Brian L.

LIGHTNING ESL

Education EN ↓ 3498 episodes

An everyday "word" can mean a lifetime of experiences and sensations. Every word you hear or see in its different forms has no emotional meaning..............unless we pass judgment! YOU CAN change your world by learning one English word each day! Just listen carefully to LIGHTNING ESL daily and you will learn/understand English better than before.

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Brian L.

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HOSPITABLE 11.02.2022 0:47

Taking care of your regular guests and strangers is describing you as being hospitable.

DOSAGE 10.02.2022 0:32

The amount of medicine given to a patient is called its dosage. 

DILIGENT 10.02.2022 0:40

A careful and highly detailed approach to something is being very diligent.

DUPED 10.02.2022 0:47

Someone who is easily deceived or fooled is said to be duped.

CONVERGE 10.02.2022 0:47

When many items seem to meet at one specific point is to converge on that point.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE 10.02.2022 2:04

A very common phrase that inventors refuse to believe, "it's impossible".

CREDENTIALS 10.02.2022 0:51

Factual evidence or documentation proving someone's ability to perform something is their credentials.

CHAUVINISM 10.02.2022 1:11

A very biased or self-proclaiming feeling about any group or attitude.

LET'S FORM A COMMITTEE 10.02.2022 1:13

Another meaning for the word meeting is a committee, so let's form one.

CLOSURE 10.02.2022 0:47

The act of bringing something to an end.

WE'VE TRIED THAT BEFORE... 04.02.2022 1:41

Everyday habits or routines at work keep us safe and then comes a new idea. The average worker may shout out,  "we've tried that before". 

ITS AGAINST COMPANY POLICY.. 04.02.2022 1:47

Many times an employee is asked to try something new at their company. However, the employee must first ask themselves is this against company policy?

HALTER 04.02.2022 0:56

To restrain an animal properly, sometimes we use a series of ropes or straps a certain method called a halter.

WE DON'T HAVE THE AUTHORITY 04.02.2022 2:19

Many times you are asking yourself, what will head office say? Then comes to mind...we don't have the authority.

GIGABYTE 03.02.2022 0:48

A measurement of data storage on a computer up to a billion bytes is called a gigabyte.

GAMBIT 03.02.2022 0:47

One of several opening moves in the game of chess is to give up a part of your pieces for a future strategy.

IT COSTS TOO MUCH! 03.02.2022 1:40

Many times our parents are setting an example of money efficiency by saying "it costs too much". But what about at the office?

GREGARIOUS 03.02.2022 0:52

People may be seen as overly social or gregarious amongst people.

FUGUE 03.02.2022 0:49

A special type of musical composition which has 2 themes is often referred to as a fugue.

HAIRLINE 03.02.2022 0:52

A very thin crack or wedge is often called a hairline.

IT WON'T WORK IN OUR AREA/OFFICE 03.02.2022 1:25

Many times an office has a certain culture or way of doing things and you hear the expression, "it won't work in our office". 

FLUX 03.02.2022 1:16

A type of liquid or paste is used in the welding of two metals successfully.

FORCLOSE 03.02.2022 0:53

The term foreclose refers to the moment when you have a past history of not paying for something. The result is a foreclosure or loss of your property. 

THAT'S NOT OUR PROBLEM 03.02.2022 1:41

So often at work, you have heard the excuse...that's not our problem. Unfortunately in the future, this statement may come back to haunt you.

AVERSE 01.02.2022 0:36

A strong feeling against something means you are averse to that feeling.