Learn the English Phrases TO MAKE SOMEONE and IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE

In this English lesson,

I wanted to help you learn the English phrase

to make someone or to make something.

Now this isn't what you think.

This isn't using the verb to make

in the sense that you're creating something.

This is using the verb to make meaning to force someone.

When I was a kid,

my parents would make me eat my vegetables.

When we sat down at the table,

we would have meat and potatoes, and green beans.

And I didn't always like eating my vegetables.

So my parents would make me eat my vegetables.

So they would force me to eat my vegetables.

And you can also use it to make something.

So this is in the sense of

if I'm trying to put something together and it doesn't fit,

I might force it.

I might make it go together by pushing on it.

Sometimes I make the door of my van close

by shutting it really, really hard.

It's not a great example, but I think you get the point.

So, oh, the second phrase I wanted to teach you today.

Sorry, that was already two phrases,

and there's another one on the other side,

is it makes no difference.

This is a phrase we use when we're okay with something.

So let's say someone says to me,

do you want vanilla or chocolate ice cream?

I could say, ah it makes no difference to me,

either is fine.

If someone said to me,

do you like driving your red van or your blue van?

I could say, well, it makes no difference.

I like driving both of them.

So to review, to make someone do something

is to force them to do something,

sorry, there's a tractor right there.

We'll go look at it in a bit, hopefully.

And to make something, do something is to force it as well.

And when you say it makes no difference,

it simply means that it's fine with you.

Do you like my short lessons, or my long lessons?

You might reply, and say, ah, it makes no difference.

I like both of them.

But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video.

This comment is from Dúlio.

Hi, teacher Bob,

what time of night did you record this video?

It's quite interesting that it's quite bright out there.

Have a nice weekend.

And my response was, I think it was at about 7:00 PM,

right now, though it is light out until almost 9:30 PM here.

One of the benefits of living in a northern country,

and then Dúlio responded again, wow, that's so cool.

So thanks, Dúlio.

Yeah, it's interesting in Canada.

In December, we have these really short days.

And then in the summer, we have these really nice long days.

So in the month of June, especially this time of year,

it's actually quite light out

'til 9:30, almost 10 o'clock at night.

It's quite amazing actually.

It's really nice for us because on the farm,

we can get a lot of work done at night.

I'm very, very thankful that the days are really long

in the summer, and then we're less busy in the winter.

So having shorter days doesn't really matter.

It also makes me a lot happier in the summer.

It's just nice to be able to do a lot of things outside

when you get home.

Anyways, I'm not sure if you can see,

but let me just, well let me show you from this way first.

There's a field across the river,

and there's a large tractor out there right now

working up the soil.

So I'll try to remember when I edit this

to zoom in, so you can see what's happening out there.

It's a large John Deere tractor,

and he has behind him what we would call

a tillage implement.

I think it's a disc actually.

And what that does is it works up the soil.

So I'm sure in a few days, they will be planting that field.

My guess is they're going to plant soybeans.

It's a little late in this area to plant corn.

Usually they try to plant corn in May,

and then towards the end of May, they plant soybeans.

I'm actually not sure

why they're so late planting across the river.

Most other fields in my area are already planted.

Mine was planted three weeks ago already.

So maybe they're just running a little bit behind.

Anyways, thanks for watching.

I'll see you in a couple days

with another short lesson, bye.