VIP Class Notes (Tony)

Vocabulary

press/push somebody for an answer

have anything to do with (someone)

eg: It doesn’t have anything to do with them. /

it’s mathematically (ADV) impossible

MB = megabyte

It is better to give than to receive

Courtesy demands reciprocity – do something nice, and they should give back

eg: Giving back (Reciprocity)  is a very important thing in my life. My mother always taught me how to do this.

deflect (V.) – to cause (something that is moving) to change direction

eg: She deflected his question, and just ignored it.

eg: I’m not trying to deflect, I just don’t understand the question.

eg: She is deflecting. (Could be ADJ. or V. + ING)

unspoken (Thing) – 1. expressed or understood without being directly stated

2. it is not said, but both groups generally guess that they understand each other

eg: They had an unspoken agreement. He would buy the coffee and she would get muffins. But one day they both broke it, and there were no muffins or coffee to be found.

eg: His face was expressionless, but Alex felt the unspoken criticism.

have any say – have some influence in the decisions

eg: I didn’t know if I had any say about that.

eg: Don’t I have a say? (Doesn’t  my choice matter?)

compress – to make the file a smaller size

eg: We’re still having trouble compressing them.

Grammar

how can my reply (N.) her? – how can I reply(V.) to her?

then my ask her – then I asked her

Pronunciation

criticism – Kritta  Si   Zem /     Cridda Sizm

resolution

MB / megabyte – Meh Guh Bite