is the object of the verb or is used with a preposition.
René: After all that has happened, I could use a little aspirin.
René: I did this in memory of the day that the Kaiser was buried.

conjunction
used after some verbs, adjectives and nouns to introduce a new part of the sentence: She said (that) the story was true. ◆ It's possible (that) he has not received the letter. ◆ The fact (that) he's older than me is not relevant.
Help Note: In spoken and informal written English that is usually left out after reporting verbs and adjectives. It is less often left out after nouns.
[to a communist girl, while being disguised]
René Artois: Can't you see that I am my father?

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

and

Beer And Titties

A conjunction to link two clauses together.
The dog jumped over the fence AND the cat did too.

Boolean logic operator where all values in the argument must be true in order for the whole statement to be true. Often denoted with '&' ('&&' in programming languages).
If x=1 and y=0, then
(x AND y) = 0

Some crazy word when translated into
Spanish = y
French = et
German = und
etc.
Used to link two or more objects which may directly correspond with eachother in the contex or relativity of a sentence.
I'm going to do homework and go to bed now. Bye.

This is an acronym for Asshole Next Door
Example-The person who lives at 812 Bruner is the AND that keeps me up all night with his loud television. The same AND thinks his riced-out Mustang looks cool.

to basicly say "SO WHAT?". when you say and you really juss askin why someone is all in ya BI. *and is said in a smart way.
some chick~ Yea tracie i heard that you was walkin tone to the store last night!
Tracie~ And?...(and your point is?)
And?...(what you gon do about it?)
And?...(finish ya statement!)

To link a phrse or list together. Or when your bored and can't think up conversation, an ice breaker you use 'and'.
She was butters and ugly and disgraceful and fat and she had ketchup and marmite and blood and chocolate down her top.

also; in addition to: bread and butter ◆ a table, two chairs and a desk ◆ Sue and I left early. ◆ Do it slowly and carefully. ◆ Can he read and write? ◆ I cooked lunch. And I made a cake. (= you are emphasizing how much you have done)
Help Note: When and is used in common phrases connecting two things or people that are closely linked, the determiner is not usually repeated before the second: a knife and fork ◆ my father and mother, but a knife and a spoon ◆ my father and my uncle.
Andy Dufresne :I'll keep an eye out for you and the chessboard ready.
Red : They march you in naked as the day you were born, skin burning and half blind from that delousing shit they throw on you,
Red :it can't be expressed in words, and it makes your heart ache because of it. I tell you, those voices soared higher and farther than anybody in a grey place dares to dream.
Red :the place you live in is that much more drab and empty that they're gone.
Warden Samuel Norton: I believe in two things - discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both.
Brooks : I hope wherever he is, he's okay and makin' new friends.
Andy Dufresne :[He points and taps his head] It was in here. [And he gestures over his heart] And in here.
Red :I mean, Mexico is way the hell down there and you're in here, and that's the way it is.

then; following this:◆ She came in and took her coat off.
Andy Dufresne : And if you've come this far, maybe you're willing to come a little further.
Andy Dufresne : I will be hoping that this letter finds you, and finds you well.
Red : and when they put you in that cell, when those bars slam home, that's when you know it's for real.
Red :Andy Dufresne, who crawled through a river of shit and came out clean on the other side.
Red :I hope to see my friend, and shake his hand.
Brooks : The parole board got me into this halfway house called "The Brewer" and a job bagging groceries at the Foodway.
Brooks : It's hard work and I try to keep up, but my hands hurt most of the time.
Brooks :I keep thinking Jake might just show up and say hello, but he never does.

go, come, try, stay, etc. and instead of to, to show purpose: Go and get me a pen please. ◆ I'll come and see you soon. ◆ We stopped and bought some bread.
Help Note: In this structure try can only be used in the infinitive or to tell somebody what to do.
Brooks : The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.
Brooks : I go to the park and feed the birds.

to introduce a comment or a question: 'We talked for hours.' 'And what did you decide?'
Andy Dufresne :Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.

as a result: Miss another class and you'll fail.
Red : I wish I could tell you that Andy fought the good fight, and the Sisters let him be.
Red :It was as if some beautiful bird had flapped into our drab little cage and made these walls dissolve away, and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free.
Red :Their feathers are just too bright and when they fly away, the part of you that knows it was a sin to lock them up does rejoice,

Monday, April 20, 2009

for

Dicks For Sale

fuck our rivals a tagging crew based out of Fresno CA
fucking our rivals sisters
fucken out rageous
flashin on rebels
feel our revenge
freedon of retaliation
fucking our retarded son
the for krew fucked shit up last night

preposition
who is intended to have or use or where is intended to be put There's a letter for you. ◆ It's a book for children. ◆ We got a new table for the dining room. ◆ This is the place for me (= I like it very much).
René: Maria, cognac for the officer. If you would like to, eh
Officer Crabtree: [climbing out of the rubble] There is obviously no piss for the wicked.
Capt. Bertorelli: Mussolini has given me a present for you: the Italian War Hero Medal.
Host:We'll have another story for you next week at the same time. Good night and sleep... well.

in order to help What can I do for you (= how can I help you)? ◆ Can you translate this letter for me? ◆ I took her classes for her while she was sick. ◆ soldiers fighting for their country
Red : The following April Andy did tax returns for half the guards at Shawshank.
Herr Flick: This is very serious! The Gestapo is only insured for third party!
Col. Von Strom: Ah, Helga. What can we do for you?

concerning They are anxious for her safety. ◆ Fortunately for us, the weather changed.
Red: What do you really want to know? Am I sorry for what I did?
Brooks : I guess I'm too old for that sort of nonsense any more.
FBI Agent Nicole Scott: But it's good for you. It's got... honeyglaze. Please die for this crooler, Jess.
Jess Mastriani: Nice neighborhood for the slave trade.

meaningShaking your head for 'No' is not universal.
Paul Clarke: There's only one word for that, Shiv: naive!

purpose or function a machine for slicing bread ◆ Let's go for a walk. ◆ Are you learning English for pleasure or for your work? ◆ What did you do that for (= Why did you do that)?
Warden Samuel Norton: I need a dozen volunteers for a week's work.
Guard Dekins: I was thinking about setting up some kind of trust fund for my kids educations.
Andy Dufresne: We went there for a picnic and made love under that oak and I asked and she said yes.
Andy Dufresne: I'll keep an eye out for you and the chessboard ready.
Lt. Hubert Gruber: What do you want a light for? I just lit it.
Flying Officer Fairfax: [looking down] We're wearing the right clobber for it.
FBI Agent Nicole Scott: Come on. We'll be less conspicuous on foot. Just two girlfriends out for a walk.

a reason or cause The town is famous for its cathedral. ◆ She gave me a watch for my birthday. ◆ He got an award for bravery. ◆ I couldn't speak for laughing. ◆ He didn't answer for fear of hurting her.
Andy Dufresne: I'd be just as indictable as you for laundering that money.
Red : What about you? What are you in here for?
Tyrell: Doc went home for the night. Poor bastard laid there till this morning.
Red : Tommy Williams came to Shawshank in 1965 on a two-year stretch for B&E.
Andy Dufresne :"I doubt they'll kick up any fuss. Not for an old crook like me.
Lieutenant Hubert Gruber: Had it not been for you, René, those Communist girls would have shot us out of hand. How can I ever express my gratitude?
General Erich von Klinkerhoffen: Clearly, you are giving us these ludicrous descriptions because you wish the Gestapo to take the credit for the capture of the Resistance people.

in order to obtain He came to me for advice. ◆ For more information, call this number. ◆ There were over fifty applicants for the job.
Brooks : Not one of them born whose asshole wouldn't pucker up tighter than a snare drum when you ask them for funds.
Andy Dufresne: So Moresby prison issued you your gun but you actually had to pay for it.

considering what can be expected fromThe weather was warm for the time of year. ◆ She's tall for her age. ◆ He's not bad for a beginner. ◆ That's too much responsibility for a child.
Herr Otto Flick: That is the least of your problems. You have been squashed well below the minimum height required for members of the Gestapo.

where going Is this the bus for Chicago? ◆ She knew she was destined for a great future.
Ellis Boyd 'Red' Redding : Andy Dufresne, headed for the Pacific.

a length of time I'm going away for a few days. ◆ That's all the news there is for now.
Red : and for the briefest of moments, every last man in Shawshank felt free.
Red : Me, I think he did it just to feel normal again, if only for a short while.
FBI Agent Nicole Scott: Sir, we have done very well for just a few hours.
FBI Agent Nicole Scott: No going home to do your laundry, no talking to your mother for an hour. You are going dancing tonight, you hear me?

the occasion when happens I'm warning you for the last time-stop talking!
Warden Samuel Norton: Let's say for the moment this Blatch does exist.

a distance The road went on for miles and miles.
Warden Samuel Norton:They'll see the flames for miles. We'll dance around it like wild Injuns!

how difficult, necessary, pleasant, etc. It's useless for us to continue. ◆ There's no need for you to go. ◆ For her to have survived such an ordeal was remarkable. ◆ The box is too heavy for me to lift. ◆ Is it clear enough for you to read?
Jess Mastriani: Easy for you to say, you were not grabbed by a hand from the grave!

who can or should do It's not for me to say why he left. ◆ How to spend the money is for you to decide.
Andy Dufresne: Maybe it's time for you to switch careers.

for all
in spite of: For all its clarity of style, the book is not easy reading.
not important or of no interest or value :For all I know she's still living in Boston. ◆ You can do what you like, for all I care. ◆ For all the good it's done we might as well not have bothered.
Agent #1: I could be married for all you know!