Thursday, June 21

Real English 25-minute


Did you know that the word "minute" has a few different meanings.  In addition, "minute" is used in a bunch of expressions.  See if you understand all of the below.


1.  Do you have a minute?


2.  I'll be with you in a minute.


3.  I'm expecting an important fax at any minute.


4.  The minute I got home, the phone rang?


5.  The secretary took the minutes of the meeting.


6.  Even though only a minute amount of a banned substance was found in the ball player's urine sample, he was suspended 50 games anyway.


7.  Superman arrived to save the day not a minute too soon.


8.  I am really sorry for the last-minute notice, but something came up and I have to cancel our meeting this afternoon.


9.  I don't believe that for a minute.


10.  His pulse was 110 beats per minute.


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