Welcome to Clairstone! In this episode, you will learn how to use the English words "legacy" and "clout".
TRANSCRIPT:
Hello everyone, my name is Jasmine, and you are listening to the English ClAIRSTONE Podcast, where you can build the cornerstone of your English vocabulary! For all our new listeners, welcome to the community, and for our regulars, hello again! Before we start, I will remind you that we upload new episodes twice a week and there are transcripts for each podcast episode in English, Arabic, and Spanish at our website projectclair.org, so go check that out if you want to follow along!
Today we will look at the words “legacy” and “clout.”
The word “legacy,” spelled L-E-G-A-C-Y, is both a noun and an adjective. As a noun, the word “legacy” has three definitions. First, it can be a gift by the will of someone (the things they will leave to someone after they die) and is usually money or personal property. For example in the sentence “My grandmother left my sister and I each a legacy of $500,000 (dollars).” Second, a “legacy” can be something given from an ancestor or something from the past. An example sentence is, “The prank of 1988 left a legacy in the school.” Lastly, the noun “legacy” is a person of an organization or group that has a special status because they are related to someone who is or was a member of that group. Examples of this are at some schools that call the children of alumni (or graduates) “legacies.”
The adjective “legacy,” describes something that is related to a previous computer system or other technology, business, etc. from an earlier time. An example sentence is “The legacy system is only used to help make new systems.”
The next word for today, “clout,” spelled C-L-O-U-T, is a noun and a verb. As a noun, the word “clout” has four different definitions. First, specifically in some British areas, the word means a piece of leather or a rag. Second, a “clout” can be a hard hit or blow, often by a hand. For example, “She received a clout from another girl that left a large bruise.” Third, a clout is a white cloth pinned to a frame or stake to use as an archery target. The fourth and most common definition for the noun “clout,” is a pull or influence that gives someone special status or exposure. An example sentence is “Ryan gained clout at school because his older sister was a star athlete.”
The verb “clout” has many things in common with the noun. One definition is to cover something with a clout, such as to cover an open patch with some leather (a clout). Second, to clout is to hit forcefully or to give a clout.
Well, that is it for today’s episode! This was the Clairstone Podcast, and for the full transcript for all our episodes, you can click on the info icon on our platform or go to our website projectclair.org. I hope you will start to use the words “legacy” and “clout” in your English practice, and I will see you next time! Bye, everyone!