Transcript Box 1, Dr. Rianne: I have trouble keeping my patients compliant with their maintenance medication. Box 1, B: Well… Box 2, B: … I like to empower my patients! They’ll be more compliant if they feel like it was their idea all along! Box 3, Dr. Rianne: Golly, what…
Transcript Box 1: I hate people in general … Box 2: … but certain individuals are O.K. Box 3: Somehow, everyone I know is an individual. Vocabulary Individual (n.) /ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪd.ju.əl/ a signel person, especially when compared to the group to which they belong. Somehow (adv.) /ˈsʌm.haʊ/ used to indicate that…
Transcript Box 1: You promised to be civil! Box 2: I am being civil! Box 3: You didn’t specify which civilization. Vocabulary Civil (adj) /ˈsɪv.əl/ polite an formal. Civilized (adj) /ˈsɪv.ɪ.laɪzd/ describes a society or country that has a well developed system of government, culture, and way of life and…
Transcript Box 1: I’m speechless. Box 2: I don’t know what to say. Box 3: There are no word … Box 3: SHUT UP! Vocabulary Speechless (adj) /ˈspiːtʃ.ləs/ unable to speak because you are so angry, shocked, surprised, etc. Shut up! = Rude way to tell someone not to speak…
“All movie ideas have been done to death. Please, go hone and play some cards.” To be done to death (informal idiom): if a particular style or subject is done to death, it is used or discussed so many times that it is not interesting any more This comic strip…
