Meaning of THAT'S NEAT - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles #shorts

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Bob's Short English Lessons


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So at first glance the phrase, "That's neat!", might make you think that we're talking about
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something that's tidy, or something that's clean, or something that's neat and tidy.
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And it can mean that, when you say, "That's neat!", you could be looking at your kids
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room after they spent some time cleaning it up and you could say, "Yeah, I think your
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room's pretty neat now!"
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But when we say, "That's neat!", in English most of the time we're just saying, "That's
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cool!", or, "That's awesome!", or, "I really like that!"
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So maybe a friend of yours has just had a really good opportunity to go and see a concert.
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You could say, "Ah!
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That's neat!
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I wish I could go with you!"
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Maybe another friend has just gotten some free shoes and some free clothes from a store,
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and you would say to them, "That's really neat!
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I'm so happy for you!"
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