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Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

0933 Daily Easy English Lesson PODCAST—a Scrooge, a tightwad

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Self-improvement, Language Learning, Education

4.7812 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2018

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

It's CHRISTMAS...in a week! Do NOT be a SCROOGE! Enjoy our new podcast and have a MERRY Christmas! ~CS The E-cubed PODCAST is UP and READY for YOU!! #LearnEnglish #ESL #LetsMasterEnglish Today's English expression and dialog: a Scrooge, a tightwad Miller Highlife? He's a tightwad! He'll never change~ That's like fifty cents a can. Coach Shane should live it up. Just like his dad. A mean ol' Scrooge~ Subscribe on iTunes and get this English podcast EVERY DAY! Support the Let's Master English team! On PayPal: Send to parmyproductions@gmail.com Or you can go here: www.patreon.com/coachshane PLEASE support my sponsors: www.audibletrial.com/lme (Get a free AUDIO BOOK!) www.gorillamind.com/?atid=106 Get the best NOOTROPICS for your mind and body. Study English, FREE ENGLISH LESSONS: www.letsmasterenglish.com/free http://letsmasterenglish.com/tv http://letsmasterenglish.com/radio

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0:00.0

Hello everybody. My name is Coach Shane and welcome to Easy English Expressions. Come on, let's master English.

0:14.8

Hello everybody. Welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression, the podcast.

0:23.0

All right, everybody, we are getting so close to one of the most important days of the year,

0:32.5

December 22nd.

0:34.7

That's my birthday.

0:38.0

Thank you. Thank you.

0:39.1

Oh, thank you.

0:40.8

How old will I be?

0:45.1

Never mind.

0:46.4

Okay, today's expression.

0:47.7

Now, not only is my birthday coming up, but Christmas is coming up.

0:53.1

And if you live in America, probably in the UK, maybe in any

0:57.4

English-speaking country, especially around this time of year, you might hear this word.

1:05.7

He is a Scrooge. Don't be a Scrooge. Coach Shane is a Scrooge. I don't think that's true. I don't think I am a Scrooge. Another word for a Scrooge would be a tightwad. So let me spell them. Scrooge, S-C-R-O-O-G-E.

1:30.5

But it's a big S

1:32.9

because it's a name.

1:35.8

Scrooge.

1:36.9

Mr. Scrooge.

1:39.0

I'll talk about Mr. Scrooge in a second.

1:40.9

The second word, a tightwad.

1:43.4

It's one word, T-I-G-H-T-W-A-D. And these are the same things.

1:52.3

A-S-Rooge, a tight wad. It's somebody who does not want to spend any of their money.

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