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the clintons say too many americans are in jail
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the clintons say too many americans are in jail

Posted on May 8, 2015February 17, 2018 by richyrocks

yesterday, bill clinton on wednesday conceded that over-incarceration in the united states stems in part from policies passed under his administration. stem from means caused…

living up to the hype: unforgettable examples from 2015
movies

living up to the hype: unforgettable examples from 2015

Posted on May 4, 2015August 9, 2022 by richyrocks

it was a weekend of high expectations for long anticipated entertainment events. avengers: age of ultron came out in the u.s., canada and mexico; and the…

u may be pronouncing mayweather wrong
movies

u may be pronouncing mayweather wrong

Posted on May 4, 2015April 16, 2017 by richyrocks

one important lesson u can take from the fight of the century, at least here in mexico, is the correct pronunciation of floyd mayweather‘s last name, and the…

somebody that u used to know who was a pain u were used to
music

somebody that u used to know who was a pain u were used to

Posted on April 24, 2015June 2, 2021 by richyrocks

it can be difficult for esl students to distinguish between used to + simple verb form to express an activity done in the past but not anymore…

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…

shoulda, woulda, coulda in a popular fifa14 song about oral sex
video games

shoulda, woulda, coulda in a popular fifa14 song about oral sex

Posted on March 24, 2015January 17, 2024 by richyrocks

the latest video on analyzes the lyrics of the song hit it by american authors from the fifa14 soundtrack, most importantly the use of the expression shoulda,…

fracking fever fizzles in mexico’s burgos basin
news

fracking fever fizzles in mexico’s burgos basin

Posted on March 18, 2015January 24, 2018 by richyrocks

earlier this week, national public radio (npr) in the u.s. reported on the progress of fracking (process of fracturing shale rock to extract petroleum and…

knockdowns & knockouts
sports

knockdowns & knockouts

Posted on March 17, 2015May 23, 2022 by richyrocks

last week in a class we had a discussion about the difference between knock down and knock out (phrasal verbs) and their noun equivalents knockdown and knockout. both words are…

the u (& the ima) in fua
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the u (& the ima) in fua

Posted on March 11, 2015January 6, 2017 by richyrocks

this video from my youtube channel defends the use of the letter u to replace the word you.  the mexican inside joke mentioned at :48 is fua which stands for fuerza universal aplicada, in english applied…

pussy riot on house of cards
music

pussy riot on house of cards

Posted on March 7, 2015January 29, 2018 by richyrocks

this post contains no serious spoilers (important story info about a tv episode that will spoil/ruin your viewing experience if u haven’t seen it yet). but……if like me,…

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