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So today we're going to study the difference between two words and I know that you know the words slim, SLIM and skinny, SKIN and Y.
Now one of these words can be a bit negative.
It can have kind of a negative feeling to it.
Do you know which one? Slim or skinny?
They both mean slender, SLENDR.
Slender means, well, not fat, not fat, okay?
So Coach Shane right now, I'm feeling my stomach and yeah, I'm not slender, but I used to be.
In fact, I would say from about the age of 30 until I was about, maybe 45, I was slender.
And previous when I was like in my 20s, especially in my teens, I was skinny.
I was really skinny. But then after the age of 30, I was slim.
I was fit. I had some muscle.
Can you feel the difference between these two words?
I'll explain exactly what the difference is after you check out the dialogue.
John, you need to gain some weight.
Why? I'm slim, just right.
I can see your backbone from the front.
Am I that skinny? This is actually a very funny conversation.
So the first sentence, John, you need to gain some weight.
You need to eat more food.
You are too, I can see your bones.
That's the idea. If you're too slim, you are skinny.
Skinny. You can see bones.
And then John says, why?
I'm slim, just right. And he's right.
If you are slim, you look really good.
I mean, you probably have some muscle.
Maybe not a lot of muscle.
That's okay. But we don't really see your bones.
I mean, we can if you like really tense up your stomach or something, we can maybe see some bones.
Maybe we can see a six pack.
But this is the idea of slim.
Slim is great. It's very fit.
You're not too fat. You're not too skinny.
I would say you're just above skinny.
Skinny, everybody, when we have kind of a negative meaning, skinny means we can see like your rib bones, all your shoulder.
We can see bones. Okay. You're almost transparent.
This is the idea of skinny.
And some people are naturally skinny.
Like I said, when I was a kid, I was skinny.
You could see all my bones.
But then when I got older, I started exercising, lifting weights and eating lots of protein.
And I started to get not big muscles, but much more fit.
And I became slim. Slim.
Slim is good. Being slim is great.
Being slim is healthy. Being skinny, it might be okay, but you might want to eat a little more.
Now the next line was really funny.
So I'll read it again. John, you need to gain some weight.
Why? I'm slim, just right.
And then the other guy says, I can see your backbone.
You know, your backbone, B-A-C-K-B-O-N-E, the vertebrae, the long line, that bone.
But he says, I can see your backbone from the front.
So normally, if I look at your back, I might be able to see your backbone.
But this guy, I'm looking at his face and I'm looking at his stomach and I can see his backbone.
That is too skinny. Of course, it's a joke, but that's the idea.
You are too skinny. So then the other guy says, am I that skinny?
Oh my God, that's really terrible.
That's not good. You do not want to see somebody's backbone from the front.
That is really, really skinny.
So what about you? Are you skinny?
Once again, I was. I wish I were now.
I'm not skinny at all. Are you slim?
Slim is great. Slim is really good.
I am not slim. I'm not fat, I don't think.
But I'm definitely a little overweight.
I need to... It's stress.
I'm serious. It's stress weight.
Yes, that's what it is. That's my excuse.
I'm overweight because I'm stressed.
What about you? Check out the dialogue a couple more times.
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So check out the dialogue two more times.
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You need to gain some weight.
Why? I'm slim. Just right.
I can see your backbone from the front.
