In some situations you can’t be exact, so you have to estimate a number. There are tons of reasons why this happens, and we talk about some in this episode. And of course, we also share some fun expressions to talk about guessing and estimating. How many people were at the concert last night? How much do you think that gold watch is worth? You may have to give a ballpark figure. Listen to this episode to learn more!

Maura:

The first expression today is a ballpark figure.

Andrew:

Yup. A ballpark figure.

Maura:

Hey, yeah. We say that second word a little bit differently, don’t we? I say a ballpark figure.

Andrew:

And I say a ballpark figure

Maura:

Yours sounds actually right. It sounds like how it’s spelled. Mine sounds strange.

Andrew:

Yeah, well, I think this is interesting because Canadians don’t really have too much variation in their accent, but I am from the West Coast and you’re from Ontario, and sometimes there are some slight vowels that we say differently and this is an example of that. I say figure and you say figure.

Expressions from this episode included in the Learning Materials:

Stoked

To pass away

Expressions to use when someone has died

The best way to go

Yuppers

Full blast

A ballpark figure

On the spur of the moment

In the market for something

A beater

Happening

An educated guess

A margin of error

A cut of something

The more you know

A stag and doe

To blow money

Podcast/Learning Materials: Culips English Podcast, Image Culips