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let's do it let's learn and practice with the
emphasis on the practice part English all right
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let's look at our first little phrase so far
so far how you doing so far now what does that
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mean so far what does exactly it mean it means
that what has happened between the beginning of
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something from the start of something up until
the present time that's so far so far up to now
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now it it can go before the subject or at the
end of the phrase for example example sentence
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we have 100 signatures on the petition so far we
have 100 signatures on the petition so far you
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try so far we we are going to get some more but
so far we have 100 signatures on the petition
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good good still now still has a number of meanings
it can indicate that what you say next is contrary
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to what you just said or what you say next is
more important than what you just said I would
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like to I would like to have that job still
it would be very difficult for for me to move
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to another city to be able to do it I probably
wouldn't accept it if they offered it to me okay
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so this person is saying that he was offered a job
and I would like to have that job still it would
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be very difficult for me to move to another city
to be able to do it to be able to do that job he
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would have to move to another city so that's
why he's saying still it would be very diff
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difficult for me to move to another city to be
able to do it I probably wouldn't accept it if
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they offered it to me if they were to offer it
to me I probably would not accept it all right
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it would be very difficult for me to move
to another city to be able to take that job
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it would be very difficult for me to move to
another city to be able to take that job you
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try all right just speaking practice no
no big deal still I would like to have it
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I would probably accept it if they offered it to
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me try again still I would like to have it I
would probably accept it if they offered it to
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me oh good good all right
still I would like to have it
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I would probably accept it if they offered it to
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me all right so you notice that was two different
people this person would like to accept the job if
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they offer it to him the other one no okay let's
try this on the other hand this one's easy right
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on the other hand can be used for the same purpose
as steel I would love to move to a place with a
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better climate on the other hand my whole family
lives here I'll probably stay here yeah I'm not
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going to move I would love to move to a place
with a better climate with better weather but
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on the other hand my whole family lives here
I'll probably stay here I I probably will not
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move my whole family lives
here on the other hand I would
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love to move to a place with a better climate
I might move oh this person's the opposite say
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it with me ready my whole family lives here
on the other hand I would love to move to a
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place with a better climate I might move
let's get on out of here let's get away
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from my family I'm tired of my family all right
since since has a number of meanings as you know
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it can indicate the beginning of a time period
that extends to now that's the common usage
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right I haven't seen my uncle since last
Friday I haven't seen my uncle since last
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Friday they've been living in
their new house since [Music]
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June since can also mean be because
did you know that there's a hair in my
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eye do you notice my hair moving around because I
have the fan on CU it's it's hot it's summertime
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right now anyways back to the lesson since
can also mean because indicating convenience
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convenience because since let's take a look I
can take you home since your house isn't far from
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mine let me say that better I can take
you home since your house isn't far from
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mine I can take you home since
your house isn't far from
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mine okay so this sense is not at all similar
to the other sense right I can take you home
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sense because it's convenient because it's
convenient since your house isn't far from
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mine yeah because it's convenient I can
take you home your house isn't far from
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mine since you came early you can
help me finish setting up for the
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party since you came early you can help
me finish setting up for the party try
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it since you came early you can help
me finish setting up for the party
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since you came early you can help me
finish setting up for the party try
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it and that's it nice short lesson keep moving
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forward one step at a time and
I'll see you in the next step
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