This is my fire bush in bloom -- the humming birds and the bees have really enjoyed visiting here. I had hoped to get a humming bird feeding but I have had too much to do to be able to sit out for a while. This is a narrow bed and it took a while to find something that would fit in the space. This one has worked out very well.
Doug has met the challenge of sharing expressions using the name JACK. He brings a British/Irish perspective. Still waiting to hear for others from English speaking countries.
Put on your thinking caps!
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Thanks for posting on my blog! and for liking the bees! You have some good stuff on your blog too. Thanks for stopping by.
My ESL students (adults) were always fascinated and amazed by such expressions as: Has the cat got your tongue? .....It's raining cats and dogs........The poor old man kicked the bucket.......Give me a break.......and many more. Even something so simple as "Take it easy" was very hard for them to figure out. We have no clue just how difficult our English expressions are to people who are just learning our language. It's bad enough that our vowels make so many different sounds....but then these expressions are really troublesome, too...and then there are the words like wound (as in an injury) and wound (like when you wind up some yarn or thread)....not to mention our words like hear/here and there/their/they're. Oh....we have a whole LOT of trouble spots in our language!!! Your bush is quite lovely.
Did I mention 'Jack in the box'
The other tricky words are through,rough,thorough.....
'Jack' a policeman
'Jack' the male figure that strikes the bell of a clock
'Jumping Jack Flash'....
'Jack' one of the money denomimations over there?
I give up now!!
I can't think of a money denomination known as a Jack.
Any you think of which one he means?
Doug, you did good -- I had forgotten Jumping Jack Flash. Counts as a song and a movie!
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