Daily Vocabulary(2011/05/17)

11136.get a strong grouding in(～のしかっりした基礎知識を身につける）
We got a strong grouding in grammar and spelling, but not so much in conversational English.
11137.get someone's goat(人を怒らせる）
Lazy clieches like "whatever" really get my goat.
11138.in fairness(公平を期すために言うと）
In fairness, every generation uses catchokrases that seem tailor-made to irritate their elders.
11139.wisdom(知恵）
We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey that no one can take for us or spare us.
11140.irksome(いらいらさせる、うんざりさせる）
What I find more irksome is modern young people's lack of attention to grammar and spelling.
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