Jose Carillo's English Forum

General Category => Member Introductions => Topic started by: aiepro on November 23, 2009, 04:24:32 PM

Title: Hello Joe and everyone!
Post by: aiepro on November 23, 2009, 04:24:32 PM

Hi Joe and everyone!

This forum is great!  Thank you for all the articles and discussions. 

Chris
American Institute for English Proficiency

Title: Re: Hello Joe and everyone!
Post by: Joe Carillo on November 23, 2009, 05:19:47 PM

Thanks for the compliment, Chris! We hope to see you and hear from often in the Forum. Cheers!

Title: Re: Hello Joe and everyone!
Post by: maxsims on November 26, 2009, 04:29:38 PM

"...American Institute for English Proficiency..."

Is Chris having a lend of us?    ::)

Title: Re: Hello Joe and everyone!
Post by: Joe Carillo on November 26, 2009, 07:38:11 PM

Maxsims, I'm sorry but I couldn't figure out what you mean by "lend." It must be an idiolect Down Under, for I couldn't find any meaning for it as a noun in my Merriam-Webster's 11th Collegiate. I'd appreciate it if you could explain its meaning.

Title: Re: Hello Joe and everyone!
Post by: maxsims on November 27, 2009, 03:40:14 PM

"Having a lend of" means to take advantage of another's willingness to believe, usually in a humorous manner.    The more gullible you are, the better it works.!

Title: Re: Hello Joe and everyone!
Post by: Joe Carillo on November 27, 2009, 04:53:43 PM

Thanks, maxsims, I learned a new idiom today! Maybe Chris is indeed having a lend of us but I really don't mind at all. A little plug for one's professional outfit--especially if its business is also English--does the Forum no harm. We have the same objective after all.