Roundtable Discussion — January 31, 2023

Roundtable Discussion

January 31, 2023

Following is a complete video recording of our January 31, 2023 roundtable discussion along with language notes that Kenny sent in real time during the conversation. Many of the language notes contain hyperlinks for further exploration of Kenny’s language suggestions.

Video

There is also an audio-only version of this Roundtable Discussion.

Language Notes

I somewhat disagree
I agree / disagree to an extent / to a certain extent
indispensable (adj.)
down to earth (adj.)
upbringing (n.)
to bring a child up (phr. v.), to be brought up (phr. v.) (passive form)
on a daily / weekly / monthly / yearly basis, on an annual basis, on an hourly basis (collocations)
wages (n.) v. salary (n.)
to stick to sth (phr. v.) / to stick with sb or sth (phr. v.)
to follow through on sth (phr. v.)
when the rubber hits the road (idiom)
A/B testing (jargon)
be (stuck) in a rut (idiom) / break out of a rut (collocation)
the rat race (idiom)
advice (n.) (uncountable): Uncountable or noncount nouns are always singular and never take the article a/an. If you want to speak about more than one, you have to use a unit of measure, for example: pieces of advice or words of advice (collocations)