TingMate · English Learning

Day 54 · Up Against a Giant


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A slow English story about An indie developer says a much bigger company grabbed his trademark, and I hope it ends fairly. 13 simple sentences. Word by word. About 12 minutes.

📝 Today's sentences

① Yesterday, someone using our app told me about something.

② There's an indie developer who shared his story online.

③ He says a much bigger company grabbed his trademark first.

④ It was a small developer up against a much bigger company.

⑤ That kind of gap really got to me.

⑥ So I reached out to him to hear what happened.

⑦ He explained everything to me, and reminded me to protect my own work too.

⑧ I also went through the evidence he shared publicly.

⑨ Honestly, I haven't had time to verify every detail.

⑩ But he's put so much public info out there, and I tend to believe him.

⑪ Still, I don't want to jump to conclusions yet.

⑫ I just really hope more people pay attention to this.

⑬ And I hope it ends with a fair outcome for everyone.

🔑 Vocabulary

• indie developer /ˈɪndi dɪˈveləpər/

• trademark /ˈtreɪdmɑːrk/

• up against /ʌp əˈɡenst/

• jump to conclusions /dʒʌmp tə kənˈkluːʒənz/

• pay attention to /peɪ əˈtenʃən tə/

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