Anonymous  +  317084 Fri, 19 Jan 07 04:24 AM Dear teacher, There are more examples, but this cross-section should give You a pretty good taste.   How to paraphrase "give sb. a pretty good taste"?   Thank you very much. Anonymous

	Clive  +  317109 Fri, 19 Jan 07 05:59 AM Hi, There are more examples, but this cross-section should give you a pretty good taste. How to paraphrase "give sb. a pretty good taste"? It's hard to say without some context. Perhaps 'give someone a useful sample' or 'give someone a good understanding of . . . '. Best wishes, Clive Clive Joined on Thu, Oct 28 2004 Canada Veteran Member 29,677 El tango argentino es un pensamiento triste que se puede bailar (The tango argentino is a sad thought which can be danced) Enrique Santos Discépolo Sample

	Grammar Geek  +  317493 Sat, 20 Jan 07 04:17 AM Think of a cake - it has a few layers, some filling, some frosting... if you have one little bite, you might taste the frosting, but not the entire cake. But if you take a bigger bite, you can get a sense of what the entire cake tastes like. So, this cross-section of examples gives you a good sense of what the entire [whatever it is] is like. Grammar Geek Joined on Tue, Jan 10 2006 Veteran Member 19,683 Barbara, who answers in American English. My housekeeping skills attest to the truth of the second law of thermodynamics: Left to themselves, things get more and more random!