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Thread: at your beck and call
- 21-Jun-2004, 16:34 #1
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at your beck and call Where does it come from?
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- 21-Jun-2004, 16:49 #2
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- 21-Jun-2004, 16:57 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Hmmm I should have googled
My laziness puts me to shame (though I looked up 'beck' this time).
TY blacknomi,
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- 21-Jun-2004, 17:02 #4
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Sure thing.
BTW, what is "point and grunt" school of management?
- 21-Jun-2004, 21:57 #5
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Threadstarter / Original Poster That word-detective site is a goldmine -- TY for the link!
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- 21-Jun-2004, 22:33 #6
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That's right up Tdol's alley.
Originally Posted by blacknomi
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- 22-Jun-2004, 06:38 #7
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meaning...? Originally Posted by RonBee That's right up Tdol's alley. Originally Posted by blacknomi
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- 22-Jun-2004, 17:06 #8
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Meaning he should know that one. (Tdol teaches business English in "real life".) Originally Posted by blacknomi meaning...? Originally Posted by RonBee That's right up Tdol's alley. Originally Posted by blacknomi
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- 22-Jun-2004, 17:29 #9
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Teacher I think he means I point at a book, grunt and students sopmehow work out that I want them to open it. Actually he's wrong- I rarely shut up in class.
- 22-Jun-2004, 17:57 #10
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Thanks, I'll buy your story.
