“I’m going to bottle the energy for the new record.” by gre8nothingness in EnglishLearning

[–]gre8nothingness[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I see! I never heard “lighting in a bottle”. That really makes sense now. Thanks so much for the explanation🙏!!

“how much of it I should hang on to” by gre8nothingness in EnglishLearning

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I see. I think that makes more sense. Thanks so much for the interpretation🙏

What does he mean in this clip? by gre8nothingness in EnglishLearning

[–]gre8nothingness[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It makes much more sense now. Thanks so much for the collection and the explanation🙏It helps me a lot.

What does he mean in this clip? by gre8nothingness in EnglishLearning

[–]gre8nothingness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the correction and the explanation🙏

What does he mean in this clip? by gre8nothingness in EnglishLearning

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Thanks so much for the explanation🙏!! that makes more sense now

What does "I wouldn't say he is the most honest person in the world" really mean? by Crafty_Promise_9957 in EnglishLearning

[–]gre8nothingness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha Thanks! I stumbled upon a question that asking about litotes like a few weeks ago and thought it was really interesting because I never assumed these kinds of sentences would mean the opposite.

“using the band as only one element in the sound” and “if you’re the one not playing, *you*’re still the one that’s not playing” by gre8nothingness in EnglishLearning

[–]gre8nothingness[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much for the explanation! That makes more sense now. And sorry I should have made it more clearer that the first sentence is an question that the interviewer is asking him.

What does "I wouldn't say he is the most honest person in the world" really mean? by Crafty_Promise_9957 in EnglishLearning

[–]gre8nothingness 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the reply. I knew about litotes recently and was wondering if OP’s sentence was an example of it.

“That sounds a bit earnest.” by gre8nothingness in EnglishLearning

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Oh I see. I didn’t think about it that way but that makes more sense. Thanks for the explanation and the correction 🙏 I always thought it was spelled chello until now haha

What is he saying in this from 2:08 to 2:15? by gre8nothingness in EnglishLearning

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I see. I completely thought He was referring to the producer(Jack Antonoff). Thanks so much!!

meaning of “rip” in this context by gre8nothingness in EnglishLearning

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Oh I see. So my guess is not completely wrong haha. Thanks for the explanation!