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ESLPodcast579–TellingPeopleWhereYou’reFrom

GLOSSARY

fromaroundhere–fromthelocalarea;borninthesurroundingarea;bornin

thistownorcity

*I’velivedheremostofmyadultlife,butI’mnotfromaroundhere.

originallyfrom–referringtotheplacewhereonewasborn,usuallywhenone

hasnotspentverymuchtimeinthatplace

*He’soriginallyfromDelaware,buthehasspentmostofhisadultlifeinNorth

Dakota.

native–borninaparticularplace

*Herancestorsforthepast200yearshavebeennativesofTexas.

togrowupin–tospendone’schildhoodinaplace;tobecomeanadultina

particularplace

*MegangrewupinIdahowithhergrandparents.

quiteabit–alot;alargeamount

*Theyatequiteabitofthecasserole,butyoucanhavewhat’sleft.

tospendsometime–todosomethingforanundefinedperiodoftime,usually

notforverylong

*Carolinaspentsometimeworkingasawaitressbeforeshedecidedtogoback

toschoolandgethernursingdegree.

adoptedhometown–thetownorcitywhereonehaschosentoliveandwhere

onehasnowlivedforsolongthatitfeelslikeonehasalwayslivedthere

*EventhoughCraigwasborninAlaska,hehaslivedheresince1963andnow

heconsidersTrenton,NewJerseytobehisadoptedhometown.

toshow(someone)around–totakesomeonetomanydifferentplacesinacity

orarea,helpinghimorherbecomefamiliarwiththemostimportantthings

*Sunwasreallygratefultoherco-workersforshowingheraroundMinneapolis

whenshefirstmovedthereforhernewjob.

togetreacquainted–tobecomefamiliarwithsomeoneorsomethingaftera

longperiodofseparation

*Wehaven’tseeneachotherinyears,butIdon’tthinkitwilltakeusverylongto

getreacquainted.

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