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    Engl Task 3.4.3

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    The document lists 5 pairs of American and British English idioms that have similar meanings: 1) home away from home and a home from home, 2) knock on wood and touch wood, 3) a drop in the ocean and a drop in the bucket, 4) take it with a grain of salt and take it with a pinch of salt, 5) a new lease on life and a new lease of life. It then asks the reader to find idiom counterparts in their native language and discuss cultural differences between the idioms. The response provides one Filipino idiom as an example, "Birds of a feather flock together," which roughly translates to "people with similar tastes and interests stick together" and is

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    The document lists 5 pairs of American and British English idioms that have similar meanings: 1) home away from home and a home from home, 2) knock on wood and touch wood, 3) a drop in the ocean and a drop in the bucket, 4) take it with a grain of salt and take it with a pinch of salt, 5) a new lease on life and a new lease of life. It then asks the reader to find idiom counterparts in their native language and discuss cultural differences between the idioms. The response provides one Filipino idiom as an example, "Birds of a feather flock together," which roughly translates to "people with similar tastes and interests stick together" and is

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    The document lists 5 pairs of American and British English idioms that have similar meanings: 1) home away from home and a home from home, 2) knock on wood and touch wood, 3) a drop in the ocean and a drop in the bucket, 4) take it with a grain of salt and take it with a pinch of salt, 5) a new lease on life and a new lease of life. It then asks the reader to find idiom counterparts in their native language and discuss cultural differences between the idioms. The response provides one Filipino idiom as an example, "Birds of a feather flock together," which roughly translates to "people with similar tastes and interests stick together" and is

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    Engl Task 3.4.3

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    Ahron Culanag
    The document lists 5 pairs of American and British English idioms that have similar meanings: 1) home away from home and a home from home, 2) knock on wood and touch wood, 3) a drop in the ocean and a drop in the bucket, 4) take it with a grain of salt and take it with a pinch of salt, 5) a new lease on life and a new lease of life. It then asks the reader to find idiom counterparts in their native language and discuss cultural differences between the idioms. The response provides one Filipino idiom as an example, "Birds of a feather flock together," which roughly translates to "people with similar tastes and interests stick together" and is

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    Task 3.4.

    American English British English

    1. home away from home 1. a home from home

    2. knock on wood 2. touch wood

    3. a drop in the ocean 3. a drop in the bucket

    4. take it with a grain salt 4. take it with a pinch of salt

    5. a new lease on life 5. a new lease of life

    II. Find out if the idioms have counterparts in your mother tongue. How do American

    English and British idioms differ from your mother tongue counterparts? What
    cultural differences can be noted?

    Answer: One great example for this is “Birds of a feather flock together” is a Filipino adage that roughly
    translates to “people with similar tastes and interests stick together.” The statement is frequently used
    on its own, as a response to anything stated to you, or simply to make an observation. Sometimes
    people manipulate the words in this expression a little to fit a specific context or situation, but the
    meaning of the expression remains the same.

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