10 Expressions with "Again" - English Vocabulary with Jennifer

Hi everyone. I'm Jennifer from English  with Jennifer. I love to teach grammar,  

but every now and again, I'll  create a vocabulary lesson.  

And it's usually a set of expressions  that you can use in daily conversation,  

so that's what we're going to do in this video.  In fact, I already gave you the first one:  

every now and again. It means "occasionally."  It's similar to "from time to time."  

Variations include "every now and then," "every so  often." All these expressions are conversational.  

I see Grace every now and again. Every couple has  some friction every now and then. Every so often,  

Jim dies of boredom. Every now and again, I feel  like baking. I can't do this a lot, but every  

now and then, I bake banana bread or cookies.  Is there something you enjoy doing from time  

to time? What other expressions do you know with  "again"? Let's review and expand your vocabulary.

"Again and again" means that something happens  repeatedly. The hotel heard the same suggestion  

again and again, so they finally decided  to offer breakfast foods all day long.

A variation is "over and over again."  

The hotel received complaints over and over  again about a strange smell on the third floor.  

A very similar expression is "time and time again"  or simply "time and again." This can be used for  

negative or positive statements. I might remind  my children who like to stay up later than me,  

"I've told you guys time and time again to turn  off all the lights before you go to bed." I can  

share a memory of my wonderful grandparents: Time  and again, they'd spoil us with trips to get ice  

cream or to visit a festival in some neighboring  town. And that happened again and again and again.  

He watched this movie over and over and over  again. I begged them time and again. And he said  

it time and time again. With these expressions,  we can make observations about our communities or  

people in general. I've observed how city drivers  are more aggressive than drivers in the suburbs.  

Here in my town, I see examples of courtesy  on the road again and again or time and again.  

For instance, we wave to another driver to let  them know it's okay to pull out in front of us  

or to make a turn in front of us, and  the other driver waves his or her thanks.  

Can you share an observation?  Use one of these expressions.

"All over again" means you have to start from the  beginning once more. It can suggest impatience  

and frustration. Have you ever built a  house of cards? I used to do this as a  

kid. It requires patience and a steady hand. If  you mess up, you have to start all over again,  

which can be really frustrating when you  just want to place the last card on top.

Everything starts all over again. Tomorrow  it starts all over again. "Here we go again"  

is a comment all by itself, and it means that  you're seeing the same situation repeat. The same  

situation is happening again. For example,  we have presidential elections in the U.S.  

every four years, and every election year,  you can't escape the TV ads, the online ads,  

and the signs all around town telling  you who you should vote for. So,  

as soon as the campaigning starts, some  people might complain, "Here we go again."

Oh, here we go again. Here we go again. "Once  again" is similar in meaning, but we use this  

as part of a larger statement to emphasize  that a situation or a behavior is repeating.  

Election year is not far off, and once again,  we'll put up with lots of campaign ads on TV.

A variation is "yet again."  

I heard Devon is changing jobs yet again.  He just can't seem to settle in anywhere.

You're right once again.  Kimmy was wrong yet again.  

You can say that again. This is a way to agree  with someone. It's a strong form of agreement.

Speaking of elections, my son recently showed me a  funny clip of a mother yelling at her teenage son  

because he didn't vote for the candidate that  she wanted him to. She was screaming at him for  

at least a whole minute about the supposed  mistake he had made. Well, I've told my son  

that when he turns 18, he can vote for whoever he  wants to, but it has to be an informed decision.  

So, in response to that video of the screaming  mom, I might observe that some parents are  

more controlling than others. If you agree  completely with me, you can use this expression.  

You can say that again. And note how I place  emphasis on "that." You can say that again.

You can say that again. You can say that again.  

"But then again" is a way we introduce  contrasting information or surprising  

information. I believe that all citizens have  the right to vote, but then again, I worry  

about people who aren't really informed and just  vote for whoever others tell them to vote for.

Elections cause disagreement among people,  

but then again, politics in  general is rarely a safe subject.

But then again,

there's this. But then again, one man's  tragedy is another man's treasure. "Think  

again" means "reconsider." Sometimes we tell  people to think more carefully about something  

one more time because we believe they're wrong  in some way. Maybe they'll change their mind.  

If you think walking home alone after midnight is  a good idea, think again. Crime is on the rise.

We can say: "you better think again,"  

"you'd better think again," or "think  again" as part of an if statement.

Is that what you think? Well, you better think  again. "Come again?" is a really informal way  

to ask someone to repeat what they just said  because you didn't hear, you didn't understand,  

or maybe you're so surprised you just  need them to repeat it one more time.  

Come again? Come again? Come again? Another  alternative is to simply use "again"  

in a question. Where was that again? What was  the final score again? Who said that again?  

What's your name again? Notice how I use  rising intonation in all of those questions.  

Come again? What's your name again?

Let's practice intonation. Listen and repeat.  Use rising intonation. Where was that again?

What was the final score again?

Who said that again?

What's your name again?

Come again?

Try a quiz to review. Ready? One. We had to  record the video all over again. What happened?

Answer: b. We had to record it  from the beginning once more.

Two. The plumber just told you how much  it will cost to fix your leaking shower.  

You're surprised by the high  price and need him to repeat it  

so that you can make sure you  heard correctly. What do you say?

Answer: a. Come again?

Three. "Yet again" is most similar to

Answer: c. Once again.

Four. College tuition in the U.S. can be really  expensive. You agree with this statement.  

What is your response?

Answer: b. You can say that again!

Five.

Answer: If Regina believes everyone  is going to do what she wants,  

she can think again. She's not the boss

Six.

Answer: Time and again, the city promises  to fix the roads, but they never do.

Seven.

Answer: Florida is really hot and humid,  

but then again, some people handle heat  better than frigid winter temperatures.

Eight. Your Uncle Oliver loves to complain  about how young people today don't appreciate  

good movies or good music. He's starting another  conversation about a song he heard that morning.  

What are you thinking to yourself?

Answer: Here we go again.

Nine. Which expression is not  similar to "again and again"?

C. Every now and then.

Ten.

Answer: My brother and I play chess every now  and again. I wish we could play more often.

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