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Explaining and Paraphrasing . Advanced Class The Warehouse Madrid. which basically/simply/just means…. Rajoy said that Spain as of this moment is in no need of help from the Europen Union, which basically means that he’ll ask for the loan at a later date.
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Explaining and Paraphrasing Advanced Class The Warehouse Madrid
which basically/simply/just means… • Rajoy said that Spain as of this moment is in no need of help from the Europen Union, which basically means that he’ll ask for the loan at a later date. • She said she wasn’t ready to start seeing anybody right now, which simply means she’s not ready to start seeing ME right now. • He said he couldn’t commit to a long-term relationship which simply means we aren’t exclusive.
and what it/this/that means is… • We are going to take a bailout from Germany and what that means is our grandchildren will have to pay back what we borrow. • The green grocer next door is going out of business. What this means for us is less foot traffic passing by our door. • John and Julie are “divorcing amicably”. What it means is that neither one holds a grudge against the other.
what I mean by that is… • I can’t want to take you to work anymore. What I mean by that is you have to find yourself another way to get to work. • I don’t find John attractive. What I mean by that is he’s got two teeth missing and bad breath; he’s not my type of guy.
by which I mean • I love the U.S. By which I mean I love visiting the States, not living there.
what I’m trying to say is… • John, we feel that your work in this company has reached its full potential. What I’m trying to say is, you’re fired. • I prefer chocolate to vanilla. You know what I mean? I take my coffee black…What I’m trying to say I like black men over white men.
which is to say • John works on his time management skills once a year, which is to say, never. • Jenny prefer going out to bars with just her girlfriends, which is to say she likes going to bars with females so men by her drinks.
to put it simply • Ann: Do you want me to stay with the company? • Jerry: Well, we think your time here at Dunder Mifflin has run its course. We think we’re limiting your professional potential here. • Ann: Do you want me to stay or not? • Jerry: To put it simply, no.
that is to say… • Ann only starts working when she’s done talking to all her friends on facebook, wassup, and twitten, that is to say, at 5:00 PM when it’s time to go home.
or to put it another way • Aunt Flo came to visit her, or to put it another way, she got her period.
in other words • This morning the government announced that foreigners who have 160,000 can buy a house in Spain and therefore be granted residency. In other words, everyone in the world has “derecho a techo” in Spain except actual citizens of Spain.