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ldthemagicman
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WORD of the DAY
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Hello, Everyone, (I �m beginning to feel like a full-time Member of Staff on ESLP!) Here �s today �s WORD of the DAY. What does this frequently-used, idiomatic expression REALLY mean? "Has the cat got your tongue?" (This week is CAT �S WEEK). Let �s have your silliest definition, please. The Winner will be chosen tomorrow night. Les |
9 Aug 2011
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Henriqueta
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Hello everyone!
When a cat catches a mouse, it immediately gets its tongue as a trophy!!!
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9 Aug 2011
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SaraNajm
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"Why is the cat behaving in such a weird way? It never said bad things before!"
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9 Aug 2011
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Minka
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I �d like to write something funny, but I can �t beat SaraNajm �s answer  |
9 Aug 2011
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edrodmedina
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The idiomatic expression �Has the cat got your tongue?� comes from a word which oddly enough has the word cat in it. Catatonic refers to being in a stupor or a condition where one is rendered immobile and unable to speak. The original phrase was �Are you in a catatonic state?� Of course if the person was in such a state the there would be no answer and if an answer was given that would render the question moot or is it mute?Anyway that phrase later became �Has the catatonic state got your tongue?� meaning are you in such a state that you cannot speak. Humans that we are, we are always looking for shortcuts (e.g. Les for Leslie, Ed for Edwin and etc. so that we don�t have to continue the list) the phrase became �Has the cat got your tongue?� |
9 Aug 2011
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maryse pey�
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Well, what about �Has the CATalonian GOThic YOUth Revealed he had spoken the word �tongue � instead of �language � ?
I am afraid he couldn�t... He is deaf, mute and blind...
Poor guy ! So his tongue is useless to speak any language ! |
9 Aug 2011
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seansarto
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"Last words are for fools who haven �t said enough." - Karl Marx
And thus Capitalism �s reply was, "What �s a matta? Cat got yer tongue?" |
10 Aug 2011
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seansarto
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Some say it is like falling in love. |
10 Aug 2011
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sirhaj
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Les, do not overwork yourself, you can take break from ESL printables, take a vacation maybe to France, Italy, Germany, it�s a good escape from those riot, looting and fire.
"Has the Cat got your tongue"
Has the cat managed to French Kiss you
However,
Curiosity killed the Cat
that includes an attempt on kissing humans
Sirhajwan
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10 Aug 2011
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suhakhader
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I think the CAT will get my tongue if I tell a lie!!:) |
10 Aug 2011
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gloriawpai
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I was watching the movie "The Others" when a cat came and got my tongue.
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10 Aug 2011
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