EGG-STRA POINTS PODCAST | An Idiom a Day Episode 74-Transcript and Grammar Notes Tuesday, 27 March 2018 the gospel truth MUSIC Americans send up to 43 million Easter cards each year. MUSIC The tradition of sending greetings can be traced back centuries to the ancient Chinese exchanging messages to celebrate the New Year, and the Egyptians sending greetings on papyrus scrolls. Sending messages became widespread in the 1800s with the invention of the printing press and the postage stamp. Founded in 1910 Hallmark is the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States. ~When you care enough to send the very best. MUSIC Hello and welcome to episode 74…of… An Idiom a Day I’m Gina Johnson and the idiom of the day …is… the gospel truth QUOTE One man’s gospel truth is another man’s blasphemous lie. The dangerous thing about people is the way we’ll try to kill anyone whose truth doesn’t agree with ours. ~Mira Grant MUSIC the gospel truth …something that is completely true…to be honest This is the complete truth; I did not read your diary. Here is the same sentence using the idiom… the gospel truth This is the gospel truth; I did not read your diary. Here are a few more sentences using the idiom … the gospel truth He thinks everything she says is the gospel truth. I told my parents the gospel truth about how I wrecked their car. Your honor, everything I said was the gospel truth. I did not steal any money. #CONVERSATION STARTER QUESTION Do you think honesty is always the best policy? 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 abroad. For today’s podcast transcript and grammar notes visit Native Tongue English. That’s WWW–dot–NAT–IVE–TON–GUE–dash– ENG–LISH– dot– com MUSIC 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… lay your life down Remember…Learn Something New Every Day GRAMMAR NOTES HISTORY The word gospel comes from the Old English word god spel which means “good news.” VOCABULARY gospel | singular noun an idea or set of ideas that a person or group strongly believes and often tries to persuade other people to believe or accept The gospel according to my parents. ©Copyright, Native Tongue English, 2015-2018. All rights reserved.
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