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English 18 Public

Saying things another way

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Paraphrase it: Uncle John has a wonderful sense of humour. Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

I mean, Uncle John is really funny.

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Paraphrase it: 'The answer is correct.' Start your sentence with "I mean/That is to say..."

I mean, it's the right answer.

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Paraphrase it: You need to try harder . Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

I mean/ That is to say, you must make an effort.

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Paraphrase it: 'The children have no manners'. Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

I mean/That is to say the children are rude.

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Paraphrase it: 'This coffee has too much sugar in it. Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

I mean to say/That is to say the coffee is too sweet!

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Paraphrase it: 'This dish has a lot of chillies. My throat's burning!. Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

This food is spicy.

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Paraphrase it: 'Say that again.' Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

I mean/That is to say can you repeat what you said.

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Paraphrase it: 'I need to go'. Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

That is to say, I must leave now.

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Paraphrase it: Can you eat up quickly. We're going to miss the plane. Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

I mean can you hurry up!

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Paraphrase it: Throughout the school year, she woke up early to study.

That is, she studied really hard during the school year.

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Paraphrase it: 'This class has 30 desks.' Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

That is, there are 30 desks in this class.

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Paraphrase it: 'In the past, men wore dresses called a tunic.' Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

Men used to wear a tunic (a dress) in ancient times.

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Paraphrase it: 'She loves swimming and playing Uno.''Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

That is, she enjoys swimming and playing the card game Uno.

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Paraphrase it: 'It was raining so we cancelled plans to go to the beach'. Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

I mean, we didn't go to the beach because of the rain. etc

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Paraphrase it: 'I went with my cousins to watch Superman.' Start your sentence with I mean/That is to say...

That is, my cousins and I, watched 'Superman' at the cinema.

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Paraphrase it: 'I put in a lot of practice, to get my Turkish up to speed'

I mean, after a lot of practice, I could speak Turkish quite well.

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