yo yo I'm Ethan your real-life English
fluency coach and I have a quick
question do you love How I Met Your
Mother
if so you are going to love this week's
lesson because that is the TV show that
comes from it's a very hilarious scene
in which Ted one of the main characters
has a crush on a beautiful woman but
she's just using him to get some
different favors it's pretty silly but I
think you're gonna like it a lot and
before we jump into the lesson I just
wanted to remind you if you have not
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just a little bit but for now let's jump
into this lesson with How I Met Your
Mother
[Music]
what were you always this pretty are you
gonna give me that whole oh in high
school I was really shy and awkward line
I was shy and awkward I was like a
hundred pounds heavier and I had these
crazy buck teeth seriously no I have
always been hot what are you gonna do
do you know who else would love this
teacup pig my boyfriend you have a
boyfriend
uh I know so annoying right I mean he's
not really my boyfriend oh good I mean
technically kind of is well is he or
isn't he some of both
but definitely not neither are you
getting any of this but I really like
you I just need you to be patient I
don't want to lose you big brown eyes
I'm really into you I just can't be with
you right now Ted right now is the
classic Almohad catchphrase hey there
she is oh she brought some of her
coworkers
hang on to this girl to hang on to her
and never let go
any big brown eyes how you doing I'm
good
hey by the way you you ditched that
loser boyfriend yet no sir
first we cuddled then we shared
chocolate cake then well I don't usually
join in on locker room talk but I gave
her a pretty sensual hello this weekend
for my friend's wedding I'm gonna be my
date
I would love to it was finally happening
champagne Ted oh my gosh I forgot to
call you what whatever it is you want to
talk about we can talk about it now um
this is Jack he's the best man at the
wedding we just got back together you
know now that I think about it a phone
call would have been nice you're Ted
ouch but I hear you make a mean
chocolate cake isn't he great and teeth
in a fan
anyway I just don't think you and I are
gonna work right now and that's when it
hit me I was on the hook I also realized
I missed this so much baby Tiffany was
on this guy's hook it was a vicious
cycle Henrietta was on my hook and years
later I found out this poor bastard was
on Henrietta's hook you know what we're
not gonna work ever I'm done and it's
really better for the circulation if you
need the arches with your thumbs now I'm
done teacup pig the term teacup refers
to a class of small domestic pig this
type of pig receives this name because a
teacup is small it's worth mentioning
that this animal isn't as small as a
teacup and also this term isn't
extremely common cute something or
someone that is cute is very pretty or
attractive example what a cute little
baby I was shy and awkward I was like a
hundred pounds heavier and I had these
crazy buck teeth shy nervous timid or
showing lack of confidence around other
people buck teeth
prominent upper front teeth hot pretty
cute we've seen these three words being
used so far in the scene know I've
always been hot were you always this
pretty although their meanings are
similar in some ways it's important you
know how they differ as well we use cute
to refer to something that's attractive
and young and that makes you want to hug
it like a puppy or baby but this word is
also commonly used to refer to a person
that's attractive or good-looking pretty
is also used in this way someone who's
pretty has a beautiful face but more to
refer to women hot on the other hand
also means attractive
it has a stronger sexual connotation it
can be used for men or women I just need
you to be patient I just need you to be
I just need you to be patient I'm really
into you to be into something or someone
if you're into something like to be into
shooting video games it means you like
it you're interested in it and you know
about it example I'm not really into
video games if you're into a person it
means you're romantically attracted to
that person Ted right now is the classic
on the hook catch phrase catch phrase a
well-known sentence or phrase commonly
used to characterize a person group idea
or point of view this is especially
common with TV shows characters or
public figures like Joey from friends is
famous for saying how you do one at job
interviews
don't call us we'll call you is the
difficult catchphrase employers used to
say to potential candidates they won't
be hired hey there she is there she is
used to say someone has finally arrived
it made to note you've been waiting
anxiously for that person to come and or
they are happy there now with or around
you example there he is we've been
waiting for you
hang on to this girl to hang on to this
girl literally hang on to hold or grip
someone or something tightly
metaphorically this word means to not
let a person go to care for them or make
them happy so that they don't leave you
any big brown eyes how you doing I'm
good I'm good common response people use
for the question how are you
note that grammatically it's not correct
but people use it anyway
the grammatically correct response is
I'm well
but people almost never say this what is
a little more common with well is I'm
doing well
hey by the way you ditched that loser
boyfriend yet ditch to get rid of
somebody in a social situation or attend
a relationship with someone this is very
rude or harsh example she ditched him
because he was very jealous
first we cuddled cuddle put your arms
around someone and hold them close
showing affection example the couple
cuddled up as they watch the movie
another example she cuddled with her
baby brother then well I don't usually
join in a locker room talk but I gave
her a pretty sensual
I don't usually join in on locker room
talk a locker room is a shared bathroom
or dressing room generally in public
schools or gyms locker room talk is
private boy's conversation often about
dirty details of sexual relations the
joke here is that he's talking as if
they were doing the romantic acts
together but in reality he's like her
servant one state in addition to being a
romantic encounter a date is the person
you're meeting up with for a romantic
purposes Jack he's the best man at the
wedding we just got back together best
man the best man at a wedding is the
honor position of the best friend of the
groom the man who is getting married the
counterpart of this would be the maid of
honor the best friend of the bride the
woman who is getting married to get back
together to start being a couple again
after
the relationship for example we broke up
in December and got back together in
March you know now that I think about it
a phone call would have been nice now
that I think about it used to express
your view or feeling about something
after having the chance to better
analyze it example now that I think
about it I'm not sure it's a good idea
to quit your job right now and that's
when it hit me I was on the hook it hit
me when something hits you you realize
something it becomes obvious and now
you're aware of it example when I saw
the kid was the son of an ex-football
star it hit me why he was so good at
sports on the hook a hook is literally a
curved piece of metal used for fishing
figuratively if you're on a person's
hook it means that although you are
romantically interested in that person
and he or she leads you along that is
makes you believe it like you have a
chance they don't really want to be with
you and probably just want the attention
in this case TED talks about him being
on Tiffany's hook and Henrietta his date
from another episode being on his hook
and it's really better for the
circulation if you need the arches with
your thumbs now I'm done need the arches
with your thumbs depressor squeeze with
your hands or fingers in this case a
part of someone's body
he tells Tiffany she should need the
arches with her thumbs this is funny
because you wouldn't normally expect
someone to be kind enough to offer a
piece of advice after breaking up with
you is he or isn't he is he or isn't he
isn't he great isn't he great isn't he
great
native connected speech note how we cut
connect and link our words in the
example from the scene head reduces is
he or isn't he too easy or isn't he so
he's removing the H on he when he says
is he and then he also removes the T on
isn't when he says isn't he this example
combines two important native
pronunciation rules one the reduction of
the H on pronouns and two reduction of
the T in n T words first through duck
of the h'm pronouns happens when the
pronoun starts with an H like he him/her
his etc for example is he becomes easy
then he becomes then e but her becomes
butter why his becomes why is next the
reduction of the T happens in nt words
followed by a vowel sound
for example Internet becomes internet
international becomes international went
out becomes when out and in all NT
contractions for example isn't it
becomes isn't it aren't I becomes aren't
I but in this scene there are a few
examples where both of these rules are
combined is he or isn't he he's any
great he's really great with the example
isn't he great the H is reduced to isn't
he
but then because of the NT contraction
and the fact that it's followed by a
vowel sound
remember the H is gone the T is also
removed here are five more examples of
the reduction of H rule from this scene
you have a boyfriend you you have a
boyfriend I mean he's not really my
boyfriend
[Music]
I mean he's not really my boyfriend
technically he kind of is technically
kind of is technically kind of is is
here isn't he is here isn't he well is
here isn't he
she brought some of her coworkers she
brought some co-workers she brought some
of her co-workers hang on to her never
let go isn't he great isn't he great
isn't he great hi yeah I hope you've
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their life were you always this pretty
are you gonna give me that whole oh in
high school I was really shy and awkward
line I was shy and awkward I was like a
hundred pounds heavier and I had these
crazy buck teeth seriously no I have
always been hot what are you gonna do do
you know who else would love this teacup
pig my boyfriend you have a boyfriend uh
I know so annoying right I mean he's not
really my boyfriend oh good I mean
technically kind of is well is he or
isn't he some of both but definitely not
neither are you getting any of this
I really like you I just need you to be
patient I don't want to lose you big
brown eyes I'm really into you I just
can't be with you right now Ted right
now is the classic on the hook
catchphrase hey there she is she brought
some of her co-workers hang on to this
girl tit never let go any big brown eyes
it's how you doing I'm good
hey by the way you you ditched that
loser boyfriend yet no sir first we
cuddled then we shared chocolate cake
then well I don't usually join in on
locker room talk but I gave her a
sensual hello I would love to it was
finally happening
champagne Ted oh my gosh I forgot to
call you well whatever it is you wanted
to talk about we can talk about it now
um this is Jack he's the best man at the
wedding we just got back together you
know now that I think about it a phone
call would have been nice you're Ted
ouch but I hear make a mean chocolate
cake
isn't he great and teeth in a fan anyway
I just don't think you and I are gonna
work right now and that's when it hit me
I was on the hook I also realized I miss
this so much baby Tiffany was on this
guy's hook it was a vicious cycle
Henrietta was on my hook and years later
I found out this poor bastard was on
Henrietta's hook you know what we're not
gonna work ever I'm done and it's really
better for the circulation if you need
the arches with your thumbs now I'm done
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