Pronunciation Challenge How the economy shapes our love lives

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What do you think is the basic script for dating nowadays?

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The basic script is that a man shows up at your house, asks whether you will see him, and then you sit together in a parlor and sort of spend time together, with either direct or sort of from-the-next-room family supervision.

Key Vocabulary

1. script

script

[skrɪpt] (n.)

inscribe

[ɪnˈskraɪb] (v.)

2. whether

whether

[ˈweðə(r)] (conj.)

whereupon

[ˌweərəˈpɒn] (conj.)

3. parlor

parlor

[ˈpɑː(r)lə(r)] (n.)

parley

[ˈpɑːli] (n.)

4. direct

direct

[dɪˈrekt] (adj.)

indirect

[ˌɪndɪˈrekt] (adj.)

5. supervision

supervision

[ˌsuːpəˈvɪʒn] (n.)

supervisor

[ˈsuːpəvaɪzə(r)] (n.)