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intubation the podcast it is December 8th 2017 how are you doing today?
For me doing great It might snow today right now current temperature 14 degrees Fahrenheit minus 10 degrees Celsius Nice beautiful weather very cloudy outside.
I like it I got my hot coffee in front of me, a fire in the fireplace, everything is fantastic.
Did you hear? They had snow in Texas.
They had snow in Mexico.
Isn't that cool? I hope that if you're down in Texas, if you're in Mexico, I hope that you are enjoying the snow.
Please share some pictures.
I would love to see some pictures put them in our newsletter It's very rare for those places down south to get snow, so it's very exciting Okay, today's expression is really good.
It is to be way off the mark okay, so off the mark and this expression basically means You're off the target Or you're off the answer.
So imagine you're shooting a gun at a Target and in the middle of a target.
There's a black circle if you hit the black circle you are on the mark but if you miss you are off the mark and if you really really really miss you are way off the mark and And we use this expression A LOT in daily English, especially when we ask you to guess the answer.
Check out the dialog.
Hmmm, 38? You are WAY off the mark!
Oh, come on, 38 is not that far off the mark?
It's kind of close, right?
38, yeah? Oh Yeah, my age Is from now on a secret up until now?
Everybody, I you know, I've talked about my age, but from now on my age is a secret.
I will be forever 38 Maybe not.
Anyway, that is today's expression to be off the mark So you're trying to guess a number maybe guess a color maybe guess somebody's name What was his name?
Oh, I can't remember.
I think it was John or Jim No it was Alexander you were way off the mark completely wrong very very very very wrong But not on a test guys we use it like for one question Okay, does that make sense?
I hope so. You guys have a fantastic day Christmas is getting closer Merry Merry Christmas, it's the most wonderful time of the year.
Yeah, anyway. Have a great one and I will talk to you hopefully tomorrow.
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38. 38! Haha, you are way off the mark!
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Mmmm, 38? Haha, you are way off the mark!