Did you achieve perfect attendance in school?
PODCAST | An Idiom a Day
Episode 212-Transcript and Idiom Notes
Thursday, 12 September 2019
in absentia
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In France, students have Wednesday off and attend school on Saturday morning.
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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
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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.
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Did you achieve perfect attendance in school?
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