Learn the English Word UMPTEENTH and the Phrase TO SLEEP LIKE A BABY

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In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn
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the English word umpteenth.
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When you do something for the umpteenth time,
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it means that you've done it many, many times.
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You've done it so many times,
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you might not even remember how many times you have done it,
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so we use this word umpteenth.
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It doesn't represent an exact number.
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It simply means that you've done it many, many times.
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When I see the milk on the counter in the house,
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the milk's supposed to be in the fridge,
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I say to my kids, kids for the umpteenth time,
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put the milk away after you pour yourself a glass of milk.
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So, umpteenth is simply a word
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that is kind of like a number, but not an exact number.
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It just means a whole bunch, a whole bunch of times.
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It represents a really big number, but not an exact number.
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I hope I explained that well.
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The second phrase I wanted to help you learn today
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is the phrase to sleep like a baby.
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Now, this phrase has always been kind of funny to me,
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because to sleep like a baby
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means that you slept really well.
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If you say to someone, oh, last night I slept like a baby,
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it means that you had a very deep and restful sleep,
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but babies don't often sleep very well.
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Babies often cry in the night and don't sleep very well.
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But if you sleep like a baby,
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that means that you've slept well.
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If you work out, if you go for a run and you lift weights,
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you will probably sleep like a baby that night,
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because your body will be really tired
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and you'll have a nice deep and restful sleep.
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So, to review when you do something for the umpteenth time,
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it just means you've done it a lot,
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and you're exaggerating a little bit,
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or just not giving an exact number.
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And then when you sleep like a baby,
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it means that you sleep really well.
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You just have a good, deep sleep
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and you wake up in the morning refreshed
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and ready to start your day.
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Hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video.
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This comment is from Ario, and Ario says,
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oh, sorry, my bad.
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This is from the video the other day
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about the phrase, my bad.
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Oh, sorry, my bad.
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I have used the word yupper, slang word, with my teacher.
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She says, are you ready?
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Me, yupper, and my response was this.
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My students have many ways of saying yes too.
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They say yup and yuppers and yeah and yepper
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and every version of the word yes that you could think of.
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They say yeah, they say okay, they say yoop,
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they say uh huh, they say, there are so many different ways
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that students respond in a positive way, saying yes.
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Usually I think it's yeah.
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That's probably the most common one.
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Did you do your homework? Yeah.
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Did you do your homework? Yup.
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Did you do your homework? Oh yeah.
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Yeah, sometimes they say no, though, of course.
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So, I should do a video someday
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on the variations on the word yes in the English language,
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because there are a ton of them.
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There are a ton of variations on that word.
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So, thanks Ario for that comment,
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which it's actually laying on the ground over there.
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I let it go, so (laughs) it's just laying down there now.
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Anyways, thanks for that comment, that was a good one.
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By the way, thank you to all of you
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who are regularly leaving comments.
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It makes my job easier.
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It's fun to read through them.
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I know some of you, one or two people expressed frustration,
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that I haven't chosen your comment yet.
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I just read through and if one, kind of,
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just stands out for me as being a good comment,
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that will help a lot of other people, I will choose it.
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So, just be patient.
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At some point,
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I will probably choose a comment from everybody.
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So anyways, thank you to all of you
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who regularly leave comments.
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It's fun to read them every day.
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By the way, just a small note,
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I will be doing another short English lesson tomorrow,
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but starting next week,
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I think I might only do three lessons next week,
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Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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And then the week after,
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just Monday, Wednesday and Friday as well.
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Just one less lesson a week during the Christmas break,
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just so I have a bit of a break.
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So, there'll be a new lesson tomorrow
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and there'll be one next Monday,
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but then probably Wednesday and Friday.
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So anyways, have a good day.
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