Tonight after work we are going to run to Costco to stock up on some supplies for entertaining and summer BBQs. Tonight we’ll pick up some supplies – meat, beer and some cheese. We’re also going to pick up some goodies for Kuniko’s folks, because we’re planning on visiting with them (and Kuniko’s sister) on Saturday. Kuniko will pick me up from Motomachi station and take me over there, but it’ll be our first time to try the new Costco after work on a weekday. I’m hoping it won’t be packed with customers.
Yesterday at work I was trying to explain sarcasm and understating to one of my students. We were studying using a TV program where one of the announcers said to an interviewee, “You seemed to enjoy that a little” after the interviewee had clearly enjoyed something quite a bit. It is pretty hard to explain the concept of understating for humor, but once I thought about it – it is something that English speakers do a lot. Another one of those challenges of teaching, I guess.
