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-==EVERYDAY ENGLISH==-

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Bhowmik:
Greeting a person you haven't seen in a long time

I haven't seen you in years!
Long time no see! (informal)
I haven't seen you in an age!
I haven't seen you in a month of Sundays!

a month of sundays = a long time


Expressing surprise at meeting someone

What a surprise to meet you here?
Never thought I'd see you here!
Where have you been hiding yourself?
Have you been keeping busy?
Have you been keeping cool?
Shouldn't you be at work?

Bhowmik:
If you forget the name of your seemingly known person, you might ask him or her in the following way:

I'm sorry; I have forgotten your name.

but not in this way:
What is your name?

If you are going to call someone and in the mean time he or she calls you.
You should say----------
I've been meaning to call you.

Nahid Kaiser:
Give some tips on telephone conversation as well. Its a big problem that some of the students do not know the courtesies relevant to telephone conversation

Bhowmik:
Nahid Madam,

Thank you for your suggestion.
I will post a mock telephone conversation very soon.

Nahid Kaiser:
Thank you Bhowmik.
It would be of real benefit for the students.

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