Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Vocabulary

we are testing the waters 

finger picking
using a pick / plectrum 

fret
eg. You put your left hand on a fret of the guitar

neck
eg. the neck of the guitar has the frets on it

body
eg. the body of the guitar rests on your legs

strum
eg. to play a chord you usually strum all the strings

pick
eg. to play a note you just pick one string

he has a long term girlfriend

he’s taken / he’s single 

I date her / I went on a date with each other

monogamous / committed relationship
eg. I only want to have monogamous relationships

polyamorous – multiple partners and it’s accepted

young at heart 

no people will talk like that – no one would talk like that 

power dynamic 

inadvisable < > suggested / advisable
eg. I would say it’s inadvisable to date your boss’ boss

it was a blast from the past 

it took me 2 years to get over it 

Grammar

he has some chemistry on me – we have some chemistry / there is some chemistry between us 

after the work – after work 

both of us from Shanghai – both of us are from Shanghai