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PODCAST | An Idiom a Day

Episode 213-Transcript and Idiom Notes

Friday, 13 September 2019

see the error of your ways

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HERE’S SOMETHING INTERESTING…

An object used to correct mistakes made while writing is called an eraser in Canada and the United States, but in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, India, and the  UK an eraser is called a rubber.

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DID YOU KNOW…

In 1770, Joseph Priestley, who discovered oxygen and soda water, was credited with naming the eraser when he described a substance that wiped or rubbed off black lead pencil marks from paper….OOPS, I DID IT AGAIN.

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Hello and welcome to episode 213 …of… An Idiom a Day

I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… see the error of your ways

QUOTE

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. ~Albert Einstein

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see the error of your ways…

to realize or admit that you have behaved badly or made a mistake

to understand that your behavior was wrong and you start to behave differently

to see, recognize, acknowledge the error of your ways is to admit to your  wrongdoing or misbehavior with intentions to stop doing something or to improve your behavior

A few criminals admit to their mistakes while sitting in a jail cell.

Here is the same sentence using the idiom… see the error of your ways

A few criminals see the error of their ways while sitting in a jail cell.

Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … see the error of your ways

Be patient. It takes a while for teenagers to see the error of their ways.

The government forced the tobacco industry to see the error of its ways. Now all cigarettes are sold with a warning label.

I now see the error of my ways. My bad decisions jeopardized our company. I ‘m sorry.

A few years after the divorce, our father acknowledged the error of his ways. He wrote our mother a letter and asked for forgiveness.

 #CONVERSATION STARTER

QUESTION

If you made a huge mistake at work, would you admit it or pretend it had nothing to do with you?

An Idiom a Day is sponsored by Native Tongue English. NTE is an online resource for ESL students, teachers, and tutors who study, live, and work in America and abroad. For today’s podcast transcript and idiom notes visit Native Tongue English. That’s www–dot–NAT–IVE–TON–GUE–dash– ENG–LISH– dot– com

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Thank you for listening, and the next idiom is… commit something to memory

Remember…Learn Something New Every Day

IDIOM NOTES

ALTERNATIVES

realize the error of your ways

point out the error of your ways

show someone the error of their ways

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PODCAST | An Idiom a Day

Episode 212-Transcript and Idiom Notes

Thursday, 12 September 2019

in absentia

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HERE’S SOMETHING INTERESTING…

In France, students have Wednesday off and attend school on Saturday morning.

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DID YOU KNOW…

In the United States, the average school year has 180 days. All public schools and most private schools have a Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday school week …  Attend Today, Achieve Tomorrow

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Hello and welcome to episode 212 …of… An Idiom a Day

I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… in absentia

QUOTE

Aim for success, not perfection…. remember that fear always lurks behind perfectionism. ~ David Burns

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in absentia …

without being present

the person involved is not present

if something is done in absentia, it is done when you are not present

She was convicted of a crime and tried without being present in the courtroom.

Here is the same sentence using the idiom… in absentia

She was convicted of a crime and tried in absentia.

Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … in absentia

In absentia, the rapper was awarded a Pulitzer in Music.

The movie director fled the country and was convicted in absentia.

Due to the high school senior’s month-long hospital stay in June, he graduated in absentia.

After months of searching the ocean, the sailors were declared dead in absentia.

#CONVERSATION STARTER

QUESTION

Did you achieve perfect attendance in school?

An Idiom a Day is sponsored by Native Tongue English. NTE is an online resource for ESL students, teachers, and tutors who study, live and work in America and abroad. For today’s podcast transcript and idiom notes visit Native Tongue English. That’s www–dot–NAT–IVE–TON–GUE–dash– ENG–LISH– dot– com

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If you like the podcast, leave a review or comment. If you love the podcast, tell a friend.

Thank you for listening and the next idiom is… see the error of your ways

Remember…Learn Something New Every Day

IDIOM NOTES

GRAMMAR

USAGE

formal

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