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vocabulary and then seeing this vocabulary used in a real conversation between native

English speakers.

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Next, to do something on your own two.

Now, this is one of those English phrases where we have something that we're eliminating

some of the words to make it sound a bit cooler.

But also because the other natives we’re speaking with understand what we're talking

about.

Now, to do something on your own two, maybe doesn't sound very precise to non-native speakers.

They think two what?

Well, the answer is your two feet.

And this is the idea of being able to stand up and do something yourself.

So, especially, like, in the conversation, we're talking about men and women.

And, like, the, the two girls or not girls but the younger women, were speaking to me

and saying, “Well, like, you know, it's nice if a man can stand on his own two.

Uh, and this just means, like, it's nice if he can be assertive.

If he can do something by himself without having to be told or whatever.

So, this is to, uh, to be able to do something yourself, basically.

So, to, to, to be able to manage something by yourself.

To be independent.

So, you don't need help from other people to do something.

This is to do something on your own two.

uh, we also talk about, you know, which, which person does the approach.

So, like, if a woman looks at a man in a bar, and then it's his job then to walk over.

Or, does the woman walk over and initiate the conversation, and we talk about this as

making the first move.

So, who makes the first move in a situation like that?

Does a man approach and then make that, you know, make the first move to, to try to talk

to, talk to the woman?

To approach, to flirt with her, to initiate that, or does the woman?

They have, they have to do it on their own two.

Like, sometimes you know, or like…

Sure.

… there has, have been guys, like, I’ve dated where,

um, I’ll make more of the m, the f…

Mmm, the first… … the first moves, and…

… moves.

… and then….

Mm-hmm.

They have, they have to do it on their own two.

Like, sometimes you know, or like…

Sure.

… there has, have been guys, like, I’ve dated where,

um, I’ll make more of the m, the f…

Mmm, the first… … the first moves, and…

… moves.

… and then….

Mm-hmm.

Next, it's a special case.

A special case.

Now, a special case, a case just meaning like a legal case or a court case or a criminal

case.

This just means a particular situation.

Uh, but a case, and you'll, you'll hear this word case used in conversational English a

lot.

I actually hear Japanese speakers use the, uh, the kind of Japanese version.

They say case-by-case.

Uh, but this is from the English expression, it's a case-by-case thing.

So, maybe one person can't do something, but this other person can do it.

So we have a rule, but we apply it on a case-by-case basis, a situation-by-situation basis.

So, maybe when we're talking about something being a special case, it's usually special

meaning that, uh, it doesn't apply the rule, or the rule doesn't apply to it.

Or, something where maybe ten people should follow the rule, uh, but this other person

here, he's an expert.

So, he's a special case.

He doesn't need to follow the rules.

Maybe we're going, we're taking a group of ten people on a skiing trip.

Uh, and one person is really an expert, so he can go to the top of this very dangerous

mountain and ski down that by himself.

He is a special case.

Everyone else, you have to go with me on, like, the easier mountain, so you don't get

hurt.

A special case.

I think, like, the Bay Area is a, is a pretty, is a pretty special case because there is,

uh, such a,

uh, you got so many more men than women out there now.

So, women have it much better…

Mm-hmm. … like, dating wise or whatever, than, than

men do out there.

I see.

I think, like, the Bay Area is a, is a pretty, is a pretty special case because there is,

uh, such a,

uh, you got so many more men than women out there now.

So, women have it much better…

Mm-hmm. … like, dating wise or whatever, than, than

men do out there.

I see.

it’s, uh, going to be with the entertainment business.

So, they’re very kind of, that’s, that’s what it talks about.

Like…

I have a…

I know.

When, when was that written?

Cause I haven’t found…

That’s a great question.

… that to be the case out here.

No…

uh, going to be with the entertainment business.

So, they’re very kind of, that’s, that’s what it talks about.

Like…

I have a…

I know.

When, when was that written?

Cause I haven’t found…

That’s a great question.

… that to be the case out here.

No…

Next, you'll hear, way back in the day and the olden days and nowadays.

Now, the expressions have changed a little bit over time.

So, if you watch a movie maybe from 20 years ago, people will say, uh, maybe, like, years

ago or when I was younger or even in the olden days.

In the olden days, this is kind of, these are older English expressions.

Uh, but recently you'll hear back in the day.

Back in the day.

Back in the day.

This is something that people use a lot more frequently now, especially younger people.

And this is just an interesting thing.

This is why we continue to release a new lesson every month so that we can teach you the new

vocabulary that's created.

All these new words and phrases that become popular, and then can explain when they’re

maybe not so popular anymore.

But back in the day is very common now, and it just means at some time in the past, you

know, ten, 20 years ago.

Usually, it's the, the young…

Uh, like, the time when the speaker was a child.

So, if I'm, you know, 35 years old and I say, “Well, back in the day, uh, I went to the,

like, local candy store and got candy for a, a penny,” or something like that.

I'm talking about when I was young, or maybe some older time than that if I'm being more

specific.

Back in the day.

But we also talk about nowadays, even though we're just talking about now.

So, you can say now something, but it sounds a little bit softer and more conversational

to say nowadays.

And our final one is to take things for granted.

To take something for granted.

This is another great conversational expression, and it just means to not appreciate something

or to not recognize the value of something, uh, usually until you don't have that anymore.

So, like, you know, maybe I, I go home from work every day, and my wife is making me a

really delicious meal.

And I take it for granted that she's there to cook for me every day.

So, uh, maybe I, I, I don't thank her as much as I should.

And then, maybe for a week, she gets really sick.

So, she can't cook anymore, and then, now I have to cook.

And I'm not a very good cook at all.

So, I'm trying to cook, and I'm not very good at it.

And, you know, trying to help the family.

Uh, and then I really appreciate, wow, like, my wife did a great thing cooking for me all

the time.

So, I'm reminded to say thank you every time she cooks.

So, I took it for granted, and you can also take someone for granted.

Take a person for granted.

And again, this just means you're not appreciating that thing or seeing the value in that.

Or what if, now what if a guy, like, if a guy walked up to you at the club and he was

just like, you know, like, my mom would love you.

What, what would, what would you, would you be, would you be kinda like…

I would laugh so hard.

Watch that happen now.

Yeah.

Oh.

Or try that one out.

Like, come out, like just bring, carry the photo album with you.

Like, this is me…

Yeah.

… when I was…

Hey, photo… … five, you know?

… albums are on phones nowadays.

Oh, it’s, I know.

Look at me…

Yeah.

Just… … with like, a physical, physical pictures

over here.

I’m all, I’m old over here.

That would be even more creepy.

Well think…

This is my photo…

I always think it’s so… … of my mom.

… funny.

Like, back in the olden days, not the olden days, but like…

The olden days.

… you know, you see in movies, like, a, a cute little grandma or a cute little grandpa

pulling out their wallet with like…

Yep, with the… … whole long line of, like…

All the pictures.

Yeah.

People watching this who are young probably don’t even know what I’m talking about

right now.

Yep, yep, yep.

You should show a little picture showing that.

Well actually…

Yeah.

… it’s, it’s, it’s interesting again, you had mentioned something like that.

Like, when I teach,

uh, a lot of even just the vocabulary that people have, like, we take it for granted,

even when you’re younger.

So you’ll learn something like,

like hang the phone up.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Now you’re pushing a button on the phone.

Oh, so you’re not…

But it’s because… … like hanging it…

Yeah, so it used to be up on a wall and you…

Ah. … would actually hang something up.

Or like…

Yeah.

… a, a dial that you would turn on…

That makes sense.

So now it’s a switch…

Oh. … that you, like, flip back and forth or

push a button.

But before…

Yeah.

… I mean, old televisions, like, you remember an old television?

It just had

the power; the power dial was the channel dial…

Yeah.

Oh, yeah. … as well.

So, you would turn it on, turn the chann, so we would say turn the channel.

Well, that’s it for this lesson.

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