Today’s episode is for Monday, October 26, 2020. Our Word of the Day is ‘gloss over.’ When we gloss something over, we choose to ignore problems, inconvenient facts or faults to make things progress smoothly or avoid a hassle. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link: http://bit.ly/aeGlossOver
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Here are some other terms that may have been new for you today:
Status quo: Status quo is Latin for the way things are now or the current situation. Status quo is still used in the English language today. (https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/status-quo/)
The thing: The thing is the main idea or fact of a discussion. The idea, fact, question, etc. that a person is talking about or means is the thing. (https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/word-of-the-day-the-thing/)
Plethora: Plethora means a large amount of something perhaps even more than you actually need. Great libraries offer a plethora of reading options.
(https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/plethora/)
Quirk: A quirk is an unusual or sometimes weird little habit that people have which may make them seem somewhat eccentric. (https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/quirk/)
