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Oh, it's a noun.
It's a type of person.
Are you this type?
Let's go back in time.
Oh boy, today's expression is so good.
It is a stickler.
He is a stickler.
I'm a stickler.
Are you a stickler?
S-T-I-C-K-L-E-R.
A stickler.
It's a person.
But what kind of a person is a stickler?
Do you know to stick, the verb stick, S-T-I-C-K, stick?
You can.
If you take a balloon a balloon and then you rub it on your hair and then put the balloon on the wall, it'll stick to the wall.
That's cool.
If you buy an Apple iPhone, they give you a sticker of an Apple.
You know the logo and you can stick it someplace.
Yeah, I threw mine away.
I didn't stick it anywhere.
I like stickers.
When I was a kid, I loved stickers.
In this case, a stickler is a person who sticks to something.
The rules.
They follow the rules.
They follow the laws.
They stick to the rules.
Sticklers are very important.
But sometimes they make you angry, right?
I know.
I know.
For me, I'm a stickler when I drive especially fast.
So in front of my house, the speed limit is actually really slow.
But I stay with the speed limit.
The speed limit is 25.
And I go 25.
I do not go 26.
I do not go 30.
I go 25.
And almost every time I drive, there's a car behind me.
And I know the guy is going crazy.
Go faster!
Come on, go faster!
But no, I'm not going to go faster.
The speed limit is 25, so I stay to 25.
I'm a stickler.
Are you a stickler?
When your teacher in school said, no candy, no gum...
Did you stick to the rules and never chew candy, never chew gum, never eat candy in school?
Yeah?
What about a diet?
Have you ever started a diet?
Do you stick to the diet?
Are you a stickler when it comes to a diet?
Exercise?
Are you a stickler when it comes to exercise?
Do you stick to the rules?
Do you study how to have good posture, good form, and do you stick to those rules?
Yeah?
That's good.
Personally, once again, I think sticklers are great.
I love sticklers.
Yes, I know they can be frustrating, but hey, if there's a rule, if there's a law, I think we should stick to it.
Okay, let's check out the dialogue.
How fast are you going now?
103 kilometers per hour.
Exactly.
Better slow down to 100.
Oh, man.
You're such a stickler.
When I lived in Korea, the speed limit on most of the roads was 100, sometimes 110.
Yeah, but 100 was typical.
Here, wow, it's really fast.
The speed limit is in miles per hour.
It's 75, which is like 120.
But I understand in Germany...
They have roads where there is no speed limit.
Wow.
Now, when I was younger, I loved to drive fast, but now I like going slow.
Yeah, I'm slow.
I'm like a grandpa.
So yeah, I stick to the speed limit.
If the speed limit says 75, then I do drive 75.
If the speed limit says 55, which was about 100 kilometers per hour, then I drive 55.
Stay alive at 55.
If the speed limit is 25, I stick to 25.
I am a stickler.
What about you?
That's today's expression.
Have a fantastic day.
Listen to the dialogue a couple more times.
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Ahem.
How fast are you going now?
103 kilometers per hour, exactly.
Better slow down to 100.
Oh, man.
You're such a stickler.
Ahem.
How fast are you going now?
103 kilometers per hour, exactly.
Better slow down to 100.
Oh, man.
You're such a stickler.
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