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  • magazines magazines bloomberg

  • magazines magazines bloomberg

  • magazines magazines bloomberg businessweek

  • businessweek

  • businessweek and the economist hi james from invid

  • and the economist hi james from invid

  • and the economist hi james from invid i just got the mail i'm like mr rogers

  • i just got the mail i'm like mr rogers

  • i just got the mail i'm like mr rogers here

  • here

  • here went out got the mail got the magazine

  • went out got the mail got the magazine

  • went out got the mail got the magazine the economist why

  • the economist why

  • the economist why are so many governments getting it wrong

  • are so many governments getting it wrong

  • are so many governments getting it wrong and they're talking about covid

  • and they're talking about covid

  • and they're talking about covid which is a very important topic

  • which is a very important topic

  • which is a very important topic you may be seeing this now you may see

  • you may be seeing this now you may see

  • you may be seeing this now you may see this in 10 years from now

  • this in 10 years from now

  • this in 10 years from now but at this time 2019 to 2020

  • but at this time 2019 to 2020

  • but at this time 2019 to 2020 this rocked our world it changed a lot

  • this rocked our world it changed a lot

  • this rocked our world it changed a lot of things

  • of things

  • of things and when that change came new language

  • and when that change came new language

  • and when that change came new language words we had

  • words we had

  • words we had used before but we started using them in

  • used before but we started using them in

  • used before but we started using them in a different way seeing them from a

  • a different way seeing them from a

  • a different way seeing them from a different perspective

  • different perspective

  • different perspective and they got given meaning a special

  • and they got given meaning a special

  • and they got given meaning a special meaning and

  • meaning and

  • meaning and i'm yeah he said it right but even

  • i'm yeah he said it right but even

  • i'm yeah he said it right but even though we

  • though we

  • though we started using these words in some way we

  • started using these words in some way we

  • started using these words in some way we overuse them

  • overuse them

  • overuse them and they lost the power that they did

  • and they lost the power that they did

  • and they lost the power that they did have they once had

  • have they once had

  • have they once had and what i want to do is two things here

  • and what i want to do is two things here

  • and what i want to do is two things here a little bit of education

  • a little bit of education

  • a little bit of education uh for people learning english um what

  • uh for people learning english um what

  • uh for people learning english um what these words mean

  • these words mean

  • these words mean but also to give you a greater power a

  • but also to give you a greater power a

  • but also to give you a greater power a specif specific

  • specif specific

  • specif specific specific being specific

  • specific being specific

  • specific being specific specific specificity i'm not even going

  • specific specificity i'm not even going

  • specific specificity i'm not even going to try anymore

  • to try anymore

  • to try anymore okay because once you start using a word

  • okay because once you start using a word

  • okay because once you start using a word in a general way

  • in a general way

  • in a general way even if it has a very specific meaning

  • even if it has a very specific meaning

  • even if it has a very specific meaning it loses

  • it loses

  • it loses its actual to be very specific or

  • its actual to be very specific or

  • its actual to be very specific or getting it to an accurate point

  • getting it to an accurate point

  • getting it to an accurate point so i want to bring that back so we can

  • so i want to bring that back so we can

  • so i want to bring that back so we can start you're going to see me use

  • start you're going to see me use

  • start you're going to see me use different words

  • different words

  • different words as i explain what these are my pet

  • as i explain what these are my pet

  • as i explain what these are my pet peeves

  • peeves

  • peeves and a pet peeve is something that

  • and a pet peeve is something that

  • and a pet peeve is something that bothers me it doesn't necessarily bother

  • bothers me it doesn't necessarily bother

  • bothers me it doesn't necessarily bother everyone else but when you have a

  • everyone else but when you have a

  • everyone else but when you have a language which is as rich as english

  • language which is as rich as english

  • language which is as rich as english to use four or five words to describe

  • to use four or five words to describe

  • to use four or five words to describe everything

  • everything

  • everything that to me is sad it's like having a

  • that to me is sad it's like having a

  • that to me is sad it's like having a gold credit card

  • gold credit card

  • gold credit card and only using it to buy lollipops you

  • and only using it to buy lollipops you

  • and only using it to buy lollipops you can buy a mercedes

  • can buy a mercedes

  • can buy a mercedes anyway let's go to the board and he's

  • anyway let's go to the board and he's

  • anyway let's go to the board and he's right if i hear that one more time

  • right if i hear that one more time

  • right if i hear that one more time and in north america you'll hear people

  • and in north america you'll hear people

  • and in north america you'll hear people say that and i'm going to give you the

  • say that and i'm going to give you the

  • say that and i'm going to give you the power to change your language and make

  • power to change your language and make

  • power to change your language and make them smile and go

  • them smile and go

  • them smile and go yeah that's right so let's start with

  • yeah that's right so let's start with

  • yeah that's right so let's start with my first one the new

  • my first one the new

  • my first one the new normal this is the new normal we've had

  • normal this is the new normal we've had

  • normal this is the new normal we've had to stay away

  • to stay away

  • to stay away apart from loved ones oh by the way

  • apart from loved ones oh by the way

  • apart from loved ones oh by the way safety whatever this is my psa

  • safety whatever this is my psa

  • safety whatever this is my psa public safety announcement i am not

  • public safety announcement i am not

  • public safety announcement i am not saying not to take this period in time

  • saying not to take this period in time

  • saying not to take this period in time seriously and not to take the proper

  • seriously and not to take the proper

  • seriously and not to take the proper precautions to protect yourself and

  • precautions to protect yourself and

  • precautions to protect yourself and those you love

  • those you love

  • those you love right be responsible in the decisions

  • right be responsible in the decisions

  • right be responsible in the decisions you make this is merely talking about

  • you make this is merely talking about

  • you make this is merely talking about language

  • language

  • language not your health habits okay so if you're

  • not your health habits okay so if you're

  • not your health habits okay so if you're in your area they say wear musk

  • in your area they say wear musk

  • in your area they say wear musk please wear a mask if they say to social

  • please wear a mask if they say to social

  • please wear a mask if they say to social distance please do that okay

  • distance please do that okay

  • distance please do that okay it's not always about you it could be

  • it's not always about you it could be

  • it's not always about you it could be about others

  • about others

  • about others i've been excited i will go back to

  • i've been excited i will go back to

  • i've been excited i will go back to being normal

  • being normal

  • being normal because i'm still pissed off i'm sorry

  • because i'm still pissed off i'm sorry

  • because i'm still pissed off i'm sorry angry

  • angry

  • angry at the overuse of these words so before

  • at the overuse of these words so before

  • at the overuse of these words so before i start a new normal

  • i start a new normal

  • i start a new normal let's look at overused overused is to

  • let's look at overused overused is to

  • let's look at overused overused is to use

  • use

  • use too often too much

  • too often too much

  • too often too much too many times too broadly

  • too many times too broadly

  • too many times too broadly and that's how these words are being

  • and that's how these words are being

  • and that's how these words are being used right now so let's start off with

  • used right now so let's start off with

  • used right now so let's start off with the new normal first of all

  • the new normal first of all

  • the new normal first of all this is a new normal for me an airplane

  • this is a new normal for me an airplane

  • this is a new normal for me an airplane going through my lesson

  • going through my lesson

  • going through my lesson shoot that guy down anyway new means new

  • shoot that guy down anyway new means new

  • shoot that guy down anyway new means new first time right normal means all the

  • first time right normal means all the

  • first time right normal means all the time

  • time

  • time so they don't kind of make sense now i'm

  • so they don't kind of make sense now i'm

  • so they don't kind of make sense now i'm going to explain when we used to say

  • going to explain when we used to say

  • going to explain when we used to say this

  • this

  • this now please keep in mind all of this is

  • now please keep in mind all of this is

  • now please keep in mind all of this is about

  • about

  • about before 2019 somebody might say new

  • before 2019 somebody might say new

  • before 2019 somebody might say new normal and i'll explain a very specific

  • normal and i'll explain a very specific

  • normal and i'll explain a very specific example for you

  • example for you

  • example for you one would be if a couple had a new baby

  • one would be if a couple had a new baby

  • one would be if a couple had a new baby because for that couple prior to the

  • because for that couple prior to the

  • because for that couple prior to the baby or before the baby

  • baby or before the baby

  • baby or before the baby they had a life where they might go out

  • they had a life where they might go out

  • they had a life where they might go out and with their friends drinking have

  • and with their friends drinking have

  • and with their friends drinking have dinner

  • dinner

  • dinner go away for weekends stay up late

  • go away for weekends stay up late

  • go away for weekends stay up late once the baby has arrived it's going to

  • once the baby has arrived it's going to

  • once the baby has arrived it's going to be a new situation

  • be a new situation

  • be a new situation for now but it will eventually become a

  • for now but it will eventually become a

  • for now but it will eventually become a normal situation

  • normal situation

  • normal situation which means it will not end keep in mind

  • which means it will not end keep in mind

  • which means it will not end keep in mind what i just said

  • what i just said

  • what i just said it's not just a new situation but a

  • it's not just a new situation but a

  • it's not just a new situation but a situation that will not end

  • situation that will not end

  • situation that will not end now think about covid and when they tell

  • now think about covid and when they tell

  • now think about covid and when they tell us about

  • us about

  • us about what is happening now they say this is

  • what is happening now they say this is

  • what is happening now they say this is the new normal

  • the new normal

  • the new normal well most of us including myself don't

  • well most of us including myself don't

  • well most of us including myself don't want covet to be

  • want covet to be

  • want covet to be normal forever so i think we should use

  • normal forever so i think we should use

  • normal forever so i think we should use more specific language

  • more specific language

  • more specific language that addresses or tells us that this is

  • that addresses or tells us that this is

  • that addresses or tells us that this is a special circumstance

  • a special circumstance

  • a special circumstance but we will move past it there may be

  • but we will move past it there may be

  • but we will move past it there may be other pandemics in the future but that's

  • other pandemics in the future but that's

  • other pandemics in the future but that's in another time and that will be a new

  • in another time and that will be a new

  • in another time and that will be a new thing in itself

  • thing in itself

  • thing in itself so to call something the new normal

  • so to call something the new normal

  • so to call something the new normal doesn't make sense really

  • doesn't make sense really

  • doesn't make sense really because we are at a special time in

  • because we are at a special time in

  • because we are at a special time in history which we're told

  • history which we're told

  • history which we're told by one of the other words i have on the

  • by one of the other words i have on the

  • by one of the other words i have on the board and then they say it will be like

  • board and then they say it will be like

  • board and then they say it will be like this forever

  • this forever

  • this forever okay all right so you're catching me on

  • okay all right so you're catching me on

  • okay all right so you're catching me on that one

  • that one

  • that one i could say this we could say these are

  • i could say this we could say these are

  • i could say this we could say these are special times

  • special times

  • special times and we can talk about unfamiliar

  • and we can talk about unfamiliar

  • and we can talk about unfamiliar routines you might even say

  • routines you might even say

  • routines you might even say this could be an oxymoron because a

  • this could be an oxymoron because a

  • this could be an oxymoron because a routine is something you do all the time

  • routine is something you do all the time

  • routine is something you do all the time but we're saying this is an unfamiliar

  • but we're saying this is an unfamiliar

  • but we're saying this is an unfamiliar one something new that we have to do

  • one something new that we have to do

  • one something new that we have to do for a while but we're not used to it

  • for a while but we're not used to it

  • for a while but we're not used to it that kind of

  • that kind of

  • that kind of helps with the new normal kind of aspect

  • helps with the new normal kind of aspect

  • helps with the new normal kind of aspect they're getting

  • they're getting

  • they're getting it's not going to be permanent we don't

  • it's not going to be permanent we don't

  • it's not going to be permanent we don't think it will be permanent

  • think it will be permanent

  • think it will be permanent but it is something unfamiliar and a

  • but it is something unfamiliar and a

  • but it is something unfamiliar and a routine that we must do

  • routine that we must do

  • routine that we must do for now special times tells us that

  • for now special times tells us that

  • for now special times tells us that there are normal times

  • there are normal times

  • there are normal times and special times now i have to give

  • and special times now i have to give

  • and special times now i have to give this caveat

  • this caveat

  • this caveat for some people they have said that the

  • for some people they have said that the

  • for some people they have said that the years let's say from 1950 or 1945 till

  • years let's say from 1950 or 1945 till

  • years let's say from 1950 or 1945 till today

  • today

  • today we have been in a special time no war

  • we have been in a special time no war

  • we have been in a special time no war not that many diseases and we have not

  • not that many diseases and we have not

  • not that many diseases and we have not been

  • been

  • been taking care of you know our planet and

  • taking care of you know our planet and

  • taking care of you know our planet and environment

  • environment

  • environment that's an argument to be made but i'm

  • that's an argument to be made but i'm

  • that's an argument to be made but i'm just saying from what we are used to

  • just saying from what we are used to

  • just saying from what we are used to from the generation that is alive now

  • from the generation that is alive now

  • from the generation that is alive now these are special times we are not used

  • these are special times we are not used

  • these are special times we are not used to this

  • to this

  • to this cool so we've got unfamiliar routine

  • cool so we've got unfamiliar routine

  • cool so we've got unfamiliar routine right so

  • right so

  • right so a routine we have to take on we've never

  • a routine we have to take on we've never

  • a routine we have to take on we've never had before and special times

  • had before and special times

  • had before and special times because it goes against the argument

  • because it goes against the argument

  • because it goes against the argument that this covet situation will go on

  • that this covet situation will go on

  • that this covet situation will go on forever and ever and ever and ever

  • forever and ever and ever and ever

  • forever and ever and ever and ever and that's what new normal kind of leads

  • and that's what new normal kind of leads

  • and that's what new normal kind of leads to right

  • to right

  • to right all right so that's one you can use so

  • all right so that's one you can use so

  • all right so that's one you can use so try it's using special times

  • try it's using special times

  • try it's using special times or these are unfamiliar routines for us

  • or these are unfamiliar routines for us

  • or these are unfamiliar routines for us and that gives the idea that i'm

  • and that gives the idea that i'm

  • and that gives the idea that i'm not expecting this to be permanent

  • not expecting this to be permanent

  • not expecting this to be permanent but i do understand as in routine it

  • but i do understand as in routine it

  • but i do understand as in routine it will go on for a little while

  • will go on for a little while

  • will go on for a little while and it's not something i'm used to and

  • and it's not something i'm used to and

  • and it's not something i'm used to and special times

  • special times

  • special times these are not what we normally or how we

  • these are not what we normally or how we

  • these are not what we normally or how we normally live

  • normally live

  • normally live now here's my other favorite one and

  • now here's my other favorite one and

  • now here's my other favorite one and this is funny because

  • this is funny because

  • this is funny because i'm not the only one who said this most

  • i'm not the only one who said this most

  • i'm not the only one who said this most of our government said this one

  • of our government said this one

  • of our government said this one social distancing before 2019

  • social distancing before 2019

  • social distancing before 2019 and you have to be very specific when

  • and you have to be very specific when

  • and you have to be very specific when you talk to people if you ask people

  • you talk to people if you ask people

  • you talk to people if you ask people what is social distancing they'll say to

  • what is social distancing they'll say to

  • what is social distancing they'll say to you right now

  • you right now

  • you right now well of course you stay uh six feet or

  • well of course you stay uh six feet or

  • well of course you stay uh six feet or two meters away from another person

  • two meters away from another person

  • two meters away from another person that's social distancing

  • that's social distancing

  • that's social distancing that is new in our lexicon and lexicon i

  • that is new in our lexicon and lexicon i

  • that is new in our lexicon and lexicon i mean dictionary

  • mean dictionary

  • mean dictionary if you had said to anybody in 2018

  • if you had said to anybody in 2018

  • if you had said to anybody in 2018 i'm going to go to the bar tonight i'm

  • i'm going to go to the bar tonight i'm

  • i'm going to go to the bar tonight i'm going to be dancing and then a social

  • going to be dancing and then a social

  • going to be dancing and then a social distance

  • distance

  • distance they would say have you been drinking

  • they would say have you been drinking

  • they would say have you been drinking what the does that mean what do you mean

  • what the does that mean what do you mean

  • what the does that mean what do you mean you're going to social distance at the

  • you're going to social distance at the

  • you're going to social distance at the bar

  • bar

  • bar you're going to meet somebody right no

  • you're going to meet somebody right no

  • you're going to meet somebody right no i'm going to be social distancing

  • i'm going to be social distancing

  • i'm going to be social distancing it made no sense the idea of being

  • it made no sense the idea of being

  • it made no sense the idea of being social is to be

  • social is to be

  • social is to be in society with people distant means to

  • in society with people distant means to

  • in society with people distant means to be away from

  • be away from

  • be away from now it has come we have used this phrase

  • now it has come we have used this phrase

  • now it has come we have used this phrase now to say social distancing

  • now to say social distancing

  • now to say social distancing because originally they wanted to talk

  • because originally they wanted to talk

  • because originally they wanted to talk about physical distancing

  • about physical distancing

  • about physical distancing because when you stay two feet sorry six

  • because when you stay two feet sorry six

  • because when you stay two feet sorry six feet away from me or two meters

  • feet away from me or two meters

  • feet away from me or two meters we are physically distant we can still

  • we are physically distant we can still

  • we are physically distant we can still be social

  • be social

  • be social i can still say hey fred hey james how's

  • i can still say hey fred hey james how's

  • i can still say hey fred hey james how's the garden going good

  • the garden going good

  • the garden going good what about your dog it's got a litter

  • what about your dog it's got a litter

  • what about your dog it's got a litter we're distant

  • we're distant

  • we're distant physically distant but we're very social

  • physically distant but we're very social

  • physically distant but we're very social now i'm not saying don't use this

  • now i'm not saying don't use this

  • now i'm not saying don't use this because most

  • because most

  • because most western-speaking english-speaking

  • western-speaking english-speaking

  • western-speaking english-speaking countries say social distancing

  • countries say social distancing

  • countries say social distancing but you can make your language more

  • but you can make your language more

  • but you can make your language more specific

  • specific

  • specific and say look i'm going to be physical

  • and say look i'm going to be physical

  • and say look i'm going to be physical doing physical distancing with you right

  • doing physical distancing with you right

  • doing physical distancing with you right now

  • now

  • now because i'm worried about you know

  • because i'm worried about you know

  • because i'm worried about you know someone in my family getting sick

  • someone in my family getting sick

  • someone in my family getting sick telling them basically we can still be

  • telling them basically we can still be

  • telling them basically we can still be social but if i stand away from you it's

  • social but if i stand away from you it's

  • social but if i stand away from you it's nothing to do with not being friendly

  • nothing to do with not being friendly

  • nothing to do with not being friendly right makes sense social distancing you

  • right makes sense social distancing you

  • right makes sense social distancing you could also talk about

  • could also talk about

  • could also talk about computing sitting on your computer

  • computing sitting on your computer

  • computing sitting on your computer that's kind of social distancing

  • that's kind of social distancing

  • that's kind of social distancing but that's completely different than

  • but that's completely different than

  • but that's completely different than what we mean when we say you need to

  • what we mean when we say you need to

  • what we mean when we say you need to social distance when there are two

  • social distance when there are two

  • social distance when there are two people in a room isn't it

  • people in a room isn't it

  • people in a room isn't it on a computer you are being social at a

  • on a computer you are being social at a

  • on a computer you are being social at a distance

  • distance

  • distance you're in halfway on the planet and i'm

  • you're in halfway on the planet and i'm

  • you're in halfway on the planet and i'm over here in fact i'm making a video

  • over here in fact i'm making a video

  • over here in fact i'm making a video here

  • here

  • here and you're over there we're socially

  • and you're over there we're socially

  • and you're over there we're socially distant but we're trying to be social

  • distant but we're trying to be social

  • distant but we're trying to be social in a public space we're talking about is

  • in a public space we're talking about is

  • in a public space we're talking about is not not be friendly

  • not not be friendly

  • not not be friendly it means move away and i think this

  • it means move away and i think this

  • it means move away and i think this would be a better thing to use

  • would be a better thing to use

  • would be a better thing to use just saying give it a try and if you

  • just saying give it a try and if you

  • just saying give it a try and if you have to explain it

  • have to explain it

  • have to explain it then you're probably talking to the

  • then you're probably talking to the

  • then you're probably talking to the wrong person they're like what do you

  • wrong person they're like what do you

  • wrong person they're like what do you mean

  • mean

  • mean what do you mean physically i don't

  • what do you mean physically i don't

  • what do you mean physically i don't understand like you know back up

  • understand like you know back up

  • understand like you know back up back up i'll just email you okay next

  • unprecedented covid

  • unprecedented covid

  • unprecedented covid is unprecedented they say and

  • is unprecedented they say and

  • is unprecedented they say and yes it is a nuvo virus it is new we've

  • yes it is a nuvo virus it is new we've

  • yes it is a nuvo virus it is new we've not had

  • not had

  • not had this virus before however

  • this virus before however

  • this virus before however in the last 400 years we've had 20 major

  • in the last 400 years we've had 20 major

  • in the last 400 years we've had 20 major viruses

  • viruses

  • viruses once again please remember i'm not

  • once again please remember i'm not

  • once again please remember i'm not saying these words are

  • saying these words are

  • saying these words are wrong i'm saying they're overused and

  • wrong i'm saying they're overused and

  • wrong i'm saying they're overused and you can use language which is much more

  • you can use language which is much more

  • you can use language which is much more specific

  • specific

  • specific and actually keeps us thinking about

  • and actually keeps us thinking about

  • and actually keeps us thinking about what's going on as opposed to falling

  • what's going on as opposed to falling

  • what's going on as opposed to falling asleep because we

  • asleep because we

  • asleep because we just use the same words over and over

  • just use the same words over and over

  • just use the same words over and over until they lose their meaning

  • until they lose their meaning

  • until they lose their meaning unprecedented so precedent means to come

  • unprecedented so precedent means to come

  • unprecedented so precedent means to come first

  • first

  • first pre means first seeded means to follow

  • pre means first seeded means to follow

  • pre means first seeded means to follow it's not unprecedented to have a virus

  • it's not unprecedented to have a virus

  • it's not unprecedented to have a virus when they're saying unprecedented what

  • when they're saying unprecedented what

  • when they're saying unprecedented what they mean is the world

  • they mean is the world

  • they mean is the world did not respond the way it has now we

  • did not respond the way it has now we

  • did not respond the way it has now we shut down the whole world the globe was

  • shut down the whole world the globe was

  • shut down the whole world the globe was shut down

  • shut down

  • shut down but they did restrict travel and other

  • but they did restrict travel and other

  • but they did restrict travel and other things back then so our response to the

  • things back then so our response to the

  • things back then so our response to the virus is unprecedented

  • virus is unprecedented

  • virus is unprecedented the virus itself is not

  • the virus itself is not

  • the virus itself is not in 1918 and 1920 we had the spanish flu

  • in 1918 and 1920 we had the spanish flu

  • in 1918 and 1920 we had the spanish flu which wiped out approximately three

  • which wiped out approximately three

  • which wiped out approximately three percent of the planet in fact it was so

  • percent of the planet in fact it was so

  • percent of the planet in fact it was so bad

  • bad

  • bad that air pollution went down they killed

  • that air pollution went down they killed

  • that air pollution went down they killed that many people it just

  • that many people it just

  • that many people it just went down because there weren't that

  • went down because there weren't that

  • went down because there weren't that many people burning you know like

  • many people burning you know like

  • many people burning you know like because back then we would be

  • because back then we would be

  • because back then we would be making fires to cook our foods and that

  • making fires to cook our foods and that

  • making fires to cook our foods and that it wasn't microwaves

  • it wasn't microwaves

  • it wasn't microwaves so that was extraordinary so that leads

  • so that was extraordinary so that leads

  • so that was extraordinary so that leads me to these words

  • me to these words

  • me to these words unparalleled so when something is

  • unparalleled so when something is

  • unparalleled so when something is parallel

  • parallel

  • parallel you're going to get this unparalleled

  • you're going to get this unparalleled

  • you're going to get this unparalleled one is

  • one is

  • one is not close to the other they're not the

  • not close to the other they're not the

  • not close to the other they're not the same they're not on the same lines

  • same they're not on the same lines

  • same they're not on the same lines they're not going in the same direction

  • they're not going in the same direction

  • they're not going in the same direction they're unparalleled okay to say

  • they're unparalleled okay to say

  • they're unparalleled okay to say this is an unparalleled virus is

  • this is an unparalleled virus is

  • this is an unparalleled virus is absolutely correct we have never done

  • absolutely correct we have never done

  • absolutely correct we have never done what we've done

  • what we've done

  • what we've done before that i know of i wasn't alive in

  • before that i know of i wasn't alive in

  • before that i know of i wasn't alive in 1918

  • 1918

  • 1918 and if i was i'd be looking damn good

  • and if i was i'd be looking damn good

  • and if i was i'd be looking damn good right now

  • right now

  • right now 100 year old man okay and in 2010 we

  • 100 year old man okay and in 2010 we

  • 100 year old man okay and in 2010 we didn't do the same thing

  • didn't do the same thing

  • didn't do the same thing now we're not saying it's unprecedented

  • now we're not saying it's unprecedented

  • now we're not saying it's unprecedented we're saying

  • we're saying

  • we're saying something like this has happened before

  • something like this has happened before

  • something like this has happened before but never like this and that to me is

  • but never like this and that to me is

  • but never like this and that to me is more accurate in your language

  • more accurate in your language

  • more accurate in your language what about extraordinary extraordinary

  • what about extraordinary extraordinary

  • what about extraordinary extraordinary means like

  • means like

  • means like super uh really different more than

  • super uh really different more than

  • super uh really different more than ordinary right literally

  • ordinary right literally

  • ordinary right literally extraordinary i love this word because

  • extraordinary i love this word because

  • extraordinary i love this word because it's like it's not just ordinary it's

  • it's like it's not just ordinary it's

  • it's like it's not just ordinary it's extraordinary which kind of makes no

  • extraordinary which kind of makes no

  • extraordinary which kind of makes no sense when you think about it

  • sense when you think about it

  • sense when you think about it because if something's extraordinary

  • because if something's extraordinary

  • because if something's extraordinary it's really normal

  • it's really normal

  • it's really normal it's like it's normally normally

  • it's like it's normally normally

  • it's like it's normally normally normally but we say this means

  • normally but we say this means

  • normally but we say this means above ordinary so this is an exhaust

  • above ordinary so this is an exhaust

  • above ordinary so this is an exhaust external

  • external

  • external extraordinary time see i'm getting upset

  • extraordinary time see i'm getting upset

  • extraordinary time see i'm getting upset about this

  • about this

  • about this it's an extraordinary time it's like

  • it's an extraordinary time it's like

  • it's an extraordinary time it's like it's not normal it's not an ordinary

  • it's not normal it's not an ordinary

  • it's not normal it's not an ordinary time

  • time

  • time and here unparalleled it's not nothing

  • and here unparalleled it's not nothing

  • and here unparalleled it's not nothing has been like it before

  • has been like it before

  • has been like it before which is better than saying

  • which is better than saying

  • which is better than saying unprecedented in my opinion and you can

  • unprecedented in my opinion and you can

  • unprecedented in my opinion and you can play with the language it still gives

  • play with the language it still gives

  • play with the language it still gives your message across

  • your message across

  • your message across in fact because you're not speaking like

  • in fact because you're not speaking like

  • in fact because you're not speaking like everyone else

  • everyone else

  • everyone else people will pay more attention to what

  • people will pay more attention to what

  • people will pay more attention to what you're saying right

  • you're saying right

  • you're saying right the the rate of infection across the

  • the the rate of infection across the

  • the the rate of infection across the globe has been unparalleled we've never

  • globe has been unparalleled we've never

  • globe has been unparalleled we've never seen anything like that before

  • seen anything like that before

  • seen anything like that before right

  • essential workers now before you get

  • essential workers now before you get

  • essential workers now before you get upset because

  • upset because

  • upset because some of you will be like well i'm a

  • some of you will be like well i'm a

  • some of you will be like well i'm a grocery worker i was told i'm an

  • grocery worker i was told i'm an

  • grocery worker i was told i'm an essential worker

  • essential worker

  • essential worker and then some of you are police going

  • and then some of you are police going

  • and then some of you are police going i'm an essential worker and some of you

  • i'm an essential worker and some of you

  • i'm an essential worker and some of you are

  • are

  • are let me say uh brain surgeons

  • let me say uh brain surgeons

  • let me say uh brain surgeons and you're being called a central worker

  • and you're being called a central worker

  • and you're being called a central worker and all of you might be looking at each

  • and all of you might be looking at each

  • and all of you might be looking at each other going oh

  • other going oh

  • other going oh no hold on i said no no no and i'm like

  • no hold on i said no no no and i'm like

  • no hold on i said no no no and i'm like you're kind of right

  • you're kind of right

  • you're kind of right in this time all of these people are uh

  • in this time all of these people are uh

  • in this time all of these people are uh in my opinion

  • in my opinion

  • in my opinion uh brave to go into places where there

  • uh brave to go into places where there

  • uh brave to go into places where there is possible danger

  • is possible danger

  • is possible danger that they didn't sign up for but the

  • that they didn't sign up for but the

  • that they didn't sign up for but the level

  • level

  • level of i'm not saying importance as in

  • of i'm not saying importance as in

  • of i'm not saying importance as in status

  • status

  • status you know who's better but that society

  • you know who's better but that society

  • you know who's better but that society needs

  • needs

  • needs can be defined by using better words

  • can be defined by using better words

  • can be defined by using better words an example a friend of mine gave me

  • an example a friend of mine gave me

  • an example a friend of mine gave me if we have grocery workers they are i

  • if we have grocery workers they are i

  • if we have grocery workers they are i would say they are necessary workers

  • would say they are necessary workers

  • would say they are necessary workers in some cases we might say indispensable

  • in some cases we might say indispensable

  • in some cases we might say indispensable right

  • right

  • right but i wouldn't call them crucial and you

  • but i wouldn't call them crucial and you

  • but i wouldn't call them crucial and you go why not well here's the deal

  • go why not well here's the deal

  • go why not well here's the deal my friend put it this way if you have a

  • my friend put it this way if you have a

  • my friend put it this way if you have a grocery work and you need a gross

  • grocery work and you need a gross

  • grocery work and you need a gross workers you can go

  • workers you can go

  • workers you can go out today grab five people and say okay

  • out today grab five people and say okay

  • out today grab five people and say okay you need to sell groceries

  • you need to sell groceries

  • you need to sell groceries no problem here's where we have a

  • no problem here's where we have a

  • no problem here's where we have a problem

  • problem

  • problem you need heart people people heart

  • you need heart people people heart

  • you need heart people people heart surgeons to work on your heart you go

  • surgeons to work on your heart you go

  • surgeons to work on your heart you go out and grab five people go okay

  • out and grab five people go okay

  • out and grab five people go okay here's a scalpel go operate you just

  • here's a scalpel go operate you just

  • here's a scalpel go operate you just killed five people

  • killed five people

  • killed five people now some people are crucial right

  • now some people are crucial right

  • now some people are crucial right people who are organizing are police

  • people who are organizing are police

  • people who are organizing are police hospitals not those are those are

  • hospitals not those are those are

  • hospitals not those are those are crucial

  • crucial

  • crucial some people are necessary and some

  • some people are necessary and some

  • some people are necessary and some people are indispensable without it

  • people are indispensable without it

  • people are indispensable without it nothing works the guys who keep the

  • nothing works the guys who keep the

  • nothing works the guys who keep the light on the guys

  • light on the guys

  • light on the guys and girls that keep the lights on right

  • and girls that keep the lights on right

  • and girls that keep the lights on right they're indispensable we need them in

  • they're indispensable we need them in

  • they're indispensable we need them in society

  • society

  • society especially at this time so i'm saying we

  • especially at this time so i'm saying we

  • especially at this time so i'm saying we can use these words

  • can use these words

  • can use these words to still honor the people doing the jobs

  • to still honor the people doing the jobs

  • to still honor the people doing the jobs but also let us know

  • but also let us know

  • but also let us know what we need to have for sure what we

  • what we need to have for sure what we

  • what we need to have for sure what we can manage

  • can manage

  • can manage and what we should appreciate but

  • and what we should appreciate but

  • and what we should appreciate but they won't the world won't stop if they

  • they won't the world won't stop if they

  • they won't the world won't stop if they aren't there and i want to make sure i

  • aren't there and i want to make sure i

  • aren't there and i want to make sure i make a point of saying it's funny how it

  • make a point of saying it's funny how it

  • make a point of saying it's funny how it took

  • took

  • took code in 2019 2020 for people to realize

  • code in 2019 2020 for people to realize

  • code in 2019 2020 for people to realize that

  • that

  • that all jobs are necessary yeah

  • all jobs are necessary yeah

  • all jobs are necessary yeah you need the grocery guide just like you

  • you need the grocery guide just like you

  • you need the grocery guide just like you need the firemen just the point to keep

  • need the firemen just the point to keep

  • need the firemen just the point to keep right respect people who are working so

  • right respect people who are working so

  • right respect people who are working so anyway so essential workers is floated

  • anyway so essential workers is floated

  • anyway so essential workers is floated by our politicians and people in the

  • by our politicians and people in the

  • by our politicians and people in the news all the time

  • news all the time

  • news all the time everyone's an essential worker and to

  • everyone's an essential worker and to

  • everyone's an essential worker and to the point you're like

  • the point you're like

  • the point you're like i actually knew this one woman who was a

  • i actually knew this one woman who was a

  • i actually knew this one woman who was a massage person and she was like

  • massage person and she was like

  • massage person and she was like our careers we are essential workers

  • our careers we are essential workers

  • our careers we are essential workers because we massage the people who do the

  • because we massage the people who do the

  • because we massage the people who do the heavy work and like

  • heavy work and like

  • heavy work and like you're necessary doubt it people need

  • you're necessary doubt it people need

  • you're necessary doubt it people need you

  • you

  • you but crucial

  • moving on that's why that's up there

  • moving on that's why that's up there

  • moving on that's why that's up there okay

  • okay

  • okay trying times this is another one where

  • trying times this is another one where

  • trying times this is another one where you get

  • you get

  • you get prime ministers and presidents these are

  • prime ministers and presidents these are

  • prime ministers and presidents these are trying times for the people

  • trying times for the people

  • trying times for the people right now what does that mean

  • right now what does that mean

  • right now what does that mean now if you speak english you know it has

  • now if you speak english you know it has

  • now if you speak english you know it has it's like

  • it's like

  • it's like difficult times right if you don't speak

  • difficult times right if you don't speak

  • difficult times right if you don't speak english you're like what are they trying

  • english you're like what are they trying

  • english you're like what are they trying to do

  • to do

  • to do are they trying to eradicate the disease

  • are they trying to eradicate the disease

  • are they trying to eradicate the disease or what i don't know but yeah

  • or what i don't know but yeah

  • or what i don't know but yeah we are trying trying in this case means

  • we are trying trying in this case means

  • we are trying trying in this case means stressful

  • stressful

  • stressful but even using this word it's not a fair

  • but even using this word it's not a fair

  • but even using this word it's not a fair word to use because

  • word to use because

  • word to use because i've given you three words that can

  • i've given you three words that can

  • i've given you three words that can really help you understand

  • really help you understand

  • really help you understand what it might mean for different people

  • what it might mean for different people

  • what it might mean for different people okay quickly stressful times if you

  • okay quickly stressful times if you

  • okay quickly stressful times if you are a man or a woman that used to go to

  • are a man or a woman that used to go to

  • are a man or a woman that used to go to an office

  • an office

  • an office and suddenly you're at home because you

  • and suddenly you're at home because you

  • and suddenly you're at home because you have to work from home

  • have to work from home

  • have to work from home because of physical distancing

  • because of physical distancing

  • because of physical distancing requirements

  • requirements

  • requirements see how i use that you can too so you're

  • see how i use that you can too so you're

  • see how i use that you can too so you're at home

  • at home

  • at home but your kids are at home too because

  • but your kids are at home too because

  • but your kids are at home too because they are also

  • they are also

  • they are also physical distancing from other students

  • physical distancing from other students

  • physical distancing from other students that's a very stressful time for you

  • that's a very stressful time for you

  • that's a very stressful time for you because you've got to manage your

  • because you've got to manage your

  • because you've got to manage your children and you've got to do your job

  • children and you've got to do your job

  • children and you've got to do your job right that's stressful that is different

  • right that's stressful that is different

  • right that's stressful that is different than demanding times

  • than demanding times

  • than demanding times when we say these are demanding times we

  • when we say these are demanding times we

  • when we say these are demanding times we might be saying to you

  • might be saying to you

  • might be saying to you something like this your government

  • something like this your government

  • something like this your government requires you to do something they're

  • requires you to do something they're

  • requires you to do something they're demanding

  • demanding

  • demanding something of you and we know we're

  • something of you and we know we're

  • something of you and we know we're asking you to do a lot

  • asking you to do a lot

  • asking you to do a lot yes it causes stress but there's more

  • yes it causes stress but there's more

  • yes it causes stress but there's more the thing that you're asking me to do a

  • the thing that you're asking me to do a

  • the thing that you're asking me to do a lot you're asking me not to see my

  • lot you're asking me not to see my

  • lot you're asking me not to see my family

  • family

  • family you're asking me not to see my friends

  • you're asking me not to see my friends

  • you're asking me not to see my friends you're asking me not to socialize you're

  • you're asking me not to socialize you're

  • you're asking me not to socialize you're demanding a lot of me

  • demanding a lot of me

  • demanding a lot of me it could be stressful but really what

  • it could be stressful but really what

  • it could be stressful but really what i'm concerned about is the demands you

  • i'm concerned about is the demands you

  • i'm concerned about is the demands you were placing on me

  • were placing on me

  • were placing on me so you can say to people i know these

  • so you can say to people i know these

  • so you can say to people i know these are demanding times your the country and

  • are demanding times your the country and

  • are demanding times your the country and your fellow citizens are asking a lot of

  • your fellow citizens are asking a lot of

  • your fellow citizens are asking a lot of you

  • you

  • you and that means more to me or resonates

  • and that means more to me or resonates

  • and that means more to me or resonates more than stress because i'm not a

  • more than stress because i'm not a

  • more than stress because i'm not a parent with children at home

  • parent with children at home

  • parent with children at home right both are speaking but we're very

  • right both are speaking but we're very

  • right both are speaking but we're very being very specific

  • being very specific

  • being very specific now here's a very simple word that you

  • now here's a very simple word that you

  • now here's a very simple word that you might say well heart is up there what

  • might say well heart is up there what

  • might say well heart is up there what does that mean

  • does that mean

  • does that mean okay my friend here we go remember the

  • okay my friend here we go remember the

  • okay my friend here we go remember the person at home working

  • person at home working

  • person at home working working at home well they're bringing in

  • working at home well they're bringing in

  • working at home well they're bringing in money okay

  • money okay

  • money okay um so they've got money coming in so

  • um so they've got money coming in so

  • um so they've got money coming in so they can pay for their food their house

  • they can pay for their food their house

  • they can pay for their food their house their lights and everything else

  • their lights and everything else

  • their lights and everything else and their kids demanding well they've

  • and their kids demanding well they've

  • and their kids demanding well they've got demands on them sure but

  • got demands on them sure but

  • got demands on them sure but uh they're okay they've got a home over

  • uh they're okay they've got a home over

  • uh they're okay they've got a home over there they've got a house over their

  • there they've got a house over their

  • there they've got a house over their head

  • head

  • head and they've got money so what are hard

  • and they've got money so what are hard

  • and they've got money so what are hard times

  • times

  • times hard times when you don't have food in

  • hard times when you don't have food in

  • hard times when you don't have food in your house

  • your house

  • your house you don't have a place you can stay

  • you don't have a place you can stay

  • you don't have a place you can stay permanently

  • permanently

  • permanently you don't know where the money is going

  • you don't know where the money is going

  • you don't know where the money is going to come from and you don't know if

  • to come from and you don't know if

  • to come from and you don't know if you're going to be living

  • you're going to be living

  • you're going to be living in this place it's not paycheck to

  • in this place it's not paycheck to

  • in this place it's not paycheck to paycheck you have no clue

  • paycheck you have no clue

  • paycheck you have no clue maybe you have nothing and you're about

  • maybe you have nothing and you're about

  • maybe you have nothing and you're about to live on the street

  • to live on the street

  • to live on the street those are hard times so you can have

  • those are hard times so you can have

  • those are hard times so you can have people in the same time these trying

  • people in the same time these trying

  • people in the same time these trying times

  • times

  • times some are having stressful times they

  • some are having stressful times they

  • some are having stressful times they live in nice houses but they've got

  • live in nice houses but they've got

  • live in nice houses but they've got their kids and they're driving them

  • their kids and they're driving them

  • their kids and they're driving them crazy

  • crazy

  • crazy some have demanding times where lots are

  • some have demanding times where lots are

  • some have demanding times where lots are being asked for them they have to take

  • being asked for them they have to take

  • being asked for them they have to take care of their elderly in their home

  • care of their elderly in their home

  • care of their elderly in their home right in italy that happen people are

  • right in italy that happen people are

  • right in italy that happen people are having a lot of their older folks at

  • having a lot of their older folks at

  • having a lot of their older folks at their home

  • their home

  • their home and people are dying so you know that's

  • and people are dying so you know that's

  • and people are dying so you know that's very demanding on people

  • very demanding on people

  • very demanding on people hard times is you have no money no place

  • hard times is you have no money no place

  • hard times is you have no money no place to go

  • to go

  • to go that's different different levels but

  • that's different different levels but

  • that's different different levels but look at the level of specific

  • look at the level of specific

  • look at the level of specific specifics i try it again i give up how

  • specifics i try it again i give up how

  • specifics i try it again i give up how we got very specific with the language

  • we got very specific with the language

  • we got very specific with the language i'm going to get that word down i swear

  • i'm going to get that word down i swear

  • i'm going to get that word down i swear but

  • but

  • but this is very very very very specific

  • this is very very very very specific

  • this is very very very very specific okay and it gives me more information

  • okay and it gives me more information

  • okay and it gives me more information when you say my friend is facing hard

  • when you say my friend is facing hard

  • when you say my friend is facing hard times i'm going to oh

  • times i'm going to oh

  • times i'm going to oh because i get an idea very quickly when

  • because i get an idea very quickly when

  • because i get an idea very quickly when you're saying stressful times i'm like

  • you're saying stressful times i'm like

  • you're saying stressful times i'm like oh how's the job how's the family going

  • oh how's the job how's the family going

  • oh how's the job how's the family going and see how that can change just by one

  • and see how that can change just by one

  • and see how that can change just by one word well anyway i did the snap by

  • word well anyway i did the snap by

  • word well anyway i did the snap by accident

  • accident

  • accident i'm like thanos i'm practicing and i'm

  • i'm like thanos i'm practicing and i'm

  • i'm like thanos i'm practicing and i'm going to snap again and half of you you

  • going to snap again and half of you you

  • going to snap again and half of you you know you're all

  • know you're all

  • know you're all reaper next and we're back

  • reaper next and we're back

  • reaper next and we're back a special time of hours like that okay

  • a special time of hours like that okay

  • a special time of hours like that okay we're going to go to the board

  • we're going to go to the board

  • we're going to go to the board practice a little bit more where's my

  • practice a little bit more where's my

  • practice a little bit more where's my magic marker

  • it's quiz time all right so first we're

  • it's quiz time all right so first we're

  • it's quiz time all right so first we're going to do

  • going to do

  • going to do got to get this ready here

  • when a routine situation has changed but

  • when a routine situation has changed but

  • when a routine situation has changed but you don't want to normalize it

  • you don't want to normalize it

  • you don't want to normalize it when we talk about normalizing something

  • when we talk about normalizing something

  • when we talk about normalizing something we mean to make it like everyday

  • we mean to make it like everyday

  • we mean to make it like everyday normal regular okay

  • normal regular okay

  • normal regular okay so what would you use to modify this

  • so what would you use to modify this

  • so what would you use to modify this to let people know that okay

  • to let people know that okay

  • to let people know that okay i know this is different and it might go

  • i know this is different and it might go

  • i know this is different and it might go on for a while but i want to give

  • on for a while but i want to give

  • on for a while but i want to give special attention to this period of time

  • special attention to this period of time

  • special attention to this period of time i gave you two terms but i'm

  • i gave you two terms but i'm

  • i gave you two terms but i'm specifically looking for one

  • specifically looking for one

  • specifically looking for one because you don't want to normalize it

  • because you don't want to normalize it

  • because you don't want to normalize it that's right special because we all know

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  • that's right special because we all know that special

  • that special

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  • means it's not regular it's not normal

  • means it's not regular it's not normal so when you

  • so when you

  • so when you these are special times we know there

  • these are special times we know there

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  • are different times this is a special

  • are different times this is a special one that we have to pay attention to

  • one that we have to pay attention to

  • one that we have to pay attention to and a pandemic is a special time right

  • and a pandemic is a special time right

  • and a pandemic is a special time right not like christmas

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  • not like christmas but it's a special time when a situation

  • but it's a special time when a situation

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  • i gave you two words and i do want you

  • i gave you two words and i do want you to remember these words

  • to remember these words

  • to remember these words okay what do you think they would be

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  • that's right notice i said has no equal

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  • and i'm going to help you with this one

  • and i'm going to help you with this one because i have a difficulty spelling

  • because i have a difficulty spelling

  • because i have a difficulty spelling this word myself

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  • para means side by side so it's double l

  • para means side by side so it's double l you can remember parallels you know the

  • you can remember parallels you know the

  • you can remember parallels you know the double littles in there and

  • double littles in there and

  • double littles in there and we talked about being extraordinary

  • we talked about being extraordinary

  • we talked about being extraordinary remember i made that joke

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  • it's not just ordinary it's

  • it's not just ordinary it's extraordinary which should mean

  • extraordinary which should mean

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  • really normal but it doesn't it means

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  • special

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  • anyway third when a situation

  • anyway third when a situation causes a lot of stress and i've helped

  • causes a lot of stress and i've helped

  • causes a lot of stress and i've helped you with this one

  • you with this one

  • you with this one what do you think it would be

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  • well if you don't know the answer to

  • well if you don't know the answer to this question you would say it is

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  • stressful times right these are

  • stressful times right these are

  • stressful times right these are stressful times

  • stressful times

  • stressful times tests can be stressful i can tell you

  • tests can be stressful i can tell you

  • tests can be stressful i can tell you that now what about number four

  • that now what about number four

  • that now what about number four i'm sorry number five for our blanks

  • i'm sorry number five for our blanks

  • i'm sorry number five for our blanks number four question

  • number four question

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  • when an operation or situation won't

  • when an operation or situation won't work without this

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  • so something if it's not there it has to

  • so something if it's not there it has to be

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  • be there's you can't work without it what

  • there's you can't work without it what

  • there's you can't work without it what would you call it

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  • well it's crucial it's crucial

  • well it's crucial it's crucial

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  • if it's crucial it's just you don't have

  • if it's crucial it's just you don't have it nothing's going to happen

  • it nothing's going to happen

  • it nothing's going to happen right oxygen is crucial for breathing no

  • right oxygen is crucial for breathing no

  • right oxygen is crucial for breathing no oxygen

  • oxygen

  • oxygen you did and number six another thing but

  • you did and number six another thing but

  • you did and number six another thing but five a question you need to keep a safe

  • five a question you need to keep a safe

  • five a question you need to keep a safe what distance away

  • yeah i like this one better than the one

  • yeah i like this one better than the one

  • yeah i like this one better than the one we use currently

  • we use currently

  • we use currently as physical distancing because it's true

  • as physical distancing because it's true

  • as physical distancing because it's true you need to stay

  • you need to stay

  • you need to stay physically away and as i said as a psa

  • physically away and as i said as a psa

  • physically away and as i said as a psa is a public safe

  • is a public safe

  • is a public safe safe the public service announcement a

  • safe the public service announcement a

  • safe the public service announcement a public safety announcement don't

  • public safety announcement don't

  • public safety announcement don't remember

  • remember

  • remember but it's supposed to make you safe and

  • but it's supposed to make you safe and

  • but it's supposed to make you safe and feel safe better at home

  • feel safe better at home

  • feel safe better at home stay safe stay healthy okay do whatever

  • stay safe stay healthy okay do whatever

  • stay safe stay healthy okay do whatever the

  • the

  • the experts in your region say is right for

  • experts in your region say is right for

  • experts in your region say is right for your people

  • your people

  • your people okay i'm not in your country so i don't

  • okay i'm not in your country so i don't

  • okay i'm not in your country so i don't know but take care of yourselves

  • know but take care of yourselves

  • know but take care of yourselves next these okay this whole lesson

  • next these okay this whole lesson

  • next these okay this whole lesson was based on these two words these two

  • was based on these two words these two

  • was based on these two words these two words are in my opinion are overused

  • words are in my opinion are overused

  • words are in my opinion are overused and then i just thought covid would be a

  • and then i just thought covid would be a

  • and then i just thought covid would be a good one to work on that but these are

  • good one to work on that but these are

  • good one to work on that but these are pet peeves pet peeves are things that

  • pet peeves pet peeves are things that

  • pet peeves pet peeves are things that upset me

  • upset me

  • upset me personally may not be everybody else but

  • personally may not be everybody else but

  • personally may not be everybody else but to me

  • to me

  • to me oh they drive me crazy the word journey

  • oh they drive me crazy the word journey

  • oh they drive me crazy the word journey and some of you are like why you got a

  • and some of you are like why you got a

  • and some of you are like why you got a problem with journey

  • problem with journey

  • problem with journey if you watch american television or

  • if you watch american television or

  • if you watch american television or north american television

  • north american television

  • north american television and i don't know if this is in england

  • and i don't know if this is in england

  • and i don't know if this is in england wales scotland maybe they have

  • wales scotland maybe they have

  • wales scotland maybe they have this program everywhere there's a

  • this program everywhere there's a

  • this program everywhere there's a problem called the bachelor and also the

  • problem called the bachelor and also the

  • problem called the bachelor and also the bachelorette

  • bachelorette

  • bachelorette and this is crazy but this is the

  • and this is crazy but this is the

  • and this is crazy but this is the premise okay this is the idea

  • premise okay this is the idea

  • premise okay this is the idea one person gets to date 25 other people

  • one person gets to date 25 other people

  • one person gets to date 25 other people for three months and everybody knows

  • for three months and everybody knows

  • for three months and everybody knows about it in fact the men

  • about it in fact the men

  • about it in fact the men and the women they're dating live in the

  • and the women they're dating live in the

  • and the women they're dating live in the same house and they go out on dates and

  • same house and they go out on dates and

  • same house and they go out on dates and nice places like spain italy they'll

  • nice places like spain italy they'll

  • nice places like spain italy they'll come to the mountains in

  • come to the mountains in

  • come to the mountains in america and the company pays for it so

  • america and the company pays for it so

  • america and the company pays for it so the person doing the dating doesn't pay

  • the person doing the dating doesn't pay

  • the person doing the dating doesn't pay for anything

  • for anything

  • for anything anyway they go all over these places and

  • anyway they go all over these places and

  • anyway they go all over these places and then they talk about it but this is the

  • then they talk about it but this is the

  • then they talk about it but this is the key word i don't watch this program

  • key word i don't watch this program

  • key word i don't watch this program before you think i do

  • before you think i do

  • before you think i do i just usually come home because i leave

  • i just usually come home because i leave

  • i just usually come home because i leave my tv on and this program is on usually

  • my tv on and this program is on usually

  • my tv on and this program is on usually i think monday nights see i don't even

  • i think monday nights see i don't even

  • i think monday nights see i don't even know i just know i walk in the door

  • know i just know i walk in the door

  • know i just know i walk in the door and i hear this word as soon as i walk

  • and i hear this word as soon as i walk

  • and i hear this word as soon as i walk in the door i'm like taking my bag off

  • in the door i'm like taking my bag off

  • in the door i'm like taking my bag off this journey we've been on week one this

  • this journey we've been on week one this

  • this journey we've been on week one this journey week 17

  • journey week 17

  • journey week 17 this journey this is different people

  • this journey this is different people

  • this journey this is different people are going you got no other words

  • are going you got no other words

  • are going you got no other words they're trying to say that the the start

  • they're trying to say that the the start

  • they're trying to say that the the start of a relationship

  • of a relationship

  • of a relationship is a journey going from one place to

  • is a journey going from one place to

  • is a journey going from one place to another that can be

  • another that can be

  • another that can be magical i'm like you know what be

  • magical i'm like you know what be

  • magical i'm like you know what be magical if you use the dictionary

  • magical if you use the dictionary

  • magical if you use the dictionary that would be magical open it up turn it

  • that would be magical open it up turn it

  • that would be magical open it up turn it there's different pages different words

  • there's different pages different words

  • there's different pages different words for example for example

  • for example for example

  • for example for example expedition they didn't go on a journey

  • expedition they didn't go on a journey

  • expedition they didn't go on a journey to the north pole they wanted an

  • to the north pole they wanted an

  • to the north pole they wanted an expedition

  • expedition

  • expedition that means they were looking for

  • that means they were looking for

  • that means they were looking for something difficult

  • something difficult

  • something difficult difficult to get love is difficult to

  • difficult to get love is difficult to

  • difficult to get love is difficult to get you know that they worked hard

  • get you know that they worked hard

  • get you know that they worked hard it was dangerous and finally they got to

  • it was dangerous and finally they got to

  • it was dangerous and finally they got to where they needed to be

  • where they needed to be

  • where they needed to be that's an expedition that's what your

  • that's an expedition that's what your

  • that's an expedition that's what your love should be like not a journey

  • love should be like not a journey

  • love should be like not a journey another one is an adventure doesn't that

  • another one is an adventure doesn't that

  • another one is an adventure doesn't that get you excited

  • get you excited

  • get you excited goosebumps you know maybe you're playing

  • goosebumps you know maybe you're playing

  • goosebumps you know maybe you're playing your video games and you're on a

  • your video games and you're on a

  • your video games and you're on a starship moving around that's an

  • starship moving around that's an

  • starship moving around that's an adventure

  • adventure

  • adventure it's not a journey you want your love to

  • it's not a journey you want your love to

  • it's not a journey you want your love to be an adventure both of you excited to

  • be an adventure both of you excited to

  • be an adventure both of you excited to be there

  • be there

  • be there journeys can be pretty arduous i mean

  • journeys can be pretty arduous i mean

  • journeys can be pretty arduous i mean hard and difficult

  • hard and difficult

  • hard and difficult not much fun that's it bachelor i'm

  • not much fun that's it bachelor i'm

  • not much fun that's it bachelor i'm putting you on notice

  • putting you on notice

  • putting you on notice people are going to start complaining

  • people are going to start complaining

  • people are going to start complaining about you next

  • about you next

  • about you next in the news especially in north america

  • in the news especially in north america

  • in the news especially in north america they've got this special world now

  • they've got this special world now

  • they've got this special world now when i was a kid we used to use it only

  • when i was a kid we used to use it only

  • when i was a kid we used to use it only in specific times but now it's the

  • in specific times but now it's the

  • in specific times but now it's the narrative

  • narrative

  • narrative we have the narrative for everything the

  • we have the narrative for everything the

  • we have the narrative for everything the political narrative

  • political narrative

  • political narrative um i don't want to say this one because

  • um i don't want to say this one because

  • um i don't want to say this one because people get upset but lives matter

  • people get upset but lives matter

  • people get upset but lives matter narrative

  • narrative

  • narrative then there's the police narrative you

  • then there's the police narrative you

  • then there's the police narrative you know the guys in blue they have a

  • know the guys in blue they have a

  • know the guys in blue they have a narrative everyone's got a narrative

  • narrative everyone's got a narrative

  • narrative everyone's got a narrative when i was a kid here's what it used to

  • when i was a kid here's what it used to

  • when i was a kid here's what it used to be okay number one it was an account

  • be okay number one it was an account

  • be okay number one it was an account an account like a bank account was

  • an account like a bank account was

  • an account like a bank account was filled with facts this is the account

  • filled with facts this is the account

  • filled with facts this is the account that we've got these are the facts not a

  • that we've got these are the facts not a

  • that we've got these are the facts not a story

  • story

  • story because you see the word narrative also

  • because you see the word narrative also

  • because you see the word narrative also means story

  • means story

  • means story and here's something we won't tell you

  • and here's something we won't tell you

  • and here's something we won't tell you or they don't in english when you say

  • or they don't in english when you say

  • or they don't in english when you say story or

  • story or

  • story or tale it means we don't necessarily

  • tale it means we don't necessarily

  • tale it means we don't necessarily believe you

  • believe you

  • believe you and that's why i like those words

  • and that's why i like those words

  • and that's why i like those words because when you give me your account

  • because when you give me your account

  • because when you give me your account you are telling me these are the facts

  • you are telling me these are the facts

  • you are telling me these are the facts that's it the sky is blue the sun is

  • that's it the sky is blue the sun is

  • that's it the sky is blue the sun is yellow

  • yellow

  • yellow this is my account it's not a narrative

  • this is my account it's not a narrative

  • this is my account it's not a narrative not a story it's a fact now portrayal is

  • not a story it's a fact now portrayal is

  • not a story it's a fact now portrayal is how i want to give you my perspective on

  • how i want to give you my perspective on

  • how i want to give you my perspective on it their portrayal of z

  • it their portrayal of z

  • it their portrayal of z they said it like this which is maybe

  • they said it like this which is maybe

  • they said it like this which is maybe there's

  • there's

  • there's truth to it but you know i can't say

  • truth to it but you know i can't say

  • truth to it but you know i can't say it's 100

  • it's 100

  • it's 100 facts what's your portrayal like when

  • facts what's your portrayal like when

  • facts what's your portrayal like when you get a portrait done of someone it is

  • you get a portrait done of someone it is

  • you get a portrait done of someone it is a

  • a

  • a picture of the person not the person

  • picture of the person not the person

  • picture of the person not the person cool ah see how much closer these words

  • cool ah see how much closer these words

  • cool ah see how much closer these words are to

  • are to

  • are to getting out what we mean and if someone

  • getting out what we mean and if someone

  • getting out what we mean and if someone tells me

  • tells me

  • tells me i don't like your story you know someone

  • i don't like your story you know someone

  • i don't like your story you know someone told me this tale i don't think it's

  • told me this tale i don't think it's

  • told me this tale i don't think it's real

  • real

  • real i think it's imaginary so if i said he

  • i think it's imaginary so if i said he

  • i think it's imaginary so if i said he told me this tale about why he was late

  • told me this tale about why he was late

  • told me this tale about why he was late for work

  • for work

  • for work i'm calling the person a liar i don't

  • i'm calling the person a liar i don't

  • i'm calling the person a liar i don't want to use narrative for that

  • want to use narrative for that

  • want to use narrative for that but this has been very popular and has

  • but this has been very popular and has

  • but this has been very popular and has pushed out words that are

  • pushed out words that are

  • pushed out words that are actually quite accurate when we are

  • actually quite accurate when we are

  • actually quite accurate when we are explaining something

  • explaining something

  • explaining something okay anyway that's how this lesson got

  • okay anyway that's how this lesson got

  • okay anyway that's how this lesson got started

  • started

  • started in case you ever want to see behind the

  • in case you ever want to see behind the

  • in case you ever want to see behind the scenes or how does he pick out lessons

  • scenes or how does he pick out lessons

  • scenes or how does he pick out lessons these two words started this particular

  • these two words started this particular

  • these two words started this particular one and the situation we're in right now

  • one and the situation we're in right now

  • one and the situation we're in right now anyway as always i've given you your

  • anyway as always i've given you your

  • anyway as always i've given you your quiz here you've got your uh

  • quiz here you've got your uh

  • quiz here you've got your uh bonus material my pet peeve

  • bonus material my pet peeve

  • bonus material my pet peeve oh peeves and finally we're gonna do

  • oh peeves and finally we're gonna do

  • oh peeves and finally we're gonna do homework and because there

  • homework and because there

  • homework and because there are uno

  • five words here that you're gonna look

  • five words here that you're gonna look

  • five words here that you're gonna look for i'm gonna make it special

  • for i'm gonna make it special

  • for i'm gonna make it special you can have one million points

  • you can have one million points

  • you can have one million points for each one you get correct just

  • for each one you get correct just

  • for each one you get correct just imagine if they were dollars

  • imagine if they were dollars

  • imagine if they were dollars so here's the sentence and you have to

  • so here's the sentence and you have to

  • so here's the sentence and you have to figure out which words that i taught you

  • figure out which words that i taught you

  • figure out which words that i taught you would suit this paragraph better and

  • would suit this paragraph better and

  • would suit this paragraph better and don't forget to pull it in and put it in

  • don't forget to pull it in and put it in

  • don't forget to pull it in and put it in the comments beneath

  • the comments beneath

  • the comments beneath so in the something times

  • so in the something times

  • so in the something times we must thank something workers

  • we must thank something workers

  • we must thank something workers in the grocery stores and something

  • in the grocery stores and something

  • in the grocery stores and something workers in the hospitals

  • workers in the hospitals

  • workers in the hospitals remember there's probably a difference

  • remember there's probably a difference

  • remember there's probably a difference between them what is the word that works

  • between them what is the word that works

  • between them what is the word that works best

  • best

  • best remember to something something for

  • remember to something something for

  • remember to something something for everyone's safety

  • everyone's safety

  • everyone's safety now what can you do as a person

  • now what can you do as a person

  • now what can you do as a person for everyone else's safety we worked on

  • for everyone else's safety we worked on

  • for everyone else's safety we worked on it today you should figure it out

  • it today you should figure it out

  • it today you should figure it out anyway that's your quiz go get your

  • anyway that's your quiz go get your

  • anyway that's your quiz go get your points and don't forget to

  • points and don't forget to

  • points and don't forget to press like or subscribe and and i say

  • press like or subscribe and and i say

  • press like or subscribe and and i say that simply because

  • that simply because

  • that simply because this is the end of my video and you're

  • this is the end of my video and you're

  • this is the end of my video and you're still here so you clearly liked it

  • still here so you clearly liked it

  • still here so you clearly liked it because you're looking for more i'm

  • because you're looking for more i'm

  • because you're looking for more i'm going to give you more in 10 seconds so

  • going to give you more in 10 seconds so

  • going to give you more in 10 seconds so press like

  • press like

  • press like and if this is your like second third

  • and if this is your like second third

  • and if this is your like second third time pressing like

  • time pressing like

  • time pressing like time to subscribe i think yeah anyway

  • time to subscribe i think yeah anyway

  • time to subscribe i think yeah anyway it's up to you but i think it'll be good

  • it's up to you but i think it'll be good

  • it's up to you but i think it'll be good for you

  • for you

  • for you so to get more i would like you to go to

  • so to get more i would like you to go to

  • so to get more i would like you to go to www.as in english

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  • and you will get a quiz that has 10

  • and you will get a quiz that has 10 questions that you can go and

  • questions that you can go and

  • questions that you can go and practice your english on see if you've

  • practice your english on see if you've

  • practice your english on see if you've mastered what i've taught you today and

  • mastered what i've taught you today and

  • mastered what i've taught you today and find other wonderful teachers to help

  • find other wonderful teachers to help

  • find other wonderful teachers to help you out

  • you out

  • you out okay anyway i hope you've enjoyed these

  • okay anyway i hope you've enjoyed these

  • okay anyway i hope you've enjoyed these special times we've shared

  • special times we've shared

  • special times we've shared i've got something that's crucial in my

  • i've got something that's crucial in my

  • i've got something that's crucial in my mind that i have to take care of and i

  • mind that i have to take care of and i

  • mind that i have to take care of and i must go

  • must go

  • must go alright don't forget to like subscribe

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  • and i look forward to seeing you again

  • and i look forward to seeing you again in the next video ciao

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