Today’s episode is for Saturday, February 20, 2021. Our phrase is ‘talk down to (someone).’ To talk down to someone means to talk to them as if they are stupid and know less than you do often because they are different in some way. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: https://links.artisanenglish.jp/talkdownto
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Here are some other terms in today’s episode that may have been new for you today:
Knowledge is power: Knowledge is power means that knowledge is stronger than physical strength. Strength fades, knowledge lasts a lifetime. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/KnowledgeIsPower
Mansplain: When men mansplain they explain the obvious to a woman, often a more intelligent woman, and that woman thinks he’s an idiot. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Mansplain
Vice versa: Vice versa is a Latin term commonly used in English. It means that if one thing is true one way, it's also true the opposite way. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/ViceVersa
