This is an All Ears English podcast episode 789.
How to use mind you to highlight your point in English.
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So, Michelle, are you ready to come to Boston?
Our Urban English Adventure is coming up in a few days.
Yeah, Lindsay, I can't wait.
It's going to be great.
Mind you, the weather in Boston is a little unpredictable and we'll be outside moving around the city, no matter what.
So bring a raincoat just in case.
All right, will do.
No, the weather should be good.
Usually it doesn't rain too, too much in August.
So that's good.
It's a good month, right?
How about in New York?
Yeah, it can be a hot one.
It can be a hot month.
August can definitely be a hot month, but we're going to turn up the heat on our English here.
I like it.
Very good.
Love that.
So Michelle, in that little, like quick little exchange today that we had beginning the episode, what phrase did we use there?
Well, you said this phrase, mind you.
What is that?
Mind you.
I know.
It sounds kind of weird.
Like normally, you know, you wouldn't have the words in that order.
So I said, mind you.
What does it mean?
It kind of means like...
In this case, it kind of means like but or it means keep in mind, like pay attention.
Right, that's what I think.
Keep in mind.
Yeah, exactly.
Do you use this one?
Like remember or like realize.
Realize, keep in mind, remember, take note of, right?
That kind of thing.
Yeah.
Right, right.
Is this part of your vocabulary?
Um, it could be.
It could be from time to time.
What about you?
It's not as much, but it should be.
I would tend to say the word, granted a little bit more, which I think is pretty similar, if I understand it correctly.
Maybe I'm using it wrong.
I don't know.
Granted, right?
It's a little bit different.
Like the situations are a little different, but I think it's got some similarities.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
I think so, too.
But yeah, I like how it sounds.
Yeah, exactly.
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And today, Michelle, our question comes from...
Andrea, I guess, Andrea, right?
There's a lot of ways we could pronounce this name, right?
Andrea, who knows?
Who knows, right?
All right.
So could you read the question for us?
All right.
Well, Andrea or Andrea, we're sorry, whatever it is.
Thank you for writing to us.
Okay.
It says, hello, ladies.
Let's shake and bake.
I love how she opened the episode.
The question like that.
That's so cute.
My name is Andrea and I'm from Japan.
I've been listening to All Ears English since 2015 and it helped me a lot to increase my vocabulary and to grow my conversation skills.
You guys are amazing and I always wanted to say that I love your laugh.
I can't help but laugh together with you each episode that I listen to.
That's so cute.
Well, yay, we're glad.
That's awesome.
Good laugh, Lindsay.
Yeah, no, we have very different laughs, but I think you have a great laugh too, Michelle.
You do too.
Oh, gosh, thank you.
Anyway, and then she wrote, LOL.
That's cute.
Here is my question.
I recently watched a video on YouTube and I'm sure some of the 49 million listeners have watched it as well about a lady in court who was responding about some fines that she had had.
And she said a phrase to the judge, mind you, he won possession of that apartment.
So I had to move.
Okay.
What does mind you exactly mean and when can I use it?
I know this question is a little long, but I hope you can help me understand.
Thank you so much for your awesome and hard work to teach us in this addicting way.
Andrea.
What a good question.
I love it.
This is another great example.
This week we're getting questions where our listeners are going out.
They're listening to Real English and then they're coming back to us with questions.
I love that, guys.
So keep doing that.
You know, send your question to lindsayatallearsenglish.com.
I love getting questions from our listeners.
Oh, yeah, for sure.
For sure.
And I like this one.
Yeah, exactly.
What kind of show does it sound like Andrea is describing here in your mind?
Sounds like some sort of like a court show, right?
Like courtroom TV show, like Judge Judy or something.
Yeah.
Yeah, like daytime television, right?
Like all these dramas, dramatic situations between usually between like, Judge Judy is hilarious.
Oh, my gosh, so funny.
But like, I mean, not regularly, but once in a while, I'll catch it on TV, right?
But I don't think I watched it in like 15 years.
But when I was, when I was like a teenager, I watched and I thought it was hilarious.
Oh, that's funny, that's awesome.
There's always a drama right and it's just like kind of intense and it's parents fighting with their kids or spouse, spouse members fighting that kind of thing.
So crazy um.
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Okay, well, we can try and answer your question about what this means with mind you, right?
But do you watch a lot of TV, Lindsay?
I don't really watch a lot of TV.
So again, it goes back to the point is we don't know exactly what the person was saying.
We don't have too much context, right?
But we're going to take our best guess.
Right.
Exactly.
Yeah.
So again, what are some other phrases that mean the same thing, Michelle, as mind you?
Okay.
So here we go.
Let's start with this one.
Just so you know.
Yeah.
It's longer, right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
I like that one.
This one is very, I don't know.
This one sounds very conversational to me.
Very natural.
Yeah, it sounds a little more casual to me than mind you.
Yeah.
Yep.
Okay.
We agree.
Good.
We don't always agree.
All right.
How about the next one?
Just to note.
Just to note.
Okay.
And I like this one.
To be clear...
Oh, yeah.
That's a good one.
That's a good one.
Yeah, I love that.
And you should know that.
I really like that one as well.
Oh, so there's a lot of good stuff here in today's episode, guys.
I hope you are taking notes.
All right.
So let's go back to the phrase of the question that Andrea asked us.
So we can just explain that really clearly.
Right.
So we have a lady in court and she was responding about some fines that she had had and she said a phrase to the judge.
Mind you, he won possession of that apartment.
So I had to move.
So in this case.
Let's explain a little more for our listeners.
Like, what does mind you mean here exactly?
What are we doing?
She's drawing attention.
Oh, sorry.
She's drawing attention to the fact that she had the hardship of having to move.
So she is saying pay attention to the fact that he won possession of the apartment so she had to move right.
Yeah, that's what she's saying.
Like, pay attention to this, right?
Keep in mind, right?
Mind you, right?
Right.
Love that.
So I think the best way, guys, to know how this really works is in a role play.
So you can listen for this.
So you know, but again, if you guys could implement this into your daily, you know conversations, it would sound so natural.
It would be so cool.
Like you know, if you used it on the IELTS exam for example, talking about politics maybe, or any speaking topic you would really get that seven or higher for vocabulary.
It'd be so, so cool.
So cool.
Definitely, definitely.
I like it.
Yeah.
So let's talk about politics.
Are you ready?
Okay.
So, Michelle, I can't believe what I hear every time I turn on the TV.
Trump has done another crazy thing.
Yeah, same here.
And when I talk about it with my friends and family, I just feel more helpless because everyone agrees.
Yeah, same here.
Mind you, everyone in my social circle is liberal.
I rarely get a chance to talk with people who see things another way.
Well, maybe that's the issue.
We need to get out of our political bubbles.
Fair point.
Ooh, I like how you said fair point at the end.
Thanks.
So is this a good example, Michelle, do you think, in your opinion of mind you?
Yeah.
So in this case, like, what are what are you why did you use it there?
Because I'm like saying like, oh, keep in mind or you should realize.
Right.
Right.
Because you're saying that, like when you share your political views with your friends and family, everyone agrees and you feel helpless.
But keep in mind, everyone is liberal that you talk to.
Right.
Like that's just an example.
We're not talking about our political views, guys.
We're just throwing out an example.
OK, it's just a role play.
Right.
Right.
Exactly.
Yeah.
I think this was a really good use of it.
Yeah.
I mean, and, you know, bringing it into the real world, this is the situation here in Cambridge.
I mean, Cambridge is a very, like, you know, liberal state of Massachusetts is very, very blue.
It's always been blue.
So when you talk to people about politics around here, it feels like an echo chamber.
Yeah, yeah, I know.
I have that feeling also in New York.
Oh, yeah, I bet.
Even more liberal than Massachusetts, I would guess, right?
Yeah, we're definitely in a bit of a bubble over here.
You know, also like these cities, you know, Lindsay?
Yeah, I mean East Coast.
You know cities and just you know urban areas where people come to places like New York and Boston to feel more free and to kind of express themselves more.
Right.
And then I don't know if you've spent any time out on the West Coast, Michelle.
Just a very little bit.
Yeah.
So similar, right?
You get like San Francisco and Seattle, very liberal cities, Portland, Oregon.
Right.
Right.
Yeah.
Super liberal.
So and then what's that other phrase that we mentioned at the beginning of the episode, Michelle?
It's kind of similar.
Yeah.
Well, you said the word granted.
So yeah, you could just put that right in instead of mind you.
So you could say, granted, everyone in my social circle is liberal, and that would be fine.
And I like that one as well.
So you said you tend to use this one more, Lindsay?
Yeah, I think I do for whatever reason is just more in my vocabulary.
But, you know, that's just my personal choice.
Maybe you know, sometimes it's like now that we're aware of these more.
Maybe it's who we're around and what people are saying around us.
In terms of our word choices.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So cool.
So Michelle, what should our listeners go and do if they want to know the seven secrets to connection in English?
What do you think?
I think you should go to allearsenglish.com forward slash secrets.
Yeah.
Awesome.
These awesome secrets.
The seven awesome secrets.
And Michelle, we're so excited to see you in Boston very soon.
I can't wait.
Can't wait to see you.
Can't wait to see everyone.
Yeah.
So you're coming up on the train.
Are you coming on Thursday?
Is that your plan?
Thursday afternoon?
I'm coming on Thursday.
Can't wait.
Okay.
We will be so excited to see you at the informal happy hour.
Very cool.
All right.
Well, we're looking forward to seeing our eight lucky listeners here in Boston.
And Michelle, I will talk to you very soon.
Alright, Lindsay, have a good one.
Thanks again for that question.
Alright, bye.
Bye.
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