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November 9 –November 13, 2009
Colloquial
Colloquial
C ll i l (kuh
(k h low kwee ul )
l k l )
Pertaining to conversational or
common speech
Picture this:
call oak we all
Colloquial speech helps the members of a group of people
to indentify themselves as a different from others.
Colloquial words and expressions should not be used in
formal English.
“OK” is an American colloquial expression that is used
“OK” i A i ll i l i h i d
around the world.
Complacency
Complacency
C l (kum
(k play sen see )
l )
Self‐satisfaction, smugness
Picture this:
come place cents he
Complacency among employees is a problem sometimes faced by
managers of successful companies.
Some experts believe that Japanese industry became complacent after its
S t b li th t J i d t b l t ft it
great success in the 1980s.
Health workers urged parents to guard against complacency and make
sure that their children are immunized against measles and other infectious
h h h ld d l d h f
diseases.
Comprehensive
Comprehensive
C h i (kom
(k prih hen siv )
ih h i )
Thorough, inclusive
Picture this:
com pre‐hens
The new U.S president ordered a comprehensive review of
the armed forces.
A good dictionary must have a comprehensive list of the
words used in a language.
Every ten years a comprehensive census is conducted by the
U.S government.
Coalesce
Coalesce
C l (koh
(k h uh les )
h l )
Combine, fuse
Picture this:
Coal‐less
To work together successfully, military units must coalesce
T k h f ll ili i l
to become a group of like – minded individuals.
The untied began to coalesce as nation during the early
nineteenth century as the experiences of may groups were
communicated around the country.
Our business plan began to coalesce
O b i l b l i
inour minds after
i d f
several discussions