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CORRECTIONS Episode 166: Week of Monday, February 23
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This video transcript from Seth Meyers’ "Corrections" segment offers a great opportunity for language learners to observe **conversational English in a casual, improvisational setting.** By watching, you will gain exposure to: * **Natural Idioms and Colloquialisms:** You will hear phrases like "dead to rights," "taking it with a grain of salt," and "feeding the beast," which are common in informal American speech. * **Humorous Nuance:** The dialogue highlights how speakers use irony and wordplay to correct previous statements. * **Authentic Pacing:** You will hear how native speakers use filler words and anecdotes to maintain a natural, engaging flow during storytelling.
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-It's a real thin gruel today.
I think maybe we were all on Olympic hiatus
because it just wasn't much. And, you know, that's okay.
You know, take a winter break. It's totally fine.
Here's something somebody wrote in.
"Paper is not the skin of trees.
It's the pulverized and processed flesh of trees."
Paper is not the skin of trees.
It's the pulverized and processed flesh of trees.
"Name something you don't want to hear a blind date say."
"Chickens don't have buttholes. They have cloacas."
Use that again.
So I said New York construction workers were
Oracle of Delphis, meaning there were multiple oracles.
I made Delphis, where they're from, the plural.
That is obviously incorrect.
They would be attorneys Delphi.
[ Laughter ]
Someone wrote in,
"There's no such thing as skipping breakfast.
The first meal you have in any given day is breakfast,
by definition, because that is when you are breaking the fast."
But, like, keep that to yourself.
You know, if someone's like,
"We'd love to have you over for dinner,"
don't be like, "It will be my breakfast,
for I have not supped during the day."
Um...
It's a pasta ship.
I was told.
Speaking of pasta, someone was like,
"Gnocchi is not a pasta. It's a dumpling."
Got us dead to rights there, you know?
That's when --
That's why when you go to an Italian restaurant,
gnocchi is listed under the dumpling section.
[ Laughter ]
"That's not pasta. It's a tiny bow tie."
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Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
To have a specific sense or significance, especially when explaining a word or sign. It can also describe a person's intention or the importance of something to someone.
To continue to have or hold something in your possession or at your disposal. It also means to remain in a specific state, condition, or position without changing.
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