Saturday, July 11, 2009



This is an ad for a foreign movie; I think it is Iranian.

"South Asia" means the countries of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the other countries of the Indian subcontinent.

"Central Asia" means the countries south of Russia such as Afghanistan and Iran.

"Middle East" means Israel, the Arab countries and Iran (which is not an Arab country).


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ESL Expression of the Day
"skid" means "slip" or "fall".
"on the skids" is an expression which means "falling", "failing", "poor", "drunk", or "in trouble".
"Skid Row" is old slang for a street where drunks and bums hang out.
"Row" is an old word for a street.