Are you weird? It's time to Listen and Learn English (Spontaneously)

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Whatever happens over the next few moments
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is completely spontaneous.
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It is completely ad-libbed.
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I like that expression.
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If you ad-lib something it means
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you are doing it without any preparation...
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it was not rehearsed.
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The thing you have just done was thought up...
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at that moment.
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So you might say that this is spontaneous,
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ad-libbed,
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I am vamping.
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Oh I like that one as well.
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If you Vamp it means you
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make it up as you go along..
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you are doing it on (or by) the seat of your pants.
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The seat of your pants...
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you are doing it completely spontaneously.
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Just like this you see!
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I'm standing in the garden
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and being attacked by insects...
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they're flying all over the place
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and I've not rehearsed any of this
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and do you know what?
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It feels amazing.
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Some people might say it's a little bit strange...
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what a very strange thing to do Mr Duncan.
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We like to see our presenters
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polished and professional.
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Well sometimes I think
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people like to see things that are unrehearsed
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and unpolished.
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Such as this.
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So everything you are looking at now
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has not been prepared.
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It has not been planned.
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It is just me talking...
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off the top of my head.
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Whether it's a good idea or not remains to be seen.
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It might also seem a little weird.
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Now there is a word we often hear used
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to describe people who do not conform.
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If you don't conform to a certain way of behaving,
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or maybe if you don't conform to society's rules,
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you might be described as a little bit weird.
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A little bit odd perhaps.
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I know I have over the years people have called me
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strange, odd... they have  described me as a freak even.
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How could you do that?
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How could you describe this as 'a freak'?
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Please I implore you...
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rethink what you consider to be this.
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Thank you very much.
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Of course what people see as weird
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and strange quite often is their own point of view...
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it is their perspective.
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You might describe it as their 'subjective' view.
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So when we talk about something that is 'subjective'...
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we are saying that that is  the individual's point of view.
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Or maybe their opinion...  their personal point of view,
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which of course means that  they might not be correct.
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They might be misunderstanding  your whole personality.
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They might have no idea as to  what you are actually trying to do,
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or achieve
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and that is something that has  followed me through my life.
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You see... spontaneous!
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I wasn't expecting my neighbour's crazy dog
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to start barking like that,
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but there it is, it's doing it and  there's nothing I can do about it.
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So the next time someone  calls you 'weird' or 'strange',
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or 'eccentric'...
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tell them you are not strange...
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you are 'interesting'.
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This is Mr Duncan saying thanks for watching this.
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See you again soon with another short video blog
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and I will say what I always say...
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ta ta for now.
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