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3. Elementary

Topics include: -The difference between "wait" and "hold on" -Do we say "I haven't a dog" in English -"Until", "for" and "since"

Would an English speaker say for example: "I haven't a dog."

I haven't seen him today.

I haven't played with him in years.

I haven't GOT a dog.

"I haven't a clue." "I haven't the faintest idea."

"I haven't a dog" sounds VERY old fashioned.

"for", "since" and "until"

-I studied for three years. -I was blond for a year. -I waited for two hours before I left.

I lived in London for ten years.

I have lived in Berlin for 2.5 years.

I've lived in Berlin since 2020.

-I've been dying my hair since I was 23. -I haven't seen him since the pandemic. -I've been waiting for him since 11 am.

I will wait for him until 12:30, but then I will leave.

-I dyed my hair until summer last year. -I lived in London until 2020. -I studied at Warwick university until 2010.

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Do you think that it will rain today?

What did you do today?

What do you do for a living?

What is the difference between "wait" and "hold on"?

"wait" has more uses:

-The wait was long: 3 hours. -I was waiting at the bus stop. -WAIT! Don't leave without me.

"hold on" is used more like a command...

... like: "Wait! I'm not ready!" "Hold on! I'm not ready!"

Here they can be used the same way.

"Hold on, I can't find my keys." "Wait, I can't find my keys."

"Hold on" feels shorter than "wait".

-"wait" feels more like you are waiting for something to happen "hold on" means you are stopping yourself from doing something

"until" "til"

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Full Video Duration: 18 minutes
Aired: over 1 year ago