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orange is the new black, season 3
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orange is the new black, season 3

Posted on June 12, 2015July 2, 2020 by richyrocks

are u an orange is the new black fan? season 3 of the wildly popular netflix series set in litchfield women’s prison is now available and the trailer for…

english practice from sepp blatter’s resignation
sports

english practice from sepp blatter’s resignation

Posted on June 2, 2015November 12, 2021 by richyrocks

the resignation of sepp blatter as president of fifa has been reported using several expressions that often come up (are discussed) in my classes. this headline comes from…

louis ck introducing dialogue with like & go
comedy

louis ck introducing dialogue with like & go

Posted on May 24, 2015December 20, 2015 by richyrocks

this funny conversation between louis c.k. and conan o’brien has been analyzed previously on richyrocks.com as an excellent example for understanding the idiom take for granted. additionally,…

did an unbreakable kimmy schmidt joke break a dermatologist?
tv

did an unbreakable kimmy schmidt joke break a dermatologist?

Posted on May 15, 2015June 2, 2021 by richyrocks

the popular and uplifting (inspirational) netflix series unbreakable kimmy schmidt is not uplifting for everybody. when fredric brandt, a dermatologist with celebrity clients who is considered a “pioneer in the…

better call saul
tv

better call saul

Posted on April 20, 2015August 15, 2022 by richyrocks

last week i opened netflix to catch episode 11 of the first season of better call saul, the prequel spinoff  to breaking bad. it was disappointing to find…

tighty whities (or tidy whities?) in birdman
movies

tighty whities (or tidy whities?) in birdman

Posted on February 28, 2015March 10, 2020 by richyrocks

last weekend at the 87th academy awards, mexican director alejandro gonzalez iñárritu won the award for best director. alejandro gonzalez iñarritu wining the oscar for…

dance your ass off, freeze your ass off, laugh your ass off etc.
cartoons

dance your ass off, freeze your ass off, laugh your ass off etc.

Posted on February 15, 2015June 14, 2023 by richyrocks

the expression ass off preceded by a verb and a possessive pronoun means to do an activity with intensity. for example, a few years ago dance your…

classy: 3 iconic examples of how it’s been used in the culture
music

classy: 3 iconic examples of how it’s been used in the culture

Posted on February 11, 2015December 26, 2023 by richyrocks

classy is an adjective that means showing high character or stylish. a famous example is the line ron burgundy closed his newscasts with in the movie the…

pete carroll interview after super bowl xlix
sports

pete carroll interview after super bowl xlix

Posted on February 10, 2015June 14, 2017 by richyrocks

on usa today‘s for the win blog, chris chase about a matt lauer interview on the today show with seattle seahawks head coach pete carroll.…

mick jagger & u2 use present perfect to talk about funny things they have learned
music

mick jagger & u2 use present perfect to talk about funny things they have learned

Posted on February 9, 2015February 14, 2022 by richyrocks

one application of the present perfect structure (auxiliary verb have + past participle of a verb) is to talk about experience.  these two top ten lists from the late…

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