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The podcast. It is Wednesday.
That means Wednesday afternoon.
Today, I will be live on YouTube.
to about 2 .30 in the afternoon Chicago time.
And hopefully, not only on YouTube .com slash CoachShane's ESL.
But also hopefully on Facebook.
Yeah that would be ESL coach Shane.
I'll be trying to go live there today and why am I going live?
Well, it's Wednesday.
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Okay, today's expression is iffy iffy Mmm, great expression I F F Y Will it rain today?
I would say it's iffy it Might Rain, I'm not sure right now the sky is cloudy But the clouds don't seem like rain clouds but you know things could change.
It might rain later today.
Right now it's iffy.
So a better situation maybe.
Should we have a picnic this weekend?
Ooh I don't know. I think that's iffy.
Because the weatherman says it might rain this weekend.
So if it rains we don't want to have a picnic.
So should we have a picnic boy?
I can't say yes or no, it's iffy IFF why if something is unsure if you're not sure about something if It's okay, then yes, if it's not okay, then no this is the idea if if if You cannot make a decision because you're not sure the situation is iffy You can't say yes You can't say no.
It's iffy. Mmm, the situation is iffy.
Check out the dialogue.
You coming over, Friday?
Mmm, it's iffy. Why?
Work? No, football.
How big's your TV? Okay, so this one guy is inviting his friend over to his house on Friday.
Are you coming over?
it's iffy. You know, yes, no, I don't know.
It depends on the situation.
Why, why? What's, what's wrong?
Work? Is it a work problem?
No, no, no. Not work, it's football.
How big is your TV?
Aha. If your TV is very big then I will go to your house so we can watch football.
If your TV is very small then I will not go to your house.
Mmm hmm. That's not nice.
Do you have a friend based on his television size?
Some people might do that.
You know if somebody has a really huge TV many times that person has many, many friends.
If they have, I don't know, Nintendo, or Xbox, or whatever those games are and they have millions of games, those people might have lots of friends.
If somebody has a swimming pool, they might have lots of friends.
If they didn't have a swimming pool they might not have friends.
So, I'm having a dinner party on Saturday.
Are you coming? Oh?
It's iffy. Oh, why are you busy no it depends on who's cooking are you cooking or your wife is cooking oh?
Well, I'm cooking. Oh well, then no I'm not going you are a terrible cook Now your wife is a great cook if your wife.
We're cooking then I would go Do you understand it's iffy it depends on the situation?
If it rains or if it doesn't rain on who's cooking on how big your TV is if it's a big TV Yes, I'll go if it's a small TV, no, thanks It's a great expression So I'll give you one more example.
Did you sign up for my free lessons?
Now many of you are saying well, that's iffy Yeah, I don't know.
I know it's free but come on they always ask too much Information and many places when they give you something for free free.
They still want your credit card information or they send you so much junk email.
I don't like that. I understand.
Let me be completely honest so that there's no more if.
You can decide yes or no right now.
Listen. Yes, we ask for your name and your email address.
If you go to www .letsmasterenglish .com and you sign up for the free lessons, we ask for your name and your email address and that's it.
We don't want to know your mailing address.
We don't ask for any credit card information.
Nothing. We'll send you the lessons.
They are for free. So the lessons go out over about a week and a half, so during a week and a half you're going to get maybe five emails.
Five or six emails and then you'll also be signed up for the newsletter and the newsletter Went out yesterday.
It usually goes out every Tuesday and That's it.
Okay. Now that's not it Sometimes if we have a super sale on our classes, I might send another Email.
Okay. So yeah we sometimes do but that's very rare extremely rare Usually, it's just Tuesdays.
So there, now you understand the situation.
So if you want the free lessons and the newsletter, this should not be iffy, okay?
www .Let'sMasterEnglish .com slash free.
And remember, those free lessons are yours forever.
Cool stuff. Iffy, iffy, it's a great expression, I -F -F -Y.
You guys have a fantastic day, listen to the dialogue a couple more times Let's Master English.
You coming over Friday?
Eh. It's iffy. Why?
Work? No. Football.
How bigs your TV? You coming over Friday?
Eh. It's iffy. Why?
Work? No. Football.
How bigs your TV?
