Online Class Notes (Joe)

Pronunciation

Second /ˈsɛk(ə)nd/

Sickened /ˈsɪk(ə)nd/

Heard – sounds like bird

hear – sounds like beer

Arbitration /ˌɑːbɪˈtreɪʃn/

Vocabulary

lawsuit (noun) [also called a suit] – a claim in court of law
I will file a lawsuit against them

Sue (verb) – taking a claim to court
I will sue them in court

enforce (verb) – to make someone do something
I will try to get the court to enforce the order

block (verb) – when you use your app to stop seeing someone’s posts
I will block her account on my phone

censor (verb) – when the company or government stops everyone from seeing someone’s posts
Her post was censored because it was lewd

Grammar

I was won
I won

The company didn’t pay for the money
The company didn’t pay the money

It’s the final resort
It’s the last resort

At the first
At first