Their mistakes in spelling, grammar and syntax made my skin crawl.
I know of one ad agency that is so disconcerted that it's posting some of the letters it's received on a Web site dedicated to broken English.
They may be whiz kids with computers, but I still want to say to them, "Hello? That ain't no English."
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could use a little help make someone's skin crawl know of disconcert whiz kid passing grade
────────────────────────────── could use a little help, もうちょっとどうにかなるのではないか ────────────────────────────── ジーニアス英和大辞典より。
could use （物）が欲しい （行為）をするとよくなるんだが …にしても悪くない
────────────────────────────── make someone's skin crawl, (人)をぞっとさせる ────────────────────────────── If something makes your skin crawl or makes your flesh crawl, it makes you feel shocked or disgusted.
ex) I hated this man, his very touch made my skin crawl.
────────────────────────────── know of, 間接的に知っている ────────────────────────────── If you know of something, you have heard of it but you do not necessarily have a lot of information about it.
ex) I know of one girl who moved into a flat with two others.
────────────────────────────── disconcert, めんくらわせる、当惑させる =unsettle ────────────────────────────── If something disconcerts you, it makes you feel anxious, confused, or embarrassed.
ex) The ambassador was clearly disconcerted by the British reaction.
────────────────────────────── whiz kid, 若手の切れ者 ────────────────────────────── If you refer to a young person as a whizz-kid, you mean that they have achieved success at a young age because they are very clever and very good at something, especially making money. [INFORMAL]
"NHKラジオ ビジネス英会話 English-Language Craze (3) 11/2-3 2007"
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