Daily American English

January 12, 2025

  • Mean time to understand
  • In the AI era, velocity is no longer a leading indicator. It's a lagging one.
    • velocity (n): tốc độ
    • indicator (n): chỉ số
    • lagging (n): tụt hậu
  • The Inflation of Syntax: lạm phát cú pháp, nghĩa là lạm dụng cú pháp phức tạp, quá cầu kỳ nhằm mục đích nghe có vẻ uy quyền, thuyết phục NHƯNG lại khó hiểu, khó bảo trì code sau này.
  • legacy codes: code cũ
  • reiterate (v): nhắc lại
    • I'm writing to reiterate what we discussed earlier today.
  • liaise (v): hợp tác with
    • As part of my role, I liaise with stakeholders and other services to ensure that my client receives full support.
  • How's your work ?
    • Don't get me started, so much going on. (Đừng nhắc đến chuyện đó nữa, nhiều việc quá.)

Do You Really Need 8 Hours of Sleep Every Night?

  • Internet: 'in ner net
    • Do a quick internet search for sleep.
  • slew(n) of articles /slo͞o/uu 'ver di cle: hàng loạt bài viết.
    • and you'll find a slew of articles about how to make your sleep perfect.
  • stew(s) (n): món hầm
    • And countless cookbooks encouraged adding ketchup to stews, vegetables, and even desserts.
  • less than: less dan (ít hơn)
    • And that anything less than seven hours a night means that we're doomed to bad health.
  • doomsday (n): ngày tận thế
  • doomed (adj) /do͞omd/ uun: to certain destruction or death
    • The plan was doomed to fail
    • When I was doomed to live in despair, he saved me!
  • Alzheimers' (n) /ɑːlts.haɪ.mɚz/
  • flaws (n) /flɑː/ khuyết điểm
    • he had his flaws, but he was still a great teacher
  • gonna + v: 'gon n
  • our: r
  • desperate (adj) /ˈdesp rət/ /'des per/
    • When we can't sleep, we're desperate for help.
  • as if it's taken on (as zip fix): dường như đã trở nên cấp thiết hơn.
    • But lately(lai-li), our fascination with sleep feels as if it's taken on an urgency.
  • accurate (adj) /ˈæk.jɚ.ət/ /'ak ret/ completely accurate: exact, correct
    • There is a more accurate method, but it's high-tech.
  • nuances (n) /nu an ces/ : shade of meaning, nuances of language
    • It's difficult to appreciate all the nuances of meaning in the text.
  • Ironically (adv): /īˈränək(ə)lē/ /īˈränək lē/ thật trớ trêu.
    • Ironically, It is also without electricity. (Nơi này cũng không có điện.)

Polite way to ask someone to do something

  • Use softening phrases (west coast), but sometimes I prefer "direct" (east coast)
    • You're wrong (I see what you mean but I think)
    • I disagree (I'm not sure I agree with that)
  • Model verbs
    • Can I (Could I please go to the bathroom)
    • Will you (would you mind if)
      • Will you write this document ?
      • Would you mind if you wrote this document ?
    • I want (I'd like)
      • I want water.
      • I'd like to have some water, please.
      • I want to go to the park.
      • I'd like to go to the park.
    • Do you happen to know / Do you know
      • What time is it ?
      • Do you know what time is it ?
    • When you have a monment
      • Can I have a glass of water ?
      • When you have a moment, do you mind grabbing me a glass of water ?
  • Thank you / No worries / All good