Learn the English Phrases "to jump to conclusions" and "to jump the gun"

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In this English lesson, I wanted to help you
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learn the English phrase to jump to conclusions.
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When you jump to conclusions, it means you think
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something is true before you actually have all the
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facts or know for sure that it is true.
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Let me think of an example.
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Let's say you came to school and you went
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to my classroom and there were no students there.
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You might jump to conclusions.
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You might think, oh, Bob must have kicked all
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his kids out of class and he's not
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teaching them today because he's angry.
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You might jump to conclusions and think that maybe all of
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my students are on a field trip, but the reality is,
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the truth is there just wasn't any school today.
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So when you jump to conclusions, it means you see
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some evidence or you know some facts and you think
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something is true before you know all of the details.
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The second phrase I wanted to teach
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you today is to jump the gun.
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When you jump the gun, it means you
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do something before you're supposed to do it.
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Let me think of an example.
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Let's say Jen was harvesting flowers and she
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had 100 Lisianthus sitting in buckets here.
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I might jump the gun and start selling
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them to people without talking to Jen.
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So I might do something before I
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know I'm actually allowed to do it.
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Another example would be, let's say I was making an invitation
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to a party and we hadn't quite decided on the date,
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and we had a draft version of the invitation, and I
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decide to print it and send it to everybody before actually
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talking to the people organizing the party.
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I would be jumping the gun.
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So when you jump the gun, you do
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something before you're supposed to do it.
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So to review to jump to conclusions means to think
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something is true before you have all the facts.
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And to jump the gun means to do
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something before you're supposed to do it.
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I don't often jump the gun.
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I'm pretty good at doing things
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when they're supposed to be done.
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But, hey, let's look at a
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comment from a previous video.
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This is from Aquiles. At minute 4:05.
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Wow, the cat is running outside with that weather.
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He's not even wearing a sweater.
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And my response, our cats are quite furry
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and well adjusted to the winter weather.
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So, yes, sometimes people voice their concerns when they see
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our dogs or cats outside in the winter when it's
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-15C or even -20C but rest assured, our cats all
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have an extra thick layer of fur.
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Our cats grow lots of hair
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when the winter is approaching.
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I think it's a very natural thing for animals to do
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Oscar and Walter as well have winter coats on right now.
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They grow extra fur, they're furrier and
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it just helps them be outside.
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Now we are cautious with our dogs outside
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when it's really cold because their paws.
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You don't want their paws on frozen ground if it's
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-20C. But the cats do live in the barn.
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They have lots of cozy places in the
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hay and straw where they can hang out.
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So it's not too bad.
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So anyways, guess what?
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As you are watching this, I
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am teaching as you watch this.
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It's Tuesday today, but you'll be
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watching this on a Wednesday.
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It's the first day of classes and someone asked me today
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if I was nervous for tomorrow and I just said, I'm
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not nervous for tomorrow, I'm nervous for the day after.
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The first day of school is rather easy.
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You hand out textbooks, you learn the students names.
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You kind of get them enrolled in the
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different online software packages that you use.
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The first day of school is actually quite easy
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and the classes are also a little bit shorter
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because we meet as a school in the morning
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just to have an assembly, we would call it.
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But the second day is a little tricky because
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you have to teach for the entire class period.
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I have to be ready to teach about 55 minutes tomorrow,
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but on Thursday I have to teach for 70 minutes straight
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and that's when the bulk of the actual work begins.
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So I'm a little nervous for Thursday,
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but not really that nervous for tomorrow. Anyways, bye.
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Thanks for watching this little English lesson.
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I'll see you in a couple of days with another one.
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Have a good day.
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