F2F Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

called them to check

they’ve almost never made a mistake

would not be approved

more than 450 stores to date  (until now)

went bankrupt

mess up – to make a mistake

eg: They’ve been messing up a lot recently

drop the ball – to fail on your part of the plan

eg: They really dropped the ball, by using the wrong test standards.

Out-   :  denoting a going beyond, surpassing, or outdoing in the particular action indicated (outbid, outdo, outgeneral, outlast, outstay, outrate).

eg: You’ve really outdone yourself this time.

eg: The only reason he won the race is because he outlasted all the other competitors.

eg: Humans can outrun any animal on the planet over long distances.

Pronunciation

Carol’s

Bezos’ –   Bezoses