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Who taught: Jeff Today, Jeff, one of my friends at CMU, and I had meetings with students. The meetings were for testing an application done by students and reviewing source code. As we talked about...
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Who taught: Jeff I am a native Korean. How does this sound to you? It sounds OK, right? A few weeks ago, I was in a meeting with my students and Jeff, my colleague. We were talking about last year’s...
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Who taught: Francesmary I am a man. Why do I say that? Well, today’s expression is related with gender. When women say makeup, that would most likely to mean cosmetics such as lipstick or powder...
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Who taught: Jeff Yesterday was Labor Day in the U.S. In most countries including South Korea, May 1 is Labor Day. Do you know why the U.S. chose a day in September to be Labor Day instead of May 1? It...
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Who taught: Jeff and Liz As you drive on a highway in the U.S., you will see many different road signs. Maybe I should write a new post about other road signs later to follow up my old post. But,...
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Who taught: Jeff, Phil and Jake I am thinking of getting a puppy. I mean, I have been thinking about it for a while but this time it is a lot more serious. Why? I blame Mandie. Last week, she sent...
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