Daily Vocabulary(2011/05/18)

11141.pet peeve(とても嫌なこと、気に障るもの）
Call me a prig and pedant, but that's one of my pet peeve.
11142.be immune to(～の影響を受けない、～免れる）
We adult aren't immune to to technology's effect in that regard either.
11143.have a lot to answer for(～について大いに責任がある）
The education system really has a lot to answer for when it comes to instilling basic language skills.
11144.overdo(やりすぎる、誇張する）
While I don't think you should overdo there needs to be more wmphasisi on teaching grammar.
11145.abbreviation(略語、省略形）
It's like trying to solve a puzzle because of all the strange abbreviation and odd spellings she uses.
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