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2024-12-19 ・ English Addict with Mr Duncan


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English Addict - 327 (WED) 🔴LIVE stream / 'Snug as a BUG' / Join the LIVE chat & Learn English

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Are you as excited as I am?
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I wondering if you are.
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Here we go again. We are back once more.
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Yes, it's time to talk about English.
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It's time to listen. It's time to learn.
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This is English addict coming to you live and direct from the birthplace of the English language.
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You know where it is. I know where it is.
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We all know where it is.
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Of course it is.
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England. And.
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Yes, I am in England.
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Hello there. Hi, everybody. This is Mr. Duncan in England. How are you today?
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Are you okay?
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I hope so.
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Are you feeling happy?
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Do you have one of these on your face today?
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If not, do not worry, because I will try my best to put one there with my little shirt.
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Coming to you. Life and direct from England.
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Isn't it strange?
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Have you noticed how strange it is that human beings will sometimes laugh at things?
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Laughter is a very strange emotion, don't you think?
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It is one of those strange emotions?
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Quite often it is something that you can't control.
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Well, it is a kind of reflex.
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You might describe it as a reflex.
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A reflex to something that you hear, a reflex or reaction to something a person
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says, maybe a joke or something that you find amusing, something you hear, something you see.
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Maybe you are watching a funny movie, something that makes you laugh out loud.
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But laughter is a very strange thing.
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I don't think there are any other animals
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besides human beings that actually laugh.
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I have a feeling that there are at least 1 or 2, I think apes,
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because of course we are very close to those particular animals and they can laugh as well.
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But I'm not sure if there are any other animals that can actually show laughter or react in that particular way.
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I always find that quite interesting. Laughter.
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They say that laughter is the best medicine.
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If you have a smile on your face, then guess what?
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You are probably having a very good day.
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So I hope I can put one right here as well for you.
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My name is Duncan. I talk about the English language.
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You might say that I am one of these here.
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You see, like it says on my T-shirt, I am an English addict and I have a feeling maybe, perhaps.
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I'm not sure you might be one of those as well.
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It's great to be with you on Wednesday.
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Of course it is. Just one week before Christmas arrives.
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Are you excited?
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Christmas is coming one week from today.
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It will be Christmas Day.
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Wow! And guess what?
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We will be with you on Christmas Day.
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Mr. Steve and myself.
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We will be spending some of our holiday time with you live on YouTube, so I hope you can join us for that, I really do.
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It would be lovely to have your company.
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So that is happening next Wednesday.
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What about this?
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What is happening today?
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Well, we will be talking about the English language. Of course.
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Now it's time for us to get together and enjoy the lovely words and phrases of the English language.
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That is the reason why we are here today.
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To have a look at that lovely express massive language, which of course English is.
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So one week before Christmas you can see
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my studio is really looking festive.
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If something is described as being festive,
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it means it looks happy, jolly, celebratory.
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Yes, you are going to celebrate
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some sort of festival, some sort of special event.
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It is very festive.
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Everything looks rather lovely here in the studio.
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So are you going to celebrate Christmas now?
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I know I say this every week.
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Certainly for the past three weeks I've been saying this.
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Not everyone celebrates Christmas, it is true, but
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any any excuse to have a party, to sing songs
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and to share your time with your friends, any excuse is always very welcome.
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So one week from today it will be Christmas.
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I am really looking forward to next week.
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We will be with you next Wednesday, Christmas Day.
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We are going to spend some time with you next Wednesday.
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Don't forget, we will be here on that very special day.
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I hope you enjoyed the sights of Much Wenlock.
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That is the place in which I live and the studio now looks very festive,
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bright, colourful and oh, also on
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Sunday, yes, Sunday we are still here as usual for those who are worried.
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Sunday as well, we are live with you from 2 p.m.
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UK time.
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Palmira is here. Hello Palmira.
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Hello also to Beatrice.
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Hello. Also to. Oh, interesting.
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Maruse, maruse
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Soroka, hello to you.
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Guess what? You are first on today's live chat.
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That almost deserves one of these.
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That's enough.
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You can have too much of that very fancy pants.
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Mauruse
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Nice to see you here first.
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In second place, it is Vytas.
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In second place.
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Your finger is not so fast today.
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Also, we have.
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As I mentioned earlier, we have Beatriz. Hello, Beatriz.
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Nice to see you back with us as well.
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Unique way is asking when will the class start?
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Guess what...
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It's already started.
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I'm here now. Wife, can you see me? Hello.
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Nice to see you there.
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Unique way.
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Thank you for joining me.
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Also we have.
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Who else is here today?
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Pranab. Hello, Pranab.
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Nice to see you here.
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Where are you watching at the moment also we we have h Haseeb please.
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Young man, young man.
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Is that for me? Are you calling me young man. Thank you very much. Wow.
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I feel very flattered by that.
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I have to say love from Bangladesh. Also we have Ali Ammar.
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Hello, Mr. Duncan, long time no watch.
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Are you still alive? Yes.
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Just about.
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I'm trying my best to stay alive.
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I'm not sure how well I'm doing
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if I'm actually succeeding, but at least I am here today.
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Isn't that lovely?
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We also have. Oh, yes, of course we have.
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The one of the only Lewis men dance
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is here today. Hello, Lewis. Nice to see you back with us as well.
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It is good to have you here with me on the live chat.
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I'm as happy as can be.
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Today we are looking at some interesting subjects.
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I hope they will be interesting to you.
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I think they are rather interesting and I hope you find them interesting as well.
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We are looking at loyalty in a few moments and also we are looking at comfort.
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The word comfort.
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It is an interesting word.
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It actually derives from strength,
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strength, similar to the word fort, which is strength.
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It is putting up something to give you strength will give you some sort of security.
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So the word comfort is a very interesting word indeed.
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We will be looking at that a little bit later on as well.
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And of course we have you on the live chat. It's lovely to have you here today.
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Laughter is the best medicine, apparently.
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If you can smile, if you can laugh, if you laugh at something, apparently it makes your body do some very interesting things.
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You have some lovely moments of time going on beneath your skin, because everything jumps for joy when you are happy.
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So that's why laughter is such a good thing, you see, because it really does cleanse the soul.
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Hello to H and Seb.
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This is the first time I are watching your video.
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I hope it will be interesting.
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I will try my best.
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I promise I will try my best to make this interesting.
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How am I doing so far?
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Is it interesting?
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I hope so if nothing else,
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it is unusual,
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different,
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probably.
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Very nice to see you all here today.
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So even if you don't celebrate Christmas, please join me.
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Next Wednesday we will be with you.
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I will give you more details about that next Sunday.
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As you may know, Steve,
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Mr. Steve is having a holiday.
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He's on holiday at the moment. He's taking a break from work.
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I saw him this morning.
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He was outside in the garden cutting his bushes, sweeping up the leaves
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and doing all sorts of things to try and keep the garden looking nice and tidy.
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Although it's not easy at the moment because we have some really
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bad weather,
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some really strange weather at the moment.
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Lots of wind.
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And I'm not talking about Mr. Steve's stomach.
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Here is an interesting word.
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So this is a word we often use when we want to show that we are.
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I suppose you could say that we are faithful to someone.
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We are showing that we are faithful to that person.
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To be faithful means that you will be near that person, with that person
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true to that person.
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And a great way of expressing this feeling is through the word I'm about to show you.
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Now on the screen, the word is loyalty.
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An interesting word. Loyalty.
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This particular word is a noun that means the state or quality of being loyal.
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There are many ways of showing this particular thing,
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but quite often it is done through friendship.
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For example, loyalty exists between people or maybe groups of people together.
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They all have common loyalty, the state of being true, or by a person's side in a position of trust.
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Now that is another interesting word. The word trust.
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Trust and loyalty are often used together.
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They are often put together.
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So we often see trust and loyalty as being connected.
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They are things that are connected together friendship, loyalty,
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being with someone, being truthful with them, being friends.
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You have loyalty.
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The state of being true or by a person's side in a position of trust.
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Maybe in your workplace, maybe you are loyal to your boss.
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Maybe your boss is a great person and you love them so much you would do anything for them.
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You will work overtime.
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You will do those extra hours.
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You will come in to work on Saturday
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because you are so loyal to your boss, or maybe to your company
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to be loyal, to be near and true.
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Once again, we have that word true.
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You have trust.
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You trust another person, or maybe that person trusts you.
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You have common loyalty
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to be faithful.
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I love that word.
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Quite often in relationships we have a certain type of loyalty,
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trust,
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faithfulness to be together, to have some sort of connection,
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trust
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is an interesting word.
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You show your loyalty or you feel a person's loyalty,
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so you can give loyalty, or you can feel loyalty from another person.
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A person can be loyal to you to have loyalty. It is a great word
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and one that we might not use as much as we used to.
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You can show your loyalty through some sort of action, maybe something you do,
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maybe something you do that shows your loyalty.
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You might have to prove your loyalty to someone.
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Oh, interesting.
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Now, that is a very interesting way of putting that word to prove your loyalty.
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And there are many ways of doing that in day to day life.
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Quite often in business, you might have to sign a contract.
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So that is a kind of
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proof of loyalty.
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You are writing it down, you are signing your name.
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You are saying to that other person, you can trust me and I will trust you.
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It is mutual loyalty,
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so you might have to prove your loyalty to someone or something through an action.
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You might have to show your loyalty by defending your country.
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That's all I'm saying about that.
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Loyalty can be expressed in many different ways
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to only use one certain product or company.
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Now, this is a very interesting thing that is that has happened over the past 20, 25 years, maybe 25 years.
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Yes, I think so.
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So in the late 1990s, a lot of companies,
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especially supermarkets, they started producing something called a loyalty card,
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loyalty card, something that you took with you to the supermarket.
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And with that you would get extra discount on your shopping.
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So that was a way of building up a person's loyalty.
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So they will come into your shop and you will give them a little bit of extra discount
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as a sign of
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being thankful for their loyalty. It's not lovely.
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So, for example, you can be loyal to a suit, to a supermarket, to a certain branch of supermarket.
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You always shop at that place.
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You are a loyal customer.
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You can be described as being loyal.
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I am your loyal customer.
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Every week I come into your shop and I buy something.
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I buy my weekly shopping from your supermarket because I am very loyal
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and these days we will often
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receive some sort of gift or something that will make sure
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that we stay loyal to that company, especially supermarkets.
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A lot of supermarkets these days do have some sort of loyalty scheme where if you go into the supermarket
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and you can prove that you are loyal, you will get some sort of reward, normally in the form of discounts.
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Very nice.
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And then we have the word loyal, which of course is an adjective.
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The adjective form, I suppose, of loyalty.
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Loyalty is the adjective form which is used to express true
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devoted,
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obedient, consistent, and faithful.
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So a person who is loyal is a person who will be there for you.
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I suppose in a way you could describe a loyal person as a friend.
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So quite often a person who over time becomes your friend is also someone who is loyal.
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And as I said earlier, quite often loyalty is two ways,
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two ways I can be loyal to you and you are loyal to me.
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It is a very interesting word, loyalty.
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I suppose in a way you might also use the word honour as well.
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So honour is something you are giving to a person without question.
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Loyalty is something that you also do without any question.
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So that is an interesting word.
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Two words, in fact, that we will be looking at some more words a little bit later on.
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So what about you?
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Do you have a place, maybe a supermarket or a local shop that you always go to
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because you have a certain loyalty to that particular place?
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So I think it does happen quite often.
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A person can become loyal, you can develop a type of loyalty.
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Someone just said, hello, unique way.
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I am your loyal student. Thank you very much.
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I am always grateful
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for anyone who comes back, especially if my English lessons are helpful to you.
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If they are useful, if they help you and I am happy and I will be your loyal English teacher, I'm trying my best anyway.
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18 years I've been doing this
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and I'm still here doing it for you.
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So you might say that I have already proved my loyalty because I've been doing this
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since 2006, so I would say that I am very, very loyal indeed.
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We will take a quick break and then I will be back with you.
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And we have words and phrases connected to comfort.
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Being comfortable, being in a position where you feel relaxed,
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maybe something that is making you feel not so worried or stressed by things.
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All of that coming up right after this.
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Keep it right here, please. This is English Addict.
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I'm a big boy now.
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We are heading toward the festive season.
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Oh, Christmas is coming.
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I know
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not everyone celebrates Christmas, but for those who do, I hope you have a super time.
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And for those who don't, guess what, you are also very welcome to join in with everything that is happening next Wednesday.
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We are live here
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live on YouTube.
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Next Wednesday we might be the only people in the world doing a live English live stream on Christmas Day in the world.
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I would not be surprised if that is the case.
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English Addict is with you and I am feeling rather festive today.
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The live chat is very busy. Let's have a look. Let's see who is on today.
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Oh very nice Palmira.
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Hello Palmira.
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Palmira mentions a book by Victor Hugo.
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He he would write quite a few things that were not very happy, and.
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I think that is a very good way of stating that, to be honest.
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Thank you. Palmira. Hello.
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Hello. Image.
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Oh. Sorry.
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Unique way says image the word.
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Do you know its meaning is it an English word?
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Which I am not sure about that word, to be honest.
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Whether it's spelled incorrectly.
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Or maybe you've written it down in a different way.
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I'm not sure, but, very interesting.
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A lot of people say, Mr.
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Duncan, sometimes we think maybe, you know, every single word in the English language.
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Can I just say now, I don't there are around 1 million words in the English language,
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so it is impossible for me to know every single one of them, to be honest with you.
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Palmira says, I am still loyal to my home phone, even though I do not need it.
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It costs for euros per month.
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A lot of people nowadays do not have a phone in their house.
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When I say in their house, I mean a landline.
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So a phone that is connected to the outside line.
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So there are many people now who do not have a phone connected to their house.
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They have the internet, they have internet connection, but they don't actually have a phone line
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because most people these days, of course have their mobile phones, so they don't need one.
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But that is a very interesting point.
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Very interesting indeed.
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Here we go then. Let's have a look, shall we?
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At today's big subject, this is what we will be doing between now and the end.
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We are looking at words and phrases connected to
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comfort.
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It's a lovely word.
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I don't know why the word comfort sounds like a large fluffy pillow that you can rest your head on.
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So that's the reason why I've used this lovely
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pillow as my background.
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Because there is nothing more satisfying than putting your head
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on a nice, comfortable pillow.
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At the end of the day, it is the ultimate comfort I think.
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So it is so much comfort.
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Some people might say it is too much comfort.
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Is it possible to have too much comfort?
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I suppose so I suppose it is possible to have too much comfort, because then perhaps you might become lazy.
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You might not want to do anything
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because you are so
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comfortable.
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So here we go.
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Then comfort relates to the relaxed feeling of something, to feel relaxed, to experience comfort.
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And I suppose there are many ways of expressing comfort in that particular way.
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Things that give you a sense or feeling of relaxation,
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something that is there to to give you comfort.
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So in that particular sense, we are showing that something is there to give you comfort.
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The relaxed feeling of something, a situation or event that is not stressful, can be described as comfortable.
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The word comfortable it is the adjective form of the word.
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So something is comfortable.
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That bed looks comfortable.
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That chair is
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comfortable. We are talking about the quality.
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The thing that that item possesses.
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Something is very comfortable.
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Oh, as I mentioned earlier, there is nothing nicer, nothing better than getting into a lovely comfortable bed.
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Comfort is what is felt
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as in a place to sit that feels relaxing.
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So comfort is what is felt. You can feel comfort.
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You can experience comfort.
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You are doing something.
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You are sitting in a certain place.
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You are in a certain position.
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Maybe you are lying down on your bed and you feel
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that beautiful comfort.
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We sat in first class and enjoyed the comfort.
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If you are lucky enough to fly to a distant place by first class,
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I've never done it because I can't afford it, but I've never.
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I've never travelled by first class ever by plane.
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I would love to one day, but
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I don't think it's ever going to happen.
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To be honest, comfort is what is felt as in a place to sit that feels relaxing.
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Comfort can be both a noun and a verb.
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So in this particular sense, we can use the word comfort as both a noun and a verb.
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As a noun, the comfort of a nice warm bed, the comfort of that thing.
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We are using that as a noun.
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It is a statement saying that thing
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has comfort.
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Perhaps a car, maybe you buy a new car and perhaps the the suspension on the car is very good.
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So as you're driving along, the car does not bump along the road.
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That is one of Mr.
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Steve's hates of cars.
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He does not like driving a car that is bumpy.
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He likes to drive in comfort.
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He likes to drive with no bumps.
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So perhaps the comfort of a nice car.
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Maybe you have a lovely posh car that is very comfortable to drive.
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The comfort felt so you can feel the comfort, the comfort as a quality of a certain thing.
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Again, a warm bed,
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an expensive car, something that gives you that feeling of relaxation is comfort.
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Comfort, as I said earlier, can be both a noun and a verb.
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As a verb, the act of comfort you give, comfort.
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You comfort someone.
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So this particular word is being used as a verb.
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It is the doing word.
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The act of comfort.
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One person can comfort another.
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And of course, there are many ways of doing that.
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You might use words of encouragement.
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You might say things to make them feel better, to help them, to cheer them up.
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You might give them a hug.
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Is there anything more comforting
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than giving comfort or to comfort another person by giving them
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a hug?
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So one person can comfort another person.
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The giving of relief from unhappiness.
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The giving of relief from unhappiness.
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So anything you are doing is an action that gives some sort of comfort.
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You comfort someone as a verb.
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You give them comfort
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as a noun.
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Comfort someone during their moment of grief so you might offer some sort of support.
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Words of sympathy, maybe something you do or say that is comforting.
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Another person to comfort someone during their moment of grief, or maybe their moment of sadness.
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Perhaps one of your friends, one of their relatives, or a parent has passed away.
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So you comfort that person.
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The other person is feeling upset.
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They have grief.
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They are suffering from sadness because of their loss.
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So you will comfort them.
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You will be near them.
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You will do something to make them feel better,
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which is a lovely human thing when you think about it.
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Take away a person's pain to ease someone's discomfort.
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So again, this is not actually through an action.
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This is actually through the quality of something having that effect on you.
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So the chair
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gives you comfort.
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The chair will comfort you when you sit down in a comfortable chair.
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It comforts you.
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It takes away your stress.
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It takes away the pain of that moment.
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The word discomfort means the feeling of not being comfortable.
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So I missed that out.
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I will show you again.
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Take away a person's pain to ease someone's discomfort.
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Discomfort.
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The word discomfort means the feeling of not being comfortable.
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So maybe if you are in bed at night and you can't get to sleep, maybe the pillow is all hard.
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Maybe the bed is damp
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for some reason, especially when you are sleeping in a strange bed.
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Now this is something I am going to confess to.
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I. I do not like sleeping in a strange bed.
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If it is a bed that I'm unsure of,
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perhaps a hotel, or maybe if I'm visiting someone.
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I am quite fussy about the bed.
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It has to be comfortable.
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It has to have a nice pillow, not too soft, not too hard,
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or else I find it very difficult to get to sleep.
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To be honest, I find it really difficult to actually get to sleep, so I don't normally like being in a in a strange bed.
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There's no answer to that, really. Is there?
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So there is nothing nicer.
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There is nothing better than getting into your own bed because you are familiar with it.
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It has all of the things you know you will enjoy the soft
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pillow, the clean sheets, everything is lovely and comfortable.
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It gives you comfort.
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So the word discomfort is the opposite.
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It means you are not comfortable. You don't feel comfortable,
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you might feel pain.
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You might have an ache in your neck.
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The next morning.
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You have discomfort.
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You are uncomfortable.
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It is an uncomfortable feeling that you have or a feeling of unease.
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So of course, comfort is not just about how you feel physically, but also how you feel up here in your mind.
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Discomfort can also be a feeling of being upset or unsure.
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Nervous, afraid, worried.
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You have a certain discomfort.
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Maybe a person gives you a feeling of discomfort.
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You don't like being near that person.
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They give you a feeling of discomfort.
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So comfort can be physical or it can be emotional.
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We might say that something is a comfort if it makes us feel happy.
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A certain thing can be a comfort.
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Anything.
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Maybe you have a pet.
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Maybe you have a pet cat or a pet dog,
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or a pet snake.
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It gives you comfort.
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It makes you feel happy when it is around.
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So a lot of people do enjoy having a pet cat or dog.
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They like to have it nearby.
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Quite often they will get affection from the dog, or maybe they will give the dog a little bit of affection.
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It is a feeling of comfort and of course it can make you feel happy as well.
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Food can be a comfort.
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Now you are talking to the right person here.
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Definitely I love food.
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You may have noticed if you've been watching.
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If you've been watching me over the past few years, you will know I like
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very, very, very, very much.
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I like food a lot.
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Food can be a comfort.
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A friend can be a comfort.
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It is lovely having someone in your life to whom you can speak.
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You can share your feelings, your problems, your worries.
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You can be happy with them.
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You can be sad with them.
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You can tell them your deepest fears without worry of being judged in any way.
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So a friend can also be a comfort.
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And as I said earlier, a big hug.
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Oh can also be
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a comfort.
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Maybe there is a moment of time where you need another person near you.
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And yes, it is true.
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It is definitely a comfort.
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A person can be welcome.
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They are a comfort.
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Something that gives comfort is a comforter.
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So anything
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that provides comfort can be described as a comforter.
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That is the thing that gives comfort.
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It can be your bed, maybe a lovely chair near the fire,
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and you can just sit there at night and watch the fire crackling away in front of you.
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Perhaps you have a nice hot drink with you at the same time.
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It is lovely and comfortable. It is your comforter.
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It gives you comfort to relieve pain, sorrow, sadness, worry,
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anguish, to take away the aches and pains.
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Something is a comforter.
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It gives you some sort of comfort.
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A lot of young children, especially infants, might have something called a comforter.
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It can be anything, maybe a towel or a toy or a certain thing that that child always likes to have with them.
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It makes them feel safe and secure when they have a nearby.
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We can describe that thing as a comforter.
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When it is nearby,
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the child will be happy and comfortable.
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There are some phrases that we can use in English referring to comfort.
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For example, here's the first one.
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Cold comfort, something that is described as cold comfort is a small attempt
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at giving comfort, something that is offered as comfort, but really,
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it doesn't actually provide any comfort.
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And if it does, it's only a very small amount of comfort.
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So when we talk about cold comfort, cold comfort is something that is given to make you feel better.
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But really it doesn't. It doesn't do anything.
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It is only slightly comforting,
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negligible, a negligible degree of comfort.
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So comfort is being given, but it doesn't really do much.
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We describe that as cold comfort.
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A person might say something to you to try and make you feel better, but really it doesn't.
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It doesn't really do anything. It doesn't make you feel better.
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You don't feel any better.
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You might say that that thing is cold comfort.
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Negligible is just very
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small or almost insignificant.
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A very small amount or quantity is negligible.
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Next,
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another phrase connected to comfort.
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You might have your creature comforts, so this is always stated as a plural.
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Quite often we will talk about your creature comforts.
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These are the things that give one comfort and relaxation.
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For example, warmth,
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your bed, food, electricity, hot water.
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All of these things can be described as creature comforts.
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These are the things that make your day to day life
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bearable.
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Your creature comforts are the things that you have nearby that give you comfort, security.
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You might say that having warmth in your house
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is part of your creature comforts.
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All the things that you have in your house, all the things you have around you that make life
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better,
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more comfortable.
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They are your creature comforts.
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Here's another one.
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Another phrase.
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Something was too close for comfort.
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Something that is or was too close for comfort.
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We might describe it as a close call or an event that almost caused harm or damage.
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We describe it as being.
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Too close for comfort.
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Hmhmm.
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Where is it gone?
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I'm trying
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not to cough.
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Am I going to cough?
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Just a moment.
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Well, that was fun.
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I'm back. Don't worry.
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I had a little tickle in my throat.
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One of the things about doing this is being in this hot studio
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can make your throat become very dry indeed.
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Like, just.
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Too close for comfort is something
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that was very close and almost caused harm or damage.
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For example, that explosion was too close for comfort.
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Something bad occurred nearby, but not directly, but it was very close.
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You might say that that thing was too close for comfort.
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It was a near miss.
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Uses of comfort.
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Comfort can be given and comfort can be felt.
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It can be the quality of something that eases worry or pain.
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So comfort is something that is given.
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It is felt and it can be the quality of something as well
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that is able to take away your worry and pain.
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A person can be a comfort during a bad time.
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As I mentioned earlier, maybe one person can give comfort to another or they can be a comfort during a bad time.
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A chair can be a comfort if you have a painful neck or a painful back sitting down can be very welcome.
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It is a welcome comfort.
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Synonyms of comfort include amenity,
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contentment, convenience.
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Enjoyment.
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Happiness. Luxury.
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Oh very nice.
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So your comfort can be something that has a sense of luxury.
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As I said earlier, maybe you are flying to a distant place and you want to be comfortable.
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During the flight, you will often go first class.
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If you can afford it.
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I've never been first class on an aeroplane.
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Maybe one day it will happen.
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Maybe.
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Maybe one day I will get to feel.
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Feel the pleasure of being in first class, but not yet.
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You can have happiness, luxury, pleasure, relaxation, relief,
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satisfaction, warmth and also well-being as well.
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A person can feel good to have your well-being is also to have comfort.
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You feel well.
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You might give support, advice, encouragement.
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Love, Yes.
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Is there anything more comfortable? Is there anything more comforting
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than the love of another person?
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You can have warm
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relief as well, so something might give you comfort and it might take away
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the pain that you have.
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That is the reason why the word is so descriptive.
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Comfort literally does mean to take away the the pain,
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the feeling of worry and generally the feeling of being uneasy.
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To be in a comfortable, warm place might be described as being
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as snug as a bug in a rug.
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Have you heard of that phrase?
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It is a well-known phrase.
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We often use it at night when we are going to bed.
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We want to go to bed and I want to get in bed. I want to be as snug as a bug in a rug.
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It is a phrase that we do use in English.
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You might even have a version of that in your own language.
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So to be as snug as a bug in a rug is to be very comfortable.
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The feeling of being comfortable or having comfort, of course.
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That, as they say, is almost that we are coming up to 3:00.
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That hour went very quickly.
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I hope you've enjoyed today's live stream, and I hope all of the words
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that you've seen and heard have been useful as well.
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I am back with you on Sunday.
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I'm with you on Sunday from 2 p.m. UK time.
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Steve will be here as well.
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We will be getting excited on Sunday because Christmas is coming.
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And of course we will be with you on Christmas Day as well
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for a short time.
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Spending a little bit of our Christmas Day with you, so I hope you can join us for that as well.
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Thank you for your company.
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I hope you've enjoyed everything today.
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I hope it has been useful to you.
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Thank you for your company.
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Thank you to the live chat as well.
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Very busy day on the live chat it would appear.
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Thank you very much for joining me.
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I will see you on Sunday and I am back with Mr.
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Steve as I just mentioned.
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Take care of yourselves. Enjoy the rest of your day.
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Keep yourself comfortable.
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Stay comfortable
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because let's face it,
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to be comfortable can make you feel very happy indeed.
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I am going to have a little bit of comfort in a moment with a cup of tea.
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Hopefully Mr. Steve will be making one for me.
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Catch you on Sunday.
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See you later.
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And don't forget, you can watch this again with captions later on.
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You can watch this as many times as you want.
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Also, don't forget to check out my new lessons as well.
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They are all new lessons on my YouTube channel.
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And of course, until the next time we meet here, which hopefully will be Sunday 2 p.m.
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UK time.
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This is Mr. Duncan in England saying thanks for watching.
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See you later. And of course...
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It's been fun.
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It's been comforting.
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Ta ta for now.
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