0426 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—minute (NOT time!!)

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Self-improvement, Language Learning, Education

4.7 • 812 Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2015

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Today’s expression and dialog: minute Look at that car. If I had the money… That’s pretty nice, huh? What are the chances I’ll win the lottery? Minute. What are the chances it will rain tomorrow? (Remember, I live in the desert. The average temperature in July is 41 degrees.) As you may know, my hair is falling out. What are the chances that my hair will start growing again?!! What are the chances I will live to be 122 years old? What are the chances I will be able to visit the moon? What are the chances that I will become richer than Bill Gates? Never say never, right? Yes, that may be true...but REALISTICALLY!!! The answer to all of those questions is ZERO!! But...there is a tiny chance! So, in today's expression I will teach you the perfect word!! Enjoy and HAPPY JULY!! Coach Shane Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Support Coach Shane by giving $1 a month! On PayPal: Send to parmyproductions@gmail.com Or you can go here: www.patreon.com/coachshane Our sponsors: www.letsmasterenglish.com Click on JOIN CLASSES and get ALL the information! www.audibletrial.com/lme (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) Our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/DailyEasyEnglish Today's Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #Twinglish

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0:00.0	Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to easy English expressions.
0:11.0	You and me every day, come on, let's master English.
0:29.3	Hello everybody, welcome back to daily easy English expression.
0:34.7	Today we've got a great word that you need to use.
0:35.9	This is a great word.
0:43.0	The word is minute. Minute. Can you spell it? Minute. The spelling is M-I-N-U-T-E. Wait a minute. Is it minute?
0:55.5	Like in our minute second?
0:59.1	I'll be with you in a minute.
1:01.4	Isn't it the same as minute?
1:03.4	Yes.
1:04.0	The spelling is the same as minute, but the pronunciation and the meaning are different.
1:13.6	Oh boy, that's right.
1:14.9	So the pronunciation is minute, minute, and the meaning is very, very small, very tiny, and we use it when we talk about chances or percentage.
1:36.0	So the perfect example would be going to Las Vegas and playing the slot machines or the poker games.
1:48.6	What are your chances of winning?
1:51.4	My newt.
1:53.5	What about me?
1:55.0	I'm an English teacher.
1:57.4	What are Coach Shane's chances of being as rich as Bill Gates?
2:05.8	The chances are minute.
2:09.9	Right now, I live in the desert.
2:13.9	It is July 1st, 2015.
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