Toms (one of the few people that makes me feel small) is preparing for his high school final exams so I have been working with him on his English skills. These tests are important because they are used to help determine college readiness.
I believe he will do great but I have been adding a few Texas country idioms that I hope he will use when he takes the oral exam. Here are a few examples:
'That dog won't hunt.'
'You can take that to the bank!'
'Ya'll listning to me?' (Are you all listening to me?)
'Tell your momma and them hello'
'I'm fixin' to'
'Bob-war' (barb wire)
'Yew rekkin?' (you reckon?)
'You can just take that someplace else because I don't play that game!'
We have just a couple of more lessons before we have to leave. If I can get him speaking just a bit more like a true Texan he should pass with no problems. Can't you just see his Latvian teacher when he starts his speech with "I'm fixin' to..."and he finishes with "And you can take that to the bank!".
On second thought, I guess he'd better stick with regular English...but it won't be nearly as fun.
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