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English Like A Native Podcast

Your English Five a Day #21.2

Mar 26, 2024
Join the host as she uncovers the meanings behind 'uber' and 'mime', explores emotional intensities with 'heighten', compares with 'rather than', and deals with undesired tasks using 'lumbered with'. Listen to engaging scenarios, a disappointing concert experience, and reflections on live performance authenticity.
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Quick takeaways

  • Using the prefix 'uber' emphasizes extreme levels, like being 'uber excited'.
  • Miming and lip-syncing are performance techniques for seamless and authentic entertainment experiences.

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Using Uber as a Prefix

The podcast episode discusses the use of the prefix 'uber' before nouns or adjectives to indicate the extreme or greatest level of something. It gives an example of being 'uber excited' to show the highest level of excitement.

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