In this episode Teresa discusses a couple of jokes with Elin.

The first joke is:

“I asked the librarian if books about paranoia were available. She looked up and whispered, ‘They’re right behind you.’”

The second joke is:

“First picture taken by the Perseverance Rover.”

You can click this link to see the picture.

This episode was recorded February 17, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression hush-hush. This idiom is of the straight-up repeated type. I love this expression. It means confidential, very secret. It's useful to know that the word hush by itself means be quiet, so when you say be quiet twice it has this meaning of secret or confidential. So let's look at a couple of examples. The first one is "My wife works for the government and her work is very hush-hush. Even I don't know what she actually does." In this case the work is secret and can't be revealed even to a spouse. This could be because the work is dangerous or would give one country or business an advantage over others.

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.

In this episode Teresa discusses a couple of jokes with Elin.

The first one is a Far Side comic strip. Listen for Elin’s description. You can also see a picture here!

“Early vegetarians returning from the kill.”

The second one is:

“People say icy is the easiest word to spell. I see why.”

This episode was recorded February 8, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression dillydally. This idiom is of the type rhymes with words that have no meaning. I love the sound of dillydally and like to say it just because of the sound! It means waste time by loitering or delaying, which is another way to say dawdle, which also might be a new word for you but I like it too!

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.

In this episode Teresa discusses a joke with Elin.

“Q: How do you tell if a vampire is sick?

A: By how much he’s coffin!”

This episode was recorded February 4, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression flip-flop. This idiom is of the type rhymes with words that have meaning. It is flip flop, which actually has a couple of meanings but the meaning I'll talk about today is completely change one's mind, make an abrupt reversal of policy.

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.

In this episode Teresa teaches Elin about Knock Knock jokes.

In America knock knock jokes are very popular with children. They have a formula to follow. Here is the formula:

A: Knock, knock!

B: Who’s there?

A: (…)

B: (repeats A) + who?

A: (punchline)

This episode was recorded February 4, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression goody-goody. This idiom is of the straight-up repeated type. It is used to describe a person who behaves extremely well in order to please a superior, a toady or lackey, a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage. I think you can hear the word good in there, so the repetition of good in this way goody-goody is really make it seem like the person is too good.

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.

n this episode Teresa and Elin do two jokes. The first joke is a knock knock joke.

In America knock knockjokes are very popular with children. They have a formula to follow. Here is the formula:

A: Knock, knock!

B: Who’s there?

A: (…)

B: (repeats A) + who?

A: (punchline)

The second joke is a sign that reads:

Today’s Work from Home Tip:

Blowing in the wine on the mug will help convince your Zoom meeting that your tea is hot.

This episode was recorded February 2, 2021.

Today Teresa talks about the expression chitchat. Chitchat can be both a noun or a verb though it's more commonly a noun and it means an inconsequential conversation or small talk. Let's look at a couple of examples.

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This episode was recorded on May 18, 2021.