I ain't doin' that
Learning it the hard way
Writing 101
Vocab-shmockab
100

Clogged plumbing

What is "I got the plumber to fix the plumbing"?
100

To be critical of someone

What is "to be hard on someone"?

100

Closing a letter

What is "sincerely + a comma"?

100

To discover

What is "to find out"?

200

The window broke

What is "I got the handyman to fix the window"?

200

To learn skills and knowledge related to a profession

What is "to learn some tricks of the trade"?

200

Titles are mandatory in essays

What is "heck no"?

200

To waste money

What is "to squander"?

300

I have to work and someone has to take care of the children

What is "I got the nanny to take care of the children"?

300

To learn by making a mistake

What is "to learn the hard way"?

300

Contractions like "can't" are acceptable

What is "no way, Jose"?

300

Be wealthy

What is "to be well-off"?

400

I am at a hotel and the room is messy

What is "I got the maid to clean the room"?

400

No anger

What is "no hard feelings?

400

You have to write the date before you start a letter

What is "you better"?

400

A feeling "in your stomach" that something is right.

What is "a gut feeling"?

500

I don't understand causative get

What is "I got the teacher to explain it again"?

500

Be stubborn

What is "to be hard-headed"?

500

A topic sentence is in the introductory paragraph?

What is "Mid Teens 2020"?

500

To receive money for temporary use

What is "to borrow"?

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