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Oh, and please stick around until the end of the podcast because I'm going to talk about Spotify and I'm going to mention some of the listeners names and I had a quiz there.
So yeah, please stick around for that.
Hey, EQBD193. We're going to be talking about three words that are very similar but used in different ways.
Are you ready? Crush, smash and squash.
Crush. Are you S H smash, S M A S H and squash, S Q U A S H?
So first let's talk about crush.
To crush something means to press it or squeeze it with force, usually your hands or even your feet and you squeeze it, you press it and it breaks or it becomes flat.
So for example, there was a big truck that drove over a box on the road and crushed it.
The box is flat or there was a can and empty can and I stepped on it hard and I crushed it.
It's flat. Okay, so that's the idea of crush.
Next we have smash. To smash something means to hit and break it with great force.
Usually it could be glass, usually glass.
So it could be a person too and if you hit glass like a window with great force, what happens to the glass?
It shatters or it breaks into pieces.
So for example, he got so angry that he picked up his phone and smashed it on the ground.
Oh my God, that's crazy.
Can you imagine you take your phone, your iPhone or your Android phone and you're really angry and you smash it on the ground and it breaks.
That's the idea of smash.
And finally, we have squash.
Again, to squash something means to press it with force and it causes the thing again to be flat or it changes, changes shape.
But what's important is the thing is usually soft.
Yeah, it's usually soft.
So for example, be careful not to squash the bread when you put it in your grocery bag.
Think about this. Let's say you buy a bunch of potatoes, heavy potatoes and bread and you have a grocery bag and you put the potatoes on top of the bread in the bag.
Is that smart? No, by the time you get home, the potatoes, I'm sorry, the bread will be squashed.
Was that makes sense? Yeah, that's the idea.
Because the bread is soft, right?
Okay, so I think we have a pretty good idea.
Let's listen to a short dialogue and see how these three words are used in context.
Oh, watch your step. Someone squashed an orange.
What a dirty area. There's a crushed can.
And someone smashed that window.
Let's get out of here. Where are these guys?
It sounds like they're in a scary place.
In this conversation, the first guy says to the others, watch your step.
That means be careful of where you walk because someone has squashed an orange on the ground.
You can squash an orange.
You can squash a banana.
You can squash a bug. Yeah, if somebody squashes a banana on the ground, do you want to step on it?
No, it's dirty. And the second guy says, yeah, he agrees.
Oh, it is a dirty area. And then he talks about a crushed can.
Somebody crushed a can.
And then the third guy, I think that was me.
He points out that someone has smashed a window.
There's a broken window.
So this is a really dirty, kind of scary area.
Let's get out of here. Let's get out of here.
So guys, remember, crush, smash, and squash.
These words are very similar in meaning, but they're used in different ways depending on the situation.
So the next time you use one of these words, be careful.
And I really want you to pay attention and listen for the words.
Okay? So, we're going to check out the dialogue in a minute or two.
But right now, I want to move to Spotify.
So our podcast is everywhere.
You can get it on YouTube, on iTunes, everywhere.
Spotify is one of those places.
And nowadays, Spotify, by the way, Spotify, SPOTIFY, Spotify is really cool because I can ask questions and I can make polls.
And you guys can respond.
It's very easy. So yeah, let me introduce some of you guys.
So I'm going to be really quick here, but I just want to say hi to people that left messages on Spotify.
And the first one is Anderson Menazez.
Good God. I hope I pronounced that right.
Then we have Wilka Valley, Parucho 264 V2L.
Is it V2L or V21? I'm not sure.
Hi, Dorotato, 8496, Olivia Santos.
And then I can't read the characters, but the guy says, or girl, I don't know.
Hi there. I want to appreciate your effort to learn our society as well as all over the world.
My suggestion is why not use subtitles even for the deaf.
That's a great question and a great comment.
Now this is a podcast. So it is only audio.
However, if you go and watch this podcast on YouTube and you can do that, you can get subtitles.
So there is that available.
It's a really important thing that you're saying.
And I appreciate that. Nesan Basilio.
I hope my pronunciation was right.
Bia Salas Poglia. Lucas Cotto, Talamuradof.
Once again, I'm going to just be brutal on these names.
Please guys, don't kill me.
We got a bunch more. Pretty almost done.
He's Maria Vilella, K-R-M-T-M-B-V, you young, Andre, Javier Liel, Marco Solando, Marco Solando, Davis Abbas, Kashid Malik, Frank.
And that's it for Names to introduce.
And in the last podcast I made a poll on Spotify.
And the question was, what is the best day to start off on a clean sheet Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, or any day?
And I loved your answers.
As I suspected, the... Well, actually, I thought Monday would be the number one answer.
But no, the number one answer was any day.
Forty-three percent of you said any day is a day is a great day to start off on a clean sheet.
And I totally agree, that's beautiful.
Twenty-two percent said Friday, four percent said Saturday, ten percent said Sunday, and twenty percent said Monday.
I actually kind of thought Monday would be the number one choice.
But yeah, any day, I love it.
So again, if you're listening on Spotify, I've got these questions out there and I will continue to make different polls and I hope that you participate.
And I love introducing you, people that listen to the podcast.
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We have other email addresses too.
I just can't remember, but that's a good one.
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Thanks so much guys. Let's check out the dialogue two more times and together let's master English.
Oh, watch your step. Someone squashed an orange.
What a dirty area. There's a crushed can.
And someone smashed that window.
Let's get out of here. Oh, watch your step.
Someone squashed an orange.
What a dirty area. There's a crushed can.
And someone smashed that window.
