1The Bob and Rob Show Study GuideLesson 81: Hodgepodgedate: April 14, 2007file name: bobrob 04-14-07

Show notesWe have a mixed bag of goodies for you this week, with some of the shows regular features too.

Phrasal Verbs and Idioms"to go forward1) To make progress e.g: the hiring of the new CEO1 helped the company go forward.2) To change the clock time e.g: In Britain the clocks go forward one hour in March.3) To be nominated for a political office e.g: shes going forward as a candidate.4) To proceed to the next stage of a competition e.g: Martina Hingis2 went forward to the semi-finals earliertoday.Idioms: "to feel it in ones bones"To suspect/sense something, by intuition e.g: I don't trust that man, I don't know why, I can just feel it in mybones.Bonus Idiom: to feel the pinch"To be placed in a financially difficult position e.g: The reduced wages at that company means that thosefamilies will start feeling the pinch shortly.EXTRA Idiom: to feel the heatTo feel the pressure and so not perform well e.g: the golfer felt the heat on the last hole and just lost out.

JOKEListen to this Bubba joke about a dog, detergent and a spin cycle on the washing machine.

Grammar Blues / Email BagBob and Rob tried to answer some questions posed by Sangho from Korea. Were sorry if we confused youeven more !!!

Both Sides of the PondWe looked at some pronunciation differences this week. The stressed parts are in bold and different soundsare marked by the / / symbols.

(US) accent /aksent/ (UK) accent /aksant/(US) agile /ajal/ (UK) agile /ajil/(US) albino /albino/ (UK) albino /albeeno/(US) alternate (UK) alternate(US) altimeter (UK) altimeter

Song"Deep In My Bones" by Sophia Ramos. See more at http://www.music.podshow.com

Show transcript

BOBHi, it's the Bob and Rob Show. This is Bob.

ROBAnd this is Rob.

BOBOkay, here we are. You ready to start, Rob?

ROB

2I am. It's the Bob and Rob Show and we're back again.

BOBYeah, we are. You look funny with your nose against there but. ...

ROBYou talking about the new equipment, Bob?

BOBWe've got a pop screen - is what they call it - and it's a little screen that goes in front of the microphone andprevents the popping sound you get from P's ...

ROBSo if you said something like Peter Piper3 ...

BOBPecked a peck of pickled peppers, you don't get that plosive sound.

ROBYeah, the plosive sounds.

BOBWe're continually upgrading our equipment.

ROBYes, thanks, in largely to your very generous donations, everybody.

BOBYes, to the generous donations, we really appreciate it. Thank you, very much. So Rob, it sounds like youhave a bit of a cold today.

ROBYes, I do. I have a sore throat, runny nose, blocked nose, and a bit of a chesty cough. Please, excuse me, if Igive you all my germs.

BOBIt shows a lot of dedication, Rob, that you're still here willing to do the Bob and Rob Show.

ROBWell, thanks very much.

BOBI love you man.

ROBThanks, Bob, I love you too mate.

BOBDid you get some medicine?

ROBI did, I just popped over4 to the local convenience store.

BOB"Popped over," that's a good little slang expression.

ROBDo you use that in America too?

BOBSure, sure. Popped over there ... well actually, no ... I don't think we do use that actually.

ROBIt just means "to go out for a short time."

3BOBYeah, that's a good expression. I've been in Japan for so long, and I've been interacting with people from allover the world, such as yourself, you're from Britain and I've got Australian friends, and I start to forget whatAmerican English is like. I hear things and I start using Australian and British English, then I forget - like wheredid I learn it from - Is it American English, or from a friend, like you? Wait, you're not a friend5.

ROBI've heard you saying on occasion, "cheers," which is British.

BOBI like it for some reason, I've picked it up. Maybe I'll try and introduce it to American culture.

ROBI was going to say that I've noticed that similar phenomenon with myself as well. I've caught myself saying,"What are you going to do on the weekend?" But of course in Britain, everybody says, "at the weekend."

BOBOh, really?

ROBI'm surrounded by many Americans, and ...

BOBYou're becoming enlightened, Rob.

ROBI'm using wrong English.

BOBWell, we won't argue about that right now. Anyway, I hope you get better, and I'm sure you probably caughtyour cold from your kids, right?

ROBYeah, there's a lot of it6 going around at the moment.

BOBI think you may have drank too much yesterday.

ROBActually, there was a bit of a party; we went to a party didn't we?

BOBYeah, we went to a Mexican party, or a taco7 party.

ROBThat was really nice.

BOBI saw you doing shots8 of tequila.

ROBSo were you.

BOBYeah, we were both doing shots.

ROBThey were good, very good.

BOBMaybe your immune system is a bit worn down from the tequila.

ROB

4Definitely. And it certainly doesn't get rid of a cold.

BOBI think most of our listeners know what tequila is, right?

ROBYeah.

BOBThe liquor from Mexico ...

ROBAnd, sometimes, they have little worms at the bottom.

BOBThey do have little worms at the bottom. A very drunk little worm at the bottom of tequila. That was a fun timethough.

ROBIt was good, yeah.

BOBIt wasn't actually a taco party was it, it was a burrito9 party.

ROBRight, yes.

BOBHow many of us were there; there were about what, fifteen families?

ROBI think that or about a dozen families. There were a lot of kids running around. Pretty crazy.

BOBVery crazy. Maybe we should explain to our listeners what exactly - well, why exactly - we all came togetherfor the party. I'll let you explain.

ROBOkay. Well basically, there's a group of friends who are in similar relationships like Bob and I. Basically nativeEnglish speakers who've married Japanese women and ...

BOBOr, vice versa10.

ROBSure, yeah.

BOBInternational marriages ...

ROBAnd intercultural marriages and families. So it's really good for the kids to get together and interact with oneanother, and it's also very sociable for the parents to have a chat.

BOBIt's a good support group. Also, it kind of gives the kids a community so they don't feel like they're toodifferent. Being in Japan, it's a very homogeneous11 country, so if you're biracial you can feel like you reallystand out12 too much, but by having a support group and interacting with a lot of biracial kids, you just feelthat you're part of a community.

ROBAnd it helps them to develop their own sense of identity too.

BOB

5And, it's also excellent English practice. Rob, your English has gotten much better, I think ...

ROBOn these occasions, when there's lots of kids around, it's easy to pick up some "bugs," so if I'm coughingtoday, please, excuse me. Please excuse if I do .... that.

BOBIt sounds like there's a frog in your throat13. Should we do some phrasal verbs; what do we got today?

ROBToday we're going to have a look at the phrasal verb, "to go forward." This has a number - four differentmeanings actually.

BOBSo give us an example of "to go forward."

ROBOne way is to "make some kind of progress."

BOBDid you say, "progress," or "progress"?

ROBWell, in Britain we say, "progress." You say, "progress"?

BOB"Progress."

ROB"Hey, progress, let's make some progress."

BOBAh, shut up!

ROBIs that a good Americanism?

BOBYou know, Rob, I just want to say you sound great with these new microphones and the pop guards.

ROBCool. So to make progress, or to make something happen, or to be successful; so for example,

BOB"Our show is going forward nicely today," is that okay?

ROB"Our company is going forward."

BOBOr, a business deal can go forward. I should also mention that's used with clocks and watches. You can setyour clock an hour ahead or an hour back, so you say, "the clocks go forward tonight." I know in the US wehave - it's called in the US, daylight savings time, so we change the clocks twice a year, I think.

ROBWe do that in the UK too.

BOBThe clocks go forward or you can also say, go back.

ROBAnother meaning is "to be suggested or put forward as a candidate for something."

BOB

6Okay, like for office14?

ROBRight.

BOBA political candidate?

ROBRight, as an elected position, so for example, recently, I think Hillary Rodhom Clinton, she's gone forward as acandidate.

BOBYes, the senator from New York and former first lady.

ROBMy mate Bill's wife.

BOBOh, are you a friend of Bill Clinton?

ROBYeah, he's alright.

BOBThey say he was a great president from the waist up15, I kind of agree with that. Another way you can use"go forward" is if you're in a competition, and you win a stage, and you advance. So you advance to the nextstage; for example, "Our team will go forward to the second round." To go forward.

ROBExcellent. Some good phrasal verbs there, Bob. Thank you.

BOBOkay, today's idiom - we're doing a hodgepodge show today, right?

ROBYeah, it's kind of hodgepodge.

BOBSo there's no real theme. And today the idiom uses the verb "to feel." "Feel it, or feel in your bones," so thatmeans "to sense or suspect something, without really knowing the reason why." So, "I know that theIndianapolis Colts are going to win the Super Bowl this year, I can just feel it in my bones."

ROBRight. So it's kind of like a hunch16 that you know is right, it's going to happen.

BOB"I could just feel it in my bones that something bad was going to happen, and then suddenly, the earthquakestruck." To feel it in your bones.

ROBGood idiom.

BOBWhat's our bonus idiom today, Rob?

ROBAgain, we're going to use the verb, "feel," and the bonus idiom is, "to feel the pinch." This will be explained inthe study guide, but perhaps we can give a quick example ...

BOBYour friend lost his job, didn't he?

ROB

7Right, yeah, so he's "feeling the pinch" a bit at the moment.

BOBSo check the excellent study guides.

ROBYes, please, do.

BOBAnd find out what that means.

ROB"To feel the pinch."

BOBI thought we could do a Bubba joke today; you like Bubba, a lot.

ROBGreat, he's funny, yeah.

BOBThis is a joke about washing your dog with detergent; detergent, I guess, is a strong soap.

ROBWe usually use detergent to wash our clothes.

BOBYeah, the laundry. So a boy goes to a grocer, or you can say grocer - what do you say, gorcer, or grocer?

ROBWell, for us, a grocery store is something that sells a lot of vegetables.

BOBOh, really. Well, for us, it can be a variety of things; for example, soap, it can be vegetables, but also cannedfood, so basically, a supermarket. That's not true in the UK?

ROBNo. A grocery store, for us, is something that sells mainly vegetables.

BOBOkay, that's interesting. Anyway, he goes to the grocer, and he wants detergent for his dog. And one wordthat you might have trouble with is, "spin cycle." That's in a washing machine and spins around to dry ...

ROBThat's one of the sets, you have a spin dry, or a spin cycle; first it washes it with water, then you have spincycle.

BOBWithout further adieu17, let's listen to Bubba:

OTHERBUBBA JOKE: Howdy friend, this is Bubba Bohaks with your daily wisecrack from bubbabohaks.com, visitme there in the fun barn. A eight year old boy goes to the grocery store, he picks out the biggest box oflaundry detergent there is. The grocery store clerk there says, "What ya got, a big job of laundry to do"? Andhe says, "No, I don't have no laundry to do, I'm going to wash my dog." "Wash your dog! You shouldn't usethis to wash your dog," said the grocer." It's powerful stuff, if you wash your dog with it he'll get sick, It mighteven kill him." The boy says, "Well, I still want to get it." So, he gets it and he pays for it, and a week later theboy comes back to the store to buy some candy. The clerk there at the grocery store says, "Well, how's yourdog doing"? The boy says, "Oh, he died." The grocer says, "I'm sorry about that, but I tried to tell you that youdon't use detergent on your dog." The boy says, "I don't think it was detergent that killed him." The grocersays, "Well, what was it"? And the boy says, "I think it was the spin cycle."

BOBDon't be cruel to your dog.

8ROBLook after your pets.

BOBThat would be painful, wouldn't it?

ROBDefinitely.

BOBGrammar Blues, bringing me down, making me frown. Today we have a combination email bag, grammarblues, don't we, Rob?

ROBYes, we got an email from - I think I'm pronouncing this correctly - Sangho ?

BOBApparently he's a Korean listener.

ROBRight. Thanks for the email, Sangho. He asks about, "If I need her attention, I call her by her name." "Thissentence, 'I call her by her name', is there any difference between that sentence and 'I call her name'?

BOBThere is a difference.

ROBWhat do you think the difference is then, Bob?

BOB"I call her name," just means "I call her name." Where "I call her by her name," refers to the method by whichyou call her - "I call her by her last name, I call her by her first name." So, how are you calling her? You couldsay, "I call her by her ID number." With the "by" preposition you're specifying that that's the method by whichyou call someone. Does that sound right, Rob?

ROBIt does, right.

BOBWell, if you say it sounds right, then I believe it.

ROBHe also has another question.

BOBAnother question? You're only allowed one question on the Bob and Rob Show. Who does this guy think heis?

ROBWell, I think it's a he; I'm not sure. I'm sorry.

BOBWho does this person think they are?

ROBI'm very sorry if you're ...

BOBI'm very sorry too. I'm a sexist, I'm a sexist pig18, what can I say.

ROBSo the other question he asked about, "he hit my head," and "he it me on the head." So these twoexpressions - "why are both acceptable, is there any difference?"

9BOBWhat do you think, Rob?

ROB"He hit my head," is a simple declarative 19 sentence. We're not really sure whereabouts on the head thatperson was struck.

BOBCould have brushed the side of his head.

ROBPossibly, yeah, the temple or even, perhaps, behind the ear, or the back of the head. But, "he hit me on thehead," seems to show just simply more focus, more focus of exactly where.

BOBI get the feeling it's coming down from the top.

ROBRight, on top of the head, that's where we believe that that person was hit. So essentially, very closeobviously, both sentences are very similar, but I think it's just a question of more specification in "he hit me onthe head."

BOBAnd there's more emphasis, as well. Well, I guess that's what you're saying. There's more emphasis, in thatyou're emphasizing that it was on your head. He hit your head, not your arm.

ROBIt perhaps gives more importance to the fact that you were hit "on" the head.

BOBGood. Do you think we confused them enough?

ROBProbably.

BOBAnyway, if you want to be confused more, listeners, be sure to send us your email questions, and we will trynot to answer them. Alright, that's been Grammar Blues, bringing me down, making me frown.

ROBSo, Bob, Both Sides of the Pond, eh?

BOBAs always. Today we're doing pronunciation?

ROBRight.

BOBOkay, well, let's just start it right off. You've got a funny "accent."

ROBWe say, "accent," we have that schwa20 sound.

BOBHow about "agile"? A-G-I-L-E

ROBWe say, "agile."

BOBI think in the States sometimes we say, "agile," as well. "Albino?"

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ROBWe say, "albino."

BOBWe may have done this one on a previous show. How about "alternate"?

ROBWe say, "alternate."

BOBDo you?

ROBWe stress the second syllable.

BOBThat's interesting. How about "altimeter21"?

ROBWell, altimeter, "altimeter."

BOBYou say, "altimeter"?

ROBYeah, I say, "altimeter."

BOBWe'd say, "altimeter."

ROBThat's interesting.

BOBThat's for climbing, right, an altimeter?

ROBYeah, we use that for climbing.

BOBDo you have one?

ROBNo, but I want to get one.

BOBYou should get one, are they expensive?

ROBYeah, they can be.

BOBYou've got to beg your wife for one. "Please let me buy one, please." Okay, that's been a fast Both Sides ofthe Pond. Shall we move on to announcements?

ROBSure.

BOBWhat do we want to tell our listeners, Rob?

ROBWell, we want to say thanks very much ...

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BOBThanks for everything, without you guys, without our wonderful listeners around the world, there would be noBob and Rob Show. Or there would be, but ...

ROBWe might be Bob and Rob but there would be no Bob and Rob Show.

BOBIf you want to become a member, and get those excellent study guides, it's only three dollars a month.

ROBAnd please, leave us any messages, or if you have any comments or questions ...

BOBYes, voice messages too. And today's song is ...

ROB"Deep In My Bones."

BOBAnd that's by, Sophia Ramos. Yeah, "Deep In My Bones," and that connects with the idiom "feel it in mybones." She says, "Did you ever need me? Did you ever care for me? Did you ever love me? You're too deepin my head too deep in my bones."

ROBWow, I'm looking forward to the song.

BOBWe'll see you all back here next week on ...

ROBHold on, Bob, maybe you should mention that we got this song from podshow.com ...

BOBThat's true, I almost forgot about that, podshow.com, and you can learn more about the artist atpodshow.com. Well, good show, Rob.

ROBThanks, Bob, nice job.

BOBTake care, everyone.

ROBGoodbye.

SONG: "Deep In My Bones" By, Sophia Ramos.Empty head and over fed, Im numb again22, will I everfind loving?You were here but now youre gone truth be told itsbetter that wayDid you ever need me?Did you ever care for me?Did you ever love me?

Empty bed, I know I said, never again, I must find aloverFear looks out from under eye, its bitter cold Imwaiting too longDid you ever need me?Did you ever care for me?Did you ever love me?

Chorus

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Youre too deep in my head too deep in my bones

Wont play the game or stay the same wont be ignored,will I ever be enraptured23?Tired and true believed in you, you killed all thelove that was hereDid you ever need me?Did you ever care for me?Did you ever love me?

Extension and Review Study*note: we encourage you to respond to the questions and readings by posting on the discussion board (Loginusing your Bob and Rob Show membership username and password)http://englishcaster.com/discussionboard/

1/ Have you ever felt something in your bones without knowing why? Explain what it was and try and use theidiom in a sentence. Have you ever felt the pinch for one reason or another? What did you do?

2/ Have you ever been in a competition of some kind? What was it and how far did you go forward in thetournament?

Glossary 1 CEO = Chief Executive Officer.2 Martina Hingis = famous tennis player from Switzerland.3 Peter Piper = this sentence is known as a tongue twister, and is useful pronunciation practice. Try sayingthe sentence quicly.4 popped over = 'pop out' is another phrasal verb meaning to go somewhere close by/for a short time.5 you're not a friend = Bob may have forgotten some words, but he still has his sarcastic wit 6 It = refers to 'a bug' or flu that is easy to catch.7 Taco = A corn tortilla folded around a filling such as ground meat or cheese.8 Shots = a shot is about a 5 centiliters worth of strong alcohol, (also known as spirits (UK) or liqour (US) ).9 Burrito = A flour tortilla wrapped around a filling, as of beef, beans, or cheese. Delicious Mexican cooking.10 vice versa = the other way round.11 Homogeneous = everybody of the same ethnic background. The antonym (opposite) is heterogeneous.12 stand out = to be noticeable, different from the rest. There is a Japanese educational saying which is 'tohammer the nail that sticks out' referring to the fact that students must be the same in schools, and must notstand out.13 a frog in your throat = idiom used to say someone has a sore throat.14 for office = this usually refers to a political 'office' or position.15 from the waist up = this means he is intelligent when not engaged in illicit sexual activity. Anotherhumouros/sarcastic sentence in this vein is: He's a great guy when he's asleep.16 a hunch = an intuitive feeling. You will often hear this expression on TV cop shows.17 Without further adieu = a set phrase meaning And next, without any more discussion adieu is French.18 sexist pig = these words are collocational ties, that is, they go together.19 Declarative = adjectival form of declaration.20 Schwa = the most common and shortest sound in English: it sounds like the second vowel sound in theword excellent. It's phonetic symbol looks like an upside down 'e'.21 Altimeter = A very useful tool that measures what height you are at. It can also help predict the weather.22 numb again = this 'numbness' refers to emotional senses, that is, she can no longer feel emotionally.23 Enraptured = to delight/make extremely happy (beyond measure).