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Uh yeah today's expression It is honest to a fault coat Shane is honest to a fault Yeah, so honest h -o -n -e -s -t honest telling the truth not lying.
Is that a good thing?
Absolutely, right personally.
I Absolutely, believe that we should be honest We should tell the truth the opposite of being honest would be lying being dishonest not telling the truth Okay, so I think being honest is extremely important one of the most important things honest to a fault T0 to preposition a fault F a ULT to a fault a fault means you know a problem or you know He has a fault, he has a problem, he has something wrong with him.
Ok? Something that's not good.
Honest to a fault. What does that mean?
It means you're really really honest, but you are so honest that you're actually not really helping the situation.
Does this make sense?
I think it will if you listen to the dialogue.
Check it out. Jim's so honest.
He just turned in a wallet full of cash.
Huh. I hate Jim. What?
He's a great guy. Oh really?
He told me yesterday I was gaining weight.
Well, I guess he's just honest to a fault.
Okay, so we're talking about Jim.
Jim is very honest.
Jim was walking down the street.
He found a wallet. W -A -L -L -E -T, you know, somebody's wallet.
And it was full of cash.
But he's such a great guy.
He's such an honest guy.
He took the wallet to like the police station and you know, turned it in.
What a great guy. What a wonderful guy very very honest, man but Jim also Told the other guy that hey, man, you're gaining weight.
You're getting fat and the other guy wasn't happy Because Jim was just being honest You see some people like Honesty, but some people like lies It's true.
It's true Oh, yeah, I mean if your mother makes you some cookies or cake, are you gonna say, oh mom, this tastes like garbage, this is horrible, this is disgusting, would you say that?
Most people would not say that, yeah.
And that situation, if you don't say it, you're not being honest.
But if you do say, mom, these cookies taste like garbage, Well, you're being honest, but you're not helping the situation so you're being honest to a fault In this situation instead of mom these cookies taste like garbage you can say mom.
Oh, I'm sorry I don't like these cookies the taste is strange, and you can say I don't know how to describe the garbage That's better.
You're being honest.
You're just not using the word garbage Find a different word obviously garbage is not good your fat no find a different word fat is not a good word you need to find a different word being honest is really important but don't be stupid don't be honest to a fault where it causes problems be honest and find the right words to speak your honest ideas okay honest to a fault And once again, is coach Shane honest to a fault?
Yeah. I have had problems in the past where I've been honest to a fault.
So, I have to be careful.
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Thanks a lot guys. Have a great day Listen to the dialogue two more times don't be honest to a fault and together let's master English Jim's so He just turned in a wallet full of cash.
Huh, I hate Jim. What?
He's a great guy. Ooh, really?
He told me yesterday I was gaining weight.
Well, I guess he's just honest to a fault.
Ahh, Jim's so honest!
He just turned in a wallet full of cash!
Huh, I hate Jim! What!?
He's a great guy! Oh, really?
He told me yesterday I was gaining weight!
Ah, well. I guess he's just honest to a fault.