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Welcome to the English we speak with me, Nail.
And me, Feifei.
We have a word which describes something that is weak, vague or undefined.
It's wishy-washy.
Wishy-washy.
Let's hear how we can use this, Neil.
Let's think about what not to do in a job interview.
If you turn up without thinking about the questions you might get asked,
you'll only be able to come up with wishy-washy answers.
I tried that once.
It really didn't work.
The interviewer asked me why I should get the job,
and I could only say something wishy-washy about being good at doing new things.
Wishy-washy answers to questions in job interviews or exams
are those which don't really answer the question.
They are just a bit weak and undefined.
We can also use it to talk about the way that people do things.
Yes, we could say that a manager who takes a very weak approach to problems
always too scared to talk to their staff is a bit wishy-washy.
Listen to these examples of how we can use wishy-washy.
If you take such a wishy-washy approach to dealing with these problems,
they're only going to get worse.
He gave some wishy-washy excuse about not having time,
but I think he just didn't want to do it.
Your answer needs to address these points.
If you just write something wishy-washy, you won't get any marks.
You're listening to the English we speak from BBC Learning English,
and we're learning the word wishy-washy,
which is a way to describe something as vague, weak or undefined.
Unsurprisingly, it's always used in a negative way.
If you think of it as meaning weak and watery,
then it's a kind of example of onomatopoeia.
Think of the sound of water swishing around.
Yes, a more literal meaning of wishy-washy
is when it is used to describe flavours.
If something tastes a bit wishy-washy,
it's as if it's been watered down.
Well, hopefully our explanations haven't been too wishy-washy.
Join us next time to learn some more of the English we speak.
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