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LL: I don't know, I guess I'm just a little shy about it, okay?

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LL: Yeah, he looks like he's a bit off his rocker, but he's probably just really drunk.

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LL: 9:00 am on a Saturday morning? Your professor is either completely off his rocker or he just likes to torture his students.

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LL: Ok, ok. But to me, anyone who likes to go to class on Saturday morning is off his rocker.

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LL: Hey, I forgot to tell you that my sister is giving me the silent treatment. She's mad at me for telling our mom about her new boyfriend.

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LL: To give someone "the silent treatment" is to refuse to talk to that person. My sister is refusing to talk to me because she's mad at me.

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LL: No, she wouldn't even speak to me when I was home last weekend.

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LL: Exactly. If my sister is giving me the silent treatment, then how are we supposed to talk over the problem?

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LL: She probably wasn't really mad at you. She was just upset that you would be so far away.

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LL: Sometimes giving someone the silent treatment is a good idea, though. There are a couple of people I avoid talking to because I know that they like to gossip.

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LL: Hey, Li Hua, you learn fast!

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