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Ask for help > help! Looking for a book! (Vygotskian Approaches...) + a word
help! Looking for a book! (Vygotskian Approaches...) + a word
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subzeroking
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help! Looking for a book! (Vygotskian Approaches...) + a word
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I �m looking for a free ebook of this title:
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"Vygotskian Approaches to Second Language Research"by
James P. Lantolf, Gabriela Appel
I searched the net but to no avail!  So if anyone can help, I �d be most grateful. It �s rather expensive and even if I were to buy it somehow, it would take ages to get here. (if ever!) FYI, I �ve already searched all the libraries and book shops here.
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since I �m posting anyway...
for the life of me I can �t think of a commonly used word for a person (or a child) who eats a lot. I know "glutton" or "gluttonous", but they sound very formal to me! (or am I mistaken?!) I mean, I rarely hear them being used unless it �s a formal or an intellectual situation.
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11 Jun 2010
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lshorton99
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Don �t know about the first but we would say �pig � or �greedy piggy � for the second!
Lindsey
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11 Jun 2010
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almaz
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Unfortunately, I can �t help you with the Vygotsky book, but it �s nice to see his name pop up here.
re �glutton �: I don �t believe the word is as formal as you think, but if you �re looking for something between informal and downright insulting you could do worse than recall the name of the Scottish villain in the �Austin Powers � movies  . I would �ve suggested �pig � as well but I �ve got too much respect for those much-maligned creatures.
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11 Jun 2010
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Lindax
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guttler, gormandizer, overeater, �gobbler; cormorant; �heavy eater; fill-belly; �guzzler; surfeiter; trencher-man; wolf eater; �voracious eater; a large gross feeder; food buff, �a gross feeder; �� piggy eater, �pecker, chow hound; table finisher, chow hound; table finisher
� Am. foodaholic
� Br. gannet�
� vulgar -� greedy-guts
� rare_ guttler; helluo
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11 Jun 2010
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fifey
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To be honest, most people would refer to such people as a gannet, or just simply a pig.
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11 Jun 2010
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fifey
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vygotskyan-Approaches-Language-Research-Learning/dp/1567500250
It �s on Amazon if that helps
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11 Jun 2010
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Jayho
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Apodo is spot on for Australia - we simply use greedy guts for informal occassions for people we know really well (family, good friends) or when talking about someone who is not in earshot. The more polite version (for colleagues etc) is big eater. |
12 Jun 2010
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dturner
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Greedy guts is less common in Canada but understood. It tends to be used more for children I feel. A "pig" if probably what I �d say.
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12 Jun 2010
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