Speak Better English with Harry Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 554
Sep 24, 2025
Discover ten powerful verbs that elevate your English skills! Learn how words like 'compound' and 'trigger' can express complex ideas in business and academics. 'Devastate' captures deep destruction, while 'curb' emphasizes control. Delve into 'undermine' to understand subtle weakening, and see how 'benefit' highlights positive effects. From 'bankrupt' to 'boost,' each verb enriches your vocabulary. Perfect for enhancing fluency and confidence in formal and casual contexts!
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Compounding Makes Problems Worse
- To compound something is to make a problem worse by increasing focus or complexity.
- Harry explains it as intensifying or magnifying an issue with negative connotations.
Triggers Lead To Reactions
- Harry gives examples of 'trigger' causing reactions like insults at a party leading to arguments.
- He also links triggers to natural events, e.g., an earthquake triggered further eruptions and devastation.
Devastate Means Total Destruction
- Devastate means to cause complete destruction or overwhelming emotional ruin.
- Harry connects physical devastation (tsunami damage) to words like demolish, ravage, and lay waste.