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Learn English with Bob the CanadianLearn the English phrases "Let's get this show on the road!" and "The show must go on!"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases "Let's get this show on the road!" and "The show must go on!"Okay, let's see if I remember how to do this. Here we go. In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, let's get this show on the road. This is kind of a humorous phrase we use when we are starting to do something at the beginning of a school year.I might say to my colleagues, okay, let's get this show on the road...
2026-01-3104 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianA Casual English Lesson - Wednesdays with Bob #243Well, hello and welcome to Wednesdays with Bob. Remember, even though this isn't a traditional English lesson, it can be used as one. There are word for word English subtitles if you need to turn them on, and a complete English transcript in the description below.So you might be wondering what's going on. Number one, it's not Wednesday today, it's Tuesday, as you watch this probably. And number, two, you might be thinking, I thought these videos, these Wednesdays with Bobs, were for members only. Well, this week is really, really busy for me and I...
2025-12-1105 min
Real English Conversations Podcast – Real English for Global Professionals | Speak Clearly & Confidently at Work🎙️High-Performance Communication with The Sales Doctor Bob Phibbs | Real English Conversations Podcast for Global ProfessionalsIn this powerful episode of the Real English Conversations Podcast, host Curtis Davies sits down with Bob Phibbs — The Retail Doctor®, one of the world's most recognized retail strategists, communication experts, and global keynote speakers. Bob has trained more than 250,000 sales professionals worldwide, helped global brands like LEGO, Brother, and Seiko, and is the creator of SalesRX, the leading online sales training platform. His work has been featured in The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, PBS, ABC, FOX, and he hosts Tell Me Something Good About Retail, the top podcast for retail and customer experience leaders....
2025-11-1937 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianA Live English Lesson with Bob - Come and Ask Your Questions!It's the first Saturday of August and I'm back on track doing live English lessons the first Saturday of every month. It's been a while, but I'm looking forward to it!In this live English class you'll be able to ask me any questions you want about me, the English language, or even about life and I'll try my best to answer them.If you have a question or two, come to the lesson and ask! I'm always happy to help people who are learning English!Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson...
2025-08-0459 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "mistaken identity" and "identity crisis"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY and IDENTITY CRISISIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase a case of mistaken identity. When you say that something is a case of mistaken identity, it means it's a situation where someone thinks someone is someone else, but they're not. So maybe as you're walking along, you see someone from behind and they have hair just like mine and it's the same colour and I'm about the same size. And you run up...
2025-04-2304 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "past their prime" and "prime time"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases PAST THEIR PRIME and PRIME TIMEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase past their prime. When you say someone is past their prime, it means they peaked at whatever they do well and now they aren't as good at it. We usually use this to talk about athletes, a professional athlete. Often when they are in their 30s, they start to not be as good at the sport as they used to be. And then we might say...
2025-04-1804 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "a textbook example" and "to set a bad example"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases A TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE and TO SET A BAD EXAMPLEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase a textbook example. When something is a textbook example, it's something in real life that could have been in a textbook, maybe. Let me explain a little bit better. A textbook is a book you use in school to learn new things. And a textbook example is something that happens in real life that maybe could have been taught in a textbook, but...
2025-04-1604 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "mutually beneficial" and "the feeling is mutual"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL and THE FEELING IS MUTUALIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you understand the English term mutually beneficial. When something is mutually beneficial, it benefits both people. The other day in my lesson I used the term win win. When something's a win win, it means it's good for both people who are involved in whatever is happening. You could say the same thing here. When something is mutually beneficial, then both people are... both countries benefit. I will say this...
2025-04-1104 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Expressions "That's the way it goes sometimes!" and "It is what it is!"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES SOMETIMES and IT IS WHAT IT IS.In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English expression, that's the way it goes sometimes. This is an expression we use when you know life. Things just happen in life and there's nothing you can do about it. I picked this expression or phrase because this is exactly what I said when I lost my voice last week. I had just done a video saying that I'm bound and...
2025-03-1004 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "bound and determined" and "to be bound to"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases BOUND AND DETERMINED and TO BE BOUND TOIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase bound and determined. When you are bound and determined to do something, it means you are going to do it. It means you are serious about doing it. It means that you are committed to doing it. The best example I could come up with today, even though I don't like to be political, is to say that President Trump is bound and determined...
2025-03-0504 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Words "airhead" and "airball"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English words AIRHEAD and AIRBALLIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English word airhead. Now, this is not a nice word. This is a word you use to talk about someone who isn't very smart, someone who makes a lot of mistakes. You might call them an airhead. Actually, it's more like someone who doesn't remember things. You might call them an airhead. Maybe at work, you have to work with someone and you teach them how to do something, and an...
2025-02-2704 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "wishful thinking" and "to think big"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases WISHFUL THINKING and TO THINK BIGIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase wishful thinking. Wishful thinking is when you think positively about something, but it probably isn't going to go the way you think it will. Here's a great example. If you don't study and you have an English test in a few months and you just think, ah, I'll just watch YouTube videos and I'll pass that English test, that's probably wishful thinking. You probably aren't doing...
2025-02-1904 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrase "to edge out" and "a double-edged sword"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO EDGE OUT and A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORDIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to edge out. When you edge someone out, it means you pass them. Maybe at work you and a colleague are both trying to get a promotion, but there's only one spot. And maybe because you know a bit more, you can edge out your colleague because you're just the better choice. Sometimes when teams are playing towards the end of their season, they edge...
2025-01-3104 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "I beg to differ" and "It begs the question"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases I BEG TO DIFFER and IT BEGS THE QUESTIONIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase I beg to differ. This is a phrase when someone says something and we don't agree with them, we might start by saying, I beg to differ. If someone was to say, I think that, let's see, France has the best football players in the world, I might say, I beg to differ. I think Canada has the best football players in the...
2024-11-0104 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "more or less" and "less is more"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases MORE OR LESS and LESS IS MOREIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase more or less. In English, when we say more or less, it means almost or sort of. If you asked me if I was done cleaning my house, I might say more or less. That means I have most of the work done. Maybe there's a couple little things here and there that I still need to clean up, but I'm kind of done cleaning...
2024-10-2304 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "no pun intended" and "pun intended"Read along to practice your English and to learn the phrases "no pun intended" and "pun intended"In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase no pun intended. Now, first, I should explain what a pun is. A pun is when you say something and it's funny because maybe one of the words has two meanings. So sometimes you say something and you realize after you say it that it's funny. I could say something like this, I'm going to go out on the river in my kayak and I'll probably end...
2024-09-0604 min
The RAVIN' RADIO Show and BLUES & ALL THAT JAZZ with Boomer BobRR_041 10/31/23 Boomer Bob subs for FreeFall w/David Bassin10:00:00 AM | 2:16 | The Beatles | Flying | Magical Mystery TourCD | 2009 | UMC (Universal Music Catalogue) | Rock | 10:02:16 AM | 3:20 | The Zombies | Changes | Odessey and Oracle | 1968 | Marquis Enterprises Ltd | Rock | 10:07:47 AM | 4:43 | Herb Ellis | Sweetheart BluesJohn Spikes/Reb Spikes | Ellis In Wonderland | 2020 | UMG - Verve Reissues | Jazz | 10:12:30 AM | 2:08 | The What Four | I'm Gonna Destroy That Boy | Lost Nuggets from the 60s: Girls in the Garage 1963-1967 | 2020 | PYRAMIDION Music Group | | 10:14:37 AM | 2:50 | The Sweet Things | You're My Lovin' Baby | Teen Angels - Rare Vintage Masters | 2013 | Vinyl Masters | | 10:17:30 AM | 2:35 | Little Eva | Stand by Me | Girls Gone Vinyl! | 2013 | Vinyl Masters | | 10:20:00 AM | | The Lollipops | Don't Monkey With MeKusic/Douglas | singl...
2024-05-292h 00
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Expressions "Sounds good!" and "Sounds bad!"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English expressions SOUNDS GOOD! and SOUNDS BAD!In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English expression sounds good. Now this is something we say to people when we are agreeing with them. If a friend of mine said, hey Bob, do you want to meet at the restaurant tomorrow at 08:00 in the morning for some breakfast, I might say, sounds good, I'll see you then. Sometimes Jen needs help with some work when I get home from school. And if Jen says, hey...
2024-04-1204 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianThe Future of Learning EnglishI think that learning English will become much better in the future, and I think that future is soon.I think AI and Mixed Reality will soon help to create better virtual tutors, and cool virtual learning environments.The future looks bright for English learning!TRANSCRIPT:(Full transcript right here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1qnySjEwROOMUWfX7No7AT5HC8Us4kkm5?usp=sharing )Well, hello everyone, and welcome to this English lesson, which isn't really an English lesson. It's more just Bob's thoughts on what the future of learning...
2024-02-1706 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "flat out" and "flat broke"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases FLAT OUT and FLAT BROKEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase “flat out”. When you go flat out, it means you're going as fast as you can possibly go. When Usain Bolt runs the hundred meter, he runs flat out. He can't go any faster. We also use this phrase to talk about things like work. For the last few days, I've been working flat out. I've been working really, really hard. Jen and I have both been work...
2023-08-2304 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "It's been a blast!" and "I had a blast!"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases IT'S BEEN A BLAST and I HAD A BLAST- In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the phrase, it's been a blast. I am Bob the Canadian, and I call myself Bob the Canadian, because I'm Bob and I'm Can, and I'm, and I'm Canadian. I just wanted to pretend I was you for a second.- Who am I then?- You're just some little small YouTuber named Brent.WANT FREE ENGLISH LESSONS? GO...
2023-08-0204 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "to not sit well with" and "Sit back and enjoy!"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO NOT SIT WELL WITH and SIT BACK AND ENJOY!In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase “to not sit well with”. And we almost always use this... I think we always use this in the negative. When something doesn't sit well with you, it means you don't like it. Maybe your boss says that you have to work Saturday and that just doesn't sit well with you. That means that you're not excited about working on Saturday. You're kind...
2023-07-1204 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "No need to..." and "to need to go"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases NO NEED TO and TO NEED TO GOIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, No need to. This is just a quick way to start a sentence that we would normally start by saying, “There is no need to.” But often in English, in spoken English, we'll say “No need to...” instead. Maybe you're going to a party and you say, Hey, should I bring some food? The person might respond and say, No need to bring food. There wi...
2023-07-0704 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "a walk in the park" and "a cakewalk" In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "a walk in the park". When we describe something as a walk in a park, we mean that it's going to be very, very easy. If I say that tomorrow I'm going to go for a 20-minute walk, that's a walk in the park for me. Oh, it's a bad example. I'm using the literal example of walking to talk about this. I usually go for a 45 to 60-minute walk. If I have to walk somewhere and it's only 10 minutes, it's a walk in the park. I...
2023-04-2804 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "a split second" and "to split up"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases A SPLIT SECOND and TO SPLIT UPIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase a split second. When something happens in a split second, it means it happens in less than a second. It happens instantly. It takes hardly any time at all. The other night I had to hit my brakes in a split second because a deer ran out on the road in front of me. That happens sometimes in this part of Canada, so I hit...
2023-03-2904 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Terms "an unwritten rule" and "a hard-and-fast rule"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases AN UNWRITTEN RULE and A HARD-AND-FAST RULEIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase an unwritten rule. Now, this is exactly what it sounds like. It's a rule, but it's not written down anywhere. There are a lot of unwritten rules when you are speaking English, because sometimes when you're in an English speaking country, not just the language is different, but the culture is a little bit different. And not everyone writes down those rules. A great example...
2023-02-2204 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Words "whatsoever" and "somewhat"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English words WHATSOEVER and SOMEWHATIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English word whatsoever. This is kind of an interesting word, and Konstantin asked if I could explain it. When you use the word whatsoever, it means at all. If I was to say, "There isn't any traffic behind me whatsoever," it would mean that there are no cars or trucks behind me. By the way, sorry if I'm squinting a lot. It's very bright out here. I tried to stand in...
2023-02-0104 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "to hang out" and "to hang back"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO HANG OUT and TO HANG BACKIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, to hang out. When you hang out with someone, it just means that you are with them. You can go to someone's house and you can hang out. Jen and I are really good friends with our siblings. Sometimes we go to my sister's house and we just hang out for a bit. Sometimes we go to visit her sister and we just hang out...
2023-01-2704 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "to stop at nothing" and "stop-and-go"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO STOP AT NOTHING and STOP-AND-GOIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "to stop at nothing." When you say that you will stop at nothing to do something it means you'll do anything you have to to get that thing done. It's raining right now, but I will stop at nothing to get a video made for all of you. So even though it's raining and it's a little bit cold, I don't mind coming out to get...
2023-01-0604 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English (French) Phrases "C'est la vie!" and "déjà vu"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases C'EST LA VIE and DÉJÁ VUIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase c'est la vie or is this actually a French phrase? By the way, there are French phrases that we use in everyday English and c'est la vie is one of them, and it means, that's life. Sometimes you have a situation where something goes a certain way and there's no real way to explain it. So in an English conversation you would just shrug and sa...
2022-11-2304 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "Who would have thought..." and "Come to think of it..."Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT... and COME TO THINK OF ITIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase who would've thought. In English, we use this phrase when we're about to mention something that surprised us. Maybe you went to school with someone named Jim and they didn't do a very good job in school and they became a scientist. You might say to a friend who would've thought that Jim would become a scientist. He didn't even do his...
2022-10-1404 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "getting nowhere" and "get it in writing"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases GETTING NOWHERE and GET IT IN WRITINGIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase getting nowhere. When you say that you're getting nowhere in English, it means you're doing something, but you aren't making any progress. Maybe you've been studying English for over a year and you don't feel like you are learning a whole lot. You could say you feel like you're getting nowhere. Sometimes during the summer, I have a lot of work to do. I have...
2022-09-2104 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases "bring someone back down to earth" and "bring to a close"Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases BRING SOMEONE BACK DOWN TO EARTH and BRING TO A CLOSEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, bring someone back down to earth. This is a phrase we use to describe when life goes back to normal after someone thinks something's going to be amazing. Sometimes, students start school and they think, "Oh, it's going to be so easy, "I'm going to get 100% on every assignment," and then they write their first quiz and get barely a passing...
2022-09-0704 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Terms GAME CHANGER and FAIR GAMERead along to practice your English and to learn the English terms GAME CHANGER and FAIR GAMEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, a game changer. Game changer is a term we use, sorry, it looks like the garbage truck is here, picking up the garbage. I'll try to continue the lesson. Something is called a game changer when it makes the situation way better. Years ago, we didn't actually have garbage pickup on the farm. When I was a kid, we had to take our garbage to the dump...
2022-07-2904 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases BANG ON and A BANG UP JOBRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases BANG ON and A BANG UP JOBIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase bang on. In English, when we say something is bang on, we mean that it's perfect, and I think this might be a North American saying. I'm not sure, but I hear this all the time. Let's say I went to a party for my sister's birthday last week, and my brother-in-law planned the party, and the planning was bang on. That means he did...
2022-06-2404 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases IT DOESN'T HURT TO and THE TRUTH HURTSRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases IT DOESN'T HURT TO and THE TRUTH HURTSIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, "It doesn't hurt to." This is a phrase we say when we're recommending that someone does something that will actually benefit them. If you're studying for an English test, it doesn't hurt to study every day for weeks on end. So even though I'm using the word hurt, which normally means something painful, I'm actually recommending you do something that's good for you. So...
2022-06-1004 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases I WASN'T BORN YESTERDAY and WERE YOU BORN IN A BARN?Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrase I WASN'T BORN YESTERDAY and WERE YOU BORN IN A BARN?In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, "I wasn't born yesterday." This is a funny phrase we use when someone says something and it's like they think we don't know how to do something. If someone said to me, "Bob, can you send me an email? Um, you do know how to do that, right?" I could say, "Hey, I wasn't born yesterday. Of course I know how...
2022-05-0604 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrase FOR THE BIRDS and the Term BIRDBRAINRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrase FOR THE BIRDS and the term BIRDBRAINIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase for the birds. When we say something is for the birds, we mean that it's useless, or that it has no worth. I guess I could say that it's worthless. When you say, hey, that English lesson the other day, that was for the birds. That would mean that you thought the English lesson wasn't very good, it wasn't very valuable, you didn't get a...
2022-03-2504 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases TO GET SOME SHUT-EYE and TO HAVE A HUNCHRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO GET SOME SHUT-EYE and TO HAVE A HUNCHIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to get some shut-eye. Now this is your eye, and this is your eyes shut. And when we say that you need to get some shut-eye, all we really mean is that you need some sleep. Let's say that it's been a long day, and it's 9:30 or 10 o'clock at night. I might say to Jen, ah, you know what, I'm really tired. I...
2022-03-0904 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases GOOD TO GO and READY TO ROLLRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases GOOD TO GO and READY TO ROLLIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase good to go. In English, when you say you are good to go, it means you are ready. Sometimes when Jen and I are leaving for a trip, Jen will say, are you ready to go? And I'll say, yep, I'm good to go. I'm all ready to leave. I'm all ready to go to our destination. Sometimes it even means just to be prepared...
2022-03-0404 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases TO DROP EVERYTHING and EVERYTHING COMES TO THOSE WHO WAITRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO DROP EVERYTHING and EVERYTHING COMES TO THOSE WHO WAITIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to drop everything. When you say to someone that you're going to drop everything, it means you're going to stop what you're doing, so that you can go and do something else. If my mom called me, and said I'm not feeling well today, can you pick me up, and take me in to have a COVID test? I would drop everything...
2021-12-0804 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianAn English Q&A Lesson with Bob - Ask Me Questions About the English Language!Welcome to this interactive English lesson! During this question and answer lesson about the English language you can ask me a question and I will answer it.I'll answer any questions you have as long as it isn't about English grammar. I like grammar, I really do, but sometimes it takes far too long to explain and I like to keep the lesson moving along!You can, of course, ask me questions about word order, usage, pronunciation, phrases, idioms, phrasal verbs, and any vocabulary you want. You can ask me questions about any strange English...
2021-11-281h 02
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases A SLIM CHANCE and BY ANY CHANCERead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases A SLIM CHANCE and BY ANY CHANCEIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, "a slim chance". When you say there is a slim chance that something will happen, it means that it might happen. It means that there's a chance it won't happen, but there's also a chance that it will happen. A slim chance. Today, it said that there is a 10% chance of rain today. That's a pretty slim chance that it will rain. There's actually more...
2021-11-2204 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases I CAVED and MAN CAVERead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases I CAVED and MAN CAVEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, I caved. When we say I caved in English, it means that you didn't wanna do something, but then you changed your mind. Here's a good example. You can see that the letters are very nice and dark and black on here because I caved. I didn't wanna put a new toner cartridge in my printer. I was wanting to use it until all of the toner...
2021-10-2904 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME and WELCOME ABOARDRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases YOU'RE MORE THAN WELCOME and WELCOME ABOARDIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase you're more than welcome. Now, this phrase might already be familiar to you because when someone says thank you in English, you often respond by saying you're welcome, or you're more than welcome. But we can also use this phrase to tell people what they can do. Here's a great example. If you were having a snack at my house, and I had a plate...
2021-09-2904 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases THERE ARE PLENTY OF FISH IN THE SEA and THAT SOUNDS FISHYRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases THERE ARE PLENTY OF FISH IN THE SEA and THAT SOUNDS FISHYIn this English lesson, I want it to help you learn the English phrase... That's upside down, isn't it? In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase there are plenty of fish in the sea. This is something that you can say to someone after they break up with their boyfriend or girlfriend. Sometimes people are together and sometimes they date for a while and sometimes they break...
2021-09-2004 min
Podcasting Your Global CareerThe Return of English Bob, as he "Retires from Retirement"The Return of English Bob, as he "Retires from Retirement" We are in for a real treat today! My guest is one of my dearest friends. We thought he already "packed it in" since he has not been on in a few years, but today he is back with a roar. He is retiring from retirement and has now turned into a Tik Tok and Instagram star. Please welcome back my dear friend, English Bob! English Bob hails from the Northern part of Southeastern Lower Ipswich on West Waffle Street in the UK. He lives...
2021-09-1027 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases SQUARED AWAY and READY TO ROLLRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases SQUARED AWAY and READY TO ROLLIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "squared away." If I say that something is squared away in English, it means that it's properly organized, it means everything is in its place. If I had something squared away, it would mean that I'm ready for something. I spent the last few days getting squared away for the new school year. I have everything squared away for the school year, which starts two weeks...
2021-08-2504 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases I CAN'T BE BOTHERED and IT'S NOT A BOTHERRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases I CAN'T BE BOTHERED and IT'S NOT A BOTHERIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase I can't be bothered. This is a phrase that we use when we don't feel like doing something, we don't want to do something, or we don't think something is important. Here are a couple of examples. I exercise because I think it's important. If I didn't, I might say, you know what? I can't be bothered. I can't be bothered to exercise...
2021-07-3004 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases WITH FLYING COLOURS and WHEN PIGS FLY!Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases WITH FLYING COLOURS and WHEN PIGS FLY!In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, "To pass with flying colors." When you take a test and if you get almost every single answer right, if you get almost every single answer correct, we would say that you were able to pass the test with flying colors. So maybe you went to take a driver's test and you did everything right. You made all of the correct turns. You did everything...
2021-07-2104 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianLearn English During This Question and Answer Lesson with Bob July 17Welcome to this English question and answer lesson! During this English class you will be able to practice your English conversation, listening, and pronunciation skills. You can listen to the lesson to improve your English listening ability. You can shadow (mimic) what I say to practice your English pronunciation. You can practice your English conversation skills with other viewers in the chat during the lesson.Once the lesson starts you can submit questions using the Google form link that will be shared. As I read your question I will correct any mistakes you have made, and then...
2021-07-181h 01
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases TO BE IN HOT WATER and TO MUDDY THE WATERRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO BE IN HOT WATER and TO MUDDY THE WATERIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to be in hot water. We sometimes also say to get in hot water. When you are in hot water, you are in trouble. When you lie to someone and then they find out that you lied to them, you might be in hot water. If I was to say to Jen that I was going out to visit a friend, and...
2021-07-1604 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianWhere's Bob? A Super Fun English Lesson in 360 Degrees!Are you ready for a brand new kind of English lesson? Are you ready to learn English with a video where you can choose to look in any direction? In this 360 English listening lesson I play a little game with you. It is a 360 video, which means you can look in any direction while watching, and I'm going to hide and direct you to where I'm hiding. As I give you clues you'll hear a lot of common English words and phrases and I'll used them correctly in a fun and playful context.Along the way you'll...
2021-07-1408 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianEnglish Listening and Practice Lesson with Bob on a Saturday MorningWelcome to this English listening and conversation practice lesson! In this English class we'll go over some of the finer points of the English language!I'll spend my time reading submitted comments out loud so you can hear how a native English speaker would say them.As I speak, I will make corrections to your questions, and then I will answer you.I hope you enjoy this English listening and conversation practice lesson!Please note: Due to the number of people participating, I may not get to your question. I'm sorry...
2021-07-041h 02
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases NOTHING MUCH and NOTHING REALLYRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases NOTHING MUCH and NOTHING REALLYIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, "nothing much." This is a phrase that we use to answer questions like this. Hey Bob, what are you doing this weekend? Nothing much. Hey Bob, what are you doing today? Nothing much. It simply means that you don't have a lot planned for the time that someone is asking about. What am I doing this summer? I would love to say nothing much, but I actually...
2021-06-3004 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases WHAT'S NEW? and WHAT ELSE IS NEW?Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases WHAT'S NEW? and WHAT ELSE IS NEW?In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, what's new? Today was the first day that I went back to work after many, many weeks of being at home. And the first question someone asked me was this. They said, "Hey, Bob, what's new?" In English, when you say to someone, "What's new?" You're asking about whatever they've done for the last little while. It's usually a question you ask when you haven't...
2021-06-2304 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrase SUPER DUPER and the Word SUPERRead along to practice your English and to learn the English Phrase SUPER DUPER and the word SUPERIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, super duper. Now, this is kind of a funny couple of words. We use this when we want to emphasize something. Like, this morning, I was super duper excited to do a live stream. By the way, I'm recording this on Saturday because tomorrow is Father's Day and I won't have time, so it's a couple of days early. I know you're seeing this on a...
2021-06-2104 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianJoin Me (Bob) for an English Lesson Where I Try to Answer Your QuestionsJoin me for an English lesson that will take about an hour where I try to answer your questions about the English language. I know you have questions. I know this language can be both fun and annoying to learn, and I think I might be able to help you!As I've mentioned, when I was learning French I had a lot of questions about the little details of the language. As you continue to learn English you might be having some of the same frustrations. You try to find answers on the internet or in a...
2021-06-201h 04
Learn English with Bob the CanadianAll About Canadian English and the Canadian English Accent! 🍁 (Compared Mostly to American English)As you learn English on Youtube you'll begin to realize that there are many different English accents. As you look for an English tutor to give you English lessons you might be wondering if the Canadian accent is right for you! You might even wonder this if you watch my video English classes! You might be wondering what is the difference between the Canadian English accent and American English accent?In this English lesson (with word-for-word English subtitles) I'll talk a little bit about Canadian English, a close cousin of American English and some of the things...
2021-06-1607 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases TO MAKE UP and TO MAKE OUTRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO MAKE UP and TO MAKE OUTIn this English lesson I wanted to help you understand three meanings of the phrase, to make up. There's probably more, but we should get started if I have to explain three in less than a minute, the first meaning of this verb is to tell a story that isn't true. Often kids will make up a story when you ask them about something. They might not always tell you the truth. The other way we use this...
2021-06-0904 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases RAIN OR SHINE and MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINESRead along to practice your English and to learn the English terms RAIN OR SHINE and MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINESIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, rain or shine. In English, if you say that something is going to happen rain or shine, it means it's going to happen if it rains, it's going to happen if it's sunny. It doesn't matter what the weather ends up being, that event is going to happen. Right now, Jen is at the farmer's market selling flowers. And on Facebook, it...
2021-06-0404 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases I'M TORN UP and I'M TORNRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases I'M TORN UP and I'M TORNIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, I'm torn up. If you say in English, I'm torn up or I'm torn up about something, it means that you are emotionally sad. That you're upset that you're just feeling really, really bad about something. If someone was to say to me I just broke up with my boyfriend and I'm really torn up. If they said I'm torn up, it means that they're sad...
2021-06-0204 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases TO DIG UP SOME DIRT and TO DIG IN YOUR HEELSRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO DIG UP SOME DIRT and TO DIG IN YOUR HEELSIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to dig up some dirt. When you dig up some dirt on someone, it means you look for things that they've done in the past that weren't good things to do. A lot of times, people who are running for office, if they wanna be mayor or prime minister, the people who don't want them to be will dig up some...
2021-05-1904 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases TO HAVE A TASTE FOR and TO DO SOMETHING TASTEFULLYRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO HAVE A TASTE FOR and TO DO SOMETHING TASTEFULLYIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to have a taste for. When you have a taste for something, it means that you like it. And it can mean food. It can be used when talking about food, let's say that I used to only eat standard North American food, like hamburgers and hot dogs and pizza, but I'm starting to have a taste for Indian food. Maybe I've...
2021-05-1704 min
Learn English with Bob the Canadian🍁 A Live English Lesson with Bob the Canadian! 🍁Join me for an English question and answer lesson! I'm sure as an English learner you have questions. I'm here to help! Each week I take a bit of time (about an hour) to host an English class where I try to answer your questions about the English language.In this English lesson I'll answer questions about usage, pronunciation, and I'll give lots of real example sentences that you can use in your next English conversation. You should join! It's a free English class and I think you'll enjoy it!I think it is so...
2021-05-091h 03
Learn English with Bob the CanadianWhy Was There No English Lesson Video Yesterday?Welcome to the fiftieth Wednesdays with Bob video! In this English lesson I'll talk about why I never finished my English lesson video yesterday, and I celebrate a full year of Wednesdays with Bob videos! Remember even though this isn't a traditional English lesson, it is still a great way to practice your English listening skills! Note: This is the audio portion of a Youtube English lesson which you can watch right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKNc1-9reDw or find by searching Youtube for, "Bob the Canadian No Video"...
2021-05-0504 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases TO GO OFF THE RADAR and TO BE ON SOMEONE'S RADARRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO GO OFF THE RADAR and TO BE ON SOMEONE'S RADARIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, to go off the radar. When someone goes off the radar, it means they kind of disappear for a little bit. And I kind of just did that. So I do want to apologize to all of you. On my bigger channel normally there's a new English lesson every Tuesday and yesterday I didn't put a new video out. And then...
2021-05-0504 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases FEELING DRAINED and BRAIN DRAINRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases FEELING DRAINED and BRAIN DRAINIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "feeling drained." When you are feeling drained, it means you have no energy. It's the opposite of saying that you're feeling energetic. I was feeling drained when I came home from work today but then I had supper and I feel a lot better. I'm not feeling drained anymore, but that is why I picked this phrase because I was feeling drained. It comes from the word...
2021-03-3104 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrase FEEL FREE and the English term FREE-FOR-ALLRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrase FEEL FREE and the English term FREE-FOR-ALLIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase feel free. If we say to someone feel free, we're basically saying go ahead or sure or yes. If my brother said to me, hey, can I use your van tonight? I could respond and say feel free. I'm basically saying, go ahead, it's no problem. If you want to borrow my van, feel free to borrow my van. We also sometimes start sentences like...
2021-03-2604 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases SOMETHING'S UP and UP TORead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases SOMETHING'S UP and UP TOIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase something's up. If two or three police cars went by my place with their lights on, I would probably think something's up down the road. It means that I think something's going on. It means that I think something is happening. It means that I think something's up. You can also use this when you're talking about a person. Maybe your sister has been behaving strangely lately...
2021-03-1704 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrase TO COME AROUND and TO GET YOUR HEAD AROUND SOMETHING Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO COME AROUND and TO GET YOUR HEAD AROUND SOMETHING In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, to come around. Now, this phrase has a lot of different meanings. I think it has five or six meanings, but I'm gonna talk about just one meaning today. When you are waiting for someone to come around, it means that you are waiting for them to think the same way as you about something. Maybe you think getting the COVID vaccine is...
2021-03-1004 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases TO PETER OUT and TO GO ALL OUTRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases TO PETER OUT and TO GO ALL OUTIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase to peter out. When a person peters out, it means they run out of energy. When I was younger, when I was in elementary school I used to run cross country races. I was on the cross-country team, and we had to run three or five kilometers, I can't remember. And after about halfway, I would start to peter out. I would start to...
2021-02-1604 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases NAME DROPPING and TO DROP BYRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases NAME DROPPING and TO DROP BYIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase name-dropping. Name-dropping, or to drop names, means that you mention famous people or popular people when you're having conversations with other people. So, name-dropping would be something like this. If I was having a conversation with you and if I said something like, I was talking to Drake and Justin Bieber the other day, and they were just saying that they're really happy that the winter...
2021-01-1104 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL and SOUND ASLEEPRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL and SOUND ASLEEPIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase asleep at the wheel. When you are asleep at the wheel, it means you're not doing your job. It comes from the idea that when you're driving a vehicle, you should not fall asleep while you're holding onto the steering wheel. But we use it to describe anyone who is not doing their job. We say that they are asleep at the wheel. We actually...
2021-01-0403 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases BACK IN THE SADDLE and TO BE SADDLED WITHRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases BACK IN THE SADDLE and TO BE SADDLED WITHIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "back in the saddle". You might've noticed that I haven't done an English lesson since Friday. I took a little break, but today I'm back in the saddle. When you say that you are back in the saddle, it means that you've started doing something again that you took a little break from, so I'm back in the saddle. I'm not literally on...
2020-12-3004 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases GET PAST and GET OVERRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases GET PAST and GET OVERIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase get past. In its simplest form, it simply means to get by somebody or to get by something, to get to the other side. Maybe you're at a party and there is a snack table on the far side of the room. You might say to your friend, "I'm going to try and get past these people so that I can get some snacks." The other meaning...
2020-12-2104 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianAn English Q&A Lesson - Ask Bob Questions About the English Language!Welcome to this English lesson! During this Q&A session about the English language you can ask me a question and I will try to answer it.I'll answer any questions you have as long as it isn't about English grammar. I like grammar, but sometimes it takes too long to explain!You can ask me questions about usage, pronunciation, and any vocabulary you want. You can ask me questions about weird English phrases or idioms you have heard and their meaning. You can ask me questions about phrasal verbs and I'll be happy to...
2020-12-131h 04
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrase OR SO and the Suffix -ISHRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrase OR SO and the suffix -ISHIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "or so." The best way for me to explain this phrase is to use it in a sentence. Let's say I was going to the store and as I'm leaving Jen says, "Hey, I need some apples." I could say, "How many apples do you need?" And she could say, "Oh, I don't know, around 10 or so." So when you say you need "around 10 or so,"...
2020-12-1004 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Term IN COMMON and THE COMMON COLDRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases IN COMMON and THE COMMON COLDIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase in common. When you have something in common with someone, it means you share the same experience or you share the same characteristics, here's a good example. One of the things that Jen and I have in common is that we both grew up on farms. So you can see that there's something about each of us that is the same. One of the things that...
2020-12-0804 min
Learn English with Bob the Canadian😎 An English Lesson with Bob Where He Once Again Tries to Answer All of Your Questions 😎Join me for an hour and learn some English today! In this English lesson I'll try my best to answer your questions about the English language. I know you must have questions. English can be a challenging language to learn. I think I might be able to help you!When I study the French language I have a lot of questions. I'm sure as you study English you are having the same experience. Sometimes you try to find the answers on the internet or in a textbook but you just can't find them!That's where I...
2020-12-061h 02
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases WIDE OPEN and WIDE AWAKERead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases WIDE OPEN and WIDE AWAKEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase wide open. We use this to describe something that is open, but that's all the way open. Once I came home from work and the front door to my house was wide open. Someone had left the house and they forgot to close the door, so the door was wide open. In my classroom, sometimes it gets really warm and students will have the window wide open...
2020-12-0404 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases DUE TO and IN DUE TIMERead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases DUE TO and IN DUE TIMEIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase due to. A little while ago, in a comment on a previous video a viewer named Hassane, asked me to talk about the word due. Due to means that you are doing something because of something. Due to the bright sun and the snow reflecting the light, I am wearing sunglasses and a hat with a brim. I'm doing that due to the fact that it's...
2020-12-0304 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases STRIKE UP and STRIKE ONERead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases STRIKE UP and STRIKE ONEIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, strike up. We use this phrase mostly when we're talking about starting a conversation with someone. If I go somewhere and I see someone I know on the other side of the room, I might walk over and strike up a conversation with them. If I'm at a party and there's a person that I really want to talk to, at some point I might walk over...
2020-12-0104 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases SPOKEN FOR and YOU'RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGERead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases SPOKEN FOR and YOU'RE SPEAKING MY LANGUAGEIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, "spoken for." If something is "spoken for," it means that someone has claimed it or someone has said that they want it. Here's a good example. If I had two cookies on a plate, and if my son said, "I would like the cookie on the left, but I need to do some homework first I'll come back and get it later." And then if...
2020-11-3004 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases KEEP UP and KEEP OUTRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases KEEP UP and KEEP OUTIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, keep up. When you tell someone to keep up it means you want them to go the same speed as you. Often times when I'm walking somewhere my children walk a little bit more slowly than I do, and I'm often saying to them, try to keep up. Try to walk the same speed as dad. Most times I slow down a bit. I'm not a mean...
2020-11-2704 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases IT SLIPPED MY MIND and ON MY MINDRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases IT SLIPPED MY MIND and ON MY MINDIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, "It slipped my mind." When you say it slipped my mind, what you're really saying is that you forgot something. Let's imagine that it was my mom's birthday yesterday. It wasn't, but let's just imagine it was my mom's birthday. And let's say I forgot to call her and I forgot to wish her a Happy Birthday. Today, Jen could say to me, "Hey...
2020-11-1604 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianLearning English? Have Questions? Bob Has Answers!In this English lesson I'll once again try my best to answer as many questions as I can about the English language.It's fun to learn English. It's a good idea to learn English. It's rewarding to learn English. But, sometimes it can be very frustrating. Sometimes you just don't understand how some parts of the language work.Hopefully in this Q&A session I can help clear things up for you. Join me for a fun and exciting English lesson!This English lesson is from Saturday November 14, 2020Note: This is...
2020-11-151h 15
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases GRASPING AT STRAWS and THE LAST STRAWRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases GRASPING AT STRAWS and THE LAST STRAWIn this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, grasping at straws. When you are grasping at straws, you want something to be true or you want something to be right but you know you have very little chance of proving it or getting it. Here's a great example. Let's say you answered a question on a math test and the answer was eight and you wrote six instead of eight. If you went...
2020-11-1304 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases HAVE IN MIND and DO YOU MINDRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases HAVE IN MIND and DO YOU MINDIn this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase "have in mind." We usually use this phrase in two questions. You might hear the question, what do you have in mind? And you might hear the question, who do you have in mind? Here's an example. Let's say Jen says, "Hey, I think we should go out this Saturday night." I can say to her, "What do you have in mind?" What I'm asking...
2020-11-0304 min
Learn English with Bob the Canadian😎 An English Lesson with Bob Where He Tries to Answer All of Your Questions 😎Join me for a one hour English lesson where I try my best to answer your questions about the English language. I know you have questions. I think I might be able to help you!I know when I was learning the French language I had a lot of questions about the little details of the language. I'm sure as you continue to learn English you are having the same experience. You try to find answers on the internet or in a textbook but you just can't find them!That's where I try to help...
2020-11-011h 03
Learn English with Bob the CanadianLearning English? Bob Will Answer Your Questions!Join me for a live English lesson where I take some time to answer questions from English learners. In this lesson I'll answer questions about usage of certain words, the differences between words and phrases, and maybe even a little bit of grammar!I'll for sure pronounce things very slowly and clearly, and hopefully I'll help you gain a better understanding of different parts of the English language.I hope you enjoy this little English Q&A lesson. This English video lesson is from Saturday October 24, 2020.Note: This is the audio p...
2020-10-251h 03
Learn English with Bob the CanadianAn English Lesson with Bob - October 17 2020Join me for an English question and answer lesson! I'm sure as an English learner you have questions. I'm here to help! Each week I take a bit of time (about an hour) to try and answer your questions about the English language.In this English lesson I'll answer questions about usage, pronunciation, and I'll give lots of real example sentences that you can use in your next English conversation.I think it is so cool that's you've decided to learn English, and I hope that this session helps you make some progress!...
2020-10-181h 21
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases GET TO THE POINT and BOILING POINTRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases GET TO THE POINT and BOILING POINT:In this English lesson, I wanted to help you learn the English phrase get to the point. Are you ever in a conversation where someone's telling you a story or they're telling you about something they did the day before, and they just go on and on? In English, when we say that someone is going on and on, it means they're telling a story that should take about 30 seconds, but as you're listening to them...
2020-09-2104 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases IT'S DRIVING ME NUTS and TURN OVER A NEW LEAFRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases IT DRIVES ME NUTS and TURN OVER A NEW LEAF:In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase it's driving me nuts. You may have heard the phrase it's driving me crazy, or it's driving me up the wall. We sometimes also say it's driving me nuts. It means that you don't like something or it's bothering you. I've been doing these phrases on a piece of paper for a very long time. And I know that for some of...
2020-09-1804 min
Bob's Short English LessonsLearn the English Phrases LONG STORY SHORT and A LIKELY STORYRead along to practice your English and to learn the English phrase LONG STORY SHORT and A LIKELY STORY:So in this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, long story short. This is a phrase we use when we're telling a story and when it's taking us way too long to tell the story. Sometimes when I'm telling Jen about something happened at work, sometimes she starts to look a little bit bored. And so instead of telling the whole story about what happened at work, I will just say, "Well, long...
2020-08-3004 min
Learn English with Bob the CanadianAn English Lesson about Marriage and a Q&A about Marriage with Bob and Jen - May 5 2020In this English lesson I have a special guest. I mentioned to Jen that I wanted to make an English lesson about marriage and I invited her to join. She said yes! We thought a good format would be to ask you for some questions about marriage and then take the time to answer them.In this video Jen and I will teach you a few English words and phrases about marriage while we're answering some of your questions about our marriage and marriage in Canada.I'll admit this is more of an English listening...
2020-05-0626 min
Podcasting Your Global CareerEnglish Bob and Peter Griffin, Sword fighting in the Studio!In this episode of DE214, The show opens with the track mix of "Gratitude" this is a unique mix and features a nice complement between James' clean Stratocaster tone, and James Mitchell's heavier rocked out Les Paul sound, especially in the beginning of the track. It has a very "Petty esque" tone that is luscious to the senses. In this episode of DE214, The show opens with the track mix of "Gratitude" this is a unique mix and features a nice complement between James' clean Stratocaster tone, and James Mitchell's heavier rocked out Les Paul sound, especially in the...
2019-04-2631 min
Podcasting Your Global CareerEnglish Bob, Peter Griffin, London Bridge, Uber, and Life as a Cartoon!You are in for a real treat during this episode of the dHarmic Evolution podcast. James Kevin is joined by his good friend English Bob and special guest Peter Griffin from Family Guy. You may recall that Jacked Up Jimmy is on a bowling team with Peter Griffin, who is a fan of James Kevin's music and podcast, so he stopped by the show. During the course of the conversation, English Bob revealed that he has never been to London because of the terrifying thought that London Bridge has fallen down or will fall down while he...
2019-03-1528 min
Podcasting Your Global CareerEnglish Bob tells us how it feels, "Like I'm Home" Where is Yours? On this episode of the dHarmic Evolution podcast, James discusses the ideas that inspired his song "Like I'm Home" on the recent "Gratitude" album and he is joined by English Bob later in the show. James asks listeners the question "Where do you feel completely at home?" and encourages them to think about the structure, mindset, person, or physical location that makes them feel at home, secure and treated with dignity and respect. James feels most at home in his spiritual walk with Jesus and tries not to get too tethered to things of this world. English B...
2019-02-2231 min
Podcasting Your Global CareerEnglish Bob stops by for a visit to tell tall tales from Lower Ipswitch in England!On this episode of the dHarmic Evolution podcast, James is joined by the infamous English Bob, a friend of the equally-infamous Jacked Up Jimmy from a few episodes ago. English Bob transports listeners into the unparalleled and quirky world of Lower Ipswich much like Lewis Carroll introduced the world to Wonderland. English Bob's mastery of the English language will somehow simultaneously be crystal clear and make you scratch your head in confusion. But regardless of your comprehension of his tall tales, you will undoubtedly be entertained and your creativity will be pushed to its limits...
2019-02-0823 min