It's me!

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Hi, my name is Karl and I come from Austria. I've lived in the UK for over five years and I'm trying to improve my English so that I can work as an engineer.

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Language Quiz

Choose the most appropriate word to fill the gap

He is taller __________ I thought.

what

for

than

of

 
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Why on earth is this a titfer?

'Titfer' is cockney rhyming slang for hat, from "tit for tat" - rhymes with "hat".

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So what does "tit for tat" mean? It's like "an eye for a eye". If you hit me, I'll hit you right back.

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