hello Aubry how's it going today hey Lindsay I'm great I have a question
for you I'm ready I'm wondering do you often lend things to friends
yeah I'd say I'm usually the one who borrows things just because we do a lot of outdoor
stuff and other people have all this equipment that we don't necessarily have at this point are
you good at returning something that you borrow I am good at that yeah I prioritize that for sure
because I know how it feels if someone doesn't it's weird when people don't prioritize getting
it back it is weird because then you have to go and ask for it that's a little bit awkward right
yeah don't put anyone through that exactly yeah well I asked you because lend or lend out is one
of the phrasal verbs we're focusing on today we have good news for you guys so phrasal verbs you
don't have to worry about you don't have to stress over them we're going to share three
today that are just such verbs oh I think our listeners are going to be so happy to hear that
Aubry because I think when our listeners think about phrasal verbs they think oh no emergency
right we know that phrasal verbs can have you know you take one verb and it could have eight
different meanings depending on which preposition you add to it right that is the phrasal verb so
even sometimes with the same phrasal with the same preposition there are multiple meanings
as you guys have heard if you search phrasal verbs in the app on the website there are a lot
of great episodes we've done and it is kind of insane how it's insane it can be yeah so today
is the good is the good news you guys are going to be really happy today to find out that there are
they're probably more than these but there are at least three yeah that are what Aubrey there are a
few but there are three that we're going to share today that are totally useless meaning they have
no meaning diff that's different from the base verb right yes the only changes every time you
use a phrasal verb it does make it a little more informal so that's the difference here right it's
more like colloquial speech almost to have these phrasal verbs because they don't have a different
meaning yeah and I think our recommendation here before we get into this is not necessarily to drop
the preposition right three uh but you could to know that you can right just to know that you
don't have to worry about them you can use both interchangeably That Base verb and the phrasal
verb with the preposition yeah I mean we've done a few other episodes on Euler's English about
redundant expressions and that's really fun so if you come back to allersenglish.com type redundant
into the search bar this is what these are is redundant phrasal verbs like they don't you
know when you put the verb with the preposition it doesn't the preposition adds no extra value
exactly right and this was inspired by a recent episode you and I were recording when we taught
start out and start off which really you have no difference from the start right that was episode
1960 if you guys missed it go check it out it was a really good one I love this I'm excited
so I want to know now yeah I want to know what these are so what are they what's the first one
all right let's dive in here the first one is sit down so if you say for example could you sit down
please you absolutely could just say could you sit please same meaning there is no difference yes and
I want to talk a little bit about why we maybe add that down right but let's give some examples
right so so what would be the first example Aubry so another one is sit down over here if you don't
mind or say meaning if you don't mind please sit down over here so why do you think then that we
do like why did this word get created with down what do you think in the context of connection
and conversation moments yeah it is just that little bit more friendly more informal I think
that's why they sort of are considered colloquial speech sometimes because colloquialisms are all
about being more informal being more friendly with the people who live near you and our language just
sort of adjusts to what feels more friendly and natural to us okay Andrew I was going to
go in the opposite direction I was imagining a teacher like scolding a kid down to emphasize oh
interesting because that's true if you just say sit it doesn't have you need that extra syllable
to emphasize sit down yeah and it's interesting if we think about different contexts because I would
never say sit down to my dog but I always say sit sit kefir right it's interesting why right I mean
are we talking about so maybe there is an element here where it's really more for humans rather than
I don't know other types of species because maybe it is friendlier maybe it is more communicative
it's adding a little something extra interesting yeah it's because it's not even about sitting on
a chair because you could say sit down and you're talking about the floor who knows right but it's
true it's used more for humans interesting it's why though why can't we just say sit right it's
just sort of developed that way and we can though right I mean we can say sit we can say it like
that same teacher could say sit and I'm sure you've said that to your kids before six now
right or you invite friends in oh please sit here feels a little more formal to me if you're having
people over for dinner please sit here or sit down here maybe a little more formal yeah exactly every
time we use the phrasal verb that's just a little bit more informal a little bit more friendly but
really the meaning is the same so this is one that you don't have to stress about right the
meanings the same you will hear both but this it's such a subtle difference that it just
really doesn't matter yeah it doesn't add a ton of value so you have that flexibility here guys
and you don't need to stress out and think that the meaning is completely changing it's not let
me add the preposition okay I'm ready for number two all right number two is lend out right so we
might say a the library lends out books or the library lends books no change in meaning when
we add that preposition out I see no change here at all for example I don't like to lend my car or
I don't like to lend out my car right or I don't like to lend my car out it's a separable phrasal
verb what does that mean Aubry right that you can take the direct object in this case car and
separate lend and out and say either I don't like to lend out my car where they're together lend
and out or I don't like to lend my car out with the direct object between the base verb and the
preposition both yes are acceptable yes and why do we would we use the word just a bonus for our
listeners today why would we use lend over rent right what's the difference interesting right
the Lend means we're giving it free of charge and if we're going to rent something that means there
will be payment for it yes that's a key piece that's important right you know you talk about
like do you you know do you lend yourself out as you asked me in the beginning to your friends
your tools maybe you have a lot of tools for or a car that someone would want to use for moving
for example right and there are a lot of new companies where you can rent out your car to
someone right so if someone asks you can you lend me your car versus can you rent your car out very
big difference you want to be clear on those I mean there's a whole economy that's cropped off
up in the Arts around the peer-to-peer sharing economy right yes I mean think about Rent the
Runway have you ever used that service before no right the runway what is that yeah yeah I'm I I've
never used it before but I think it's a way that I think it's just women can rent like nicer clothes
from like you just it's a peer-to-peer right and rent out your car all these things we can do now
due to these double-sided marketplaces that have cropped up in the business World wedding dress
rentals home rentals rentals of private Vehicles it's true it's interesting how that's become more
and more popular yeah right a wedding dress rental would be really smart why is it that men can rent
tuxes but women can't rent wedding dresses if it's something you only wear once in your life
anyway so true okay Aubry what's our third here okay this last one is pack up so you might say I
packed up my suitcase or just I packed my suitcase right there's no really not a difference between
pack up and pack for some reason we use both this is a phrasal verb you don't really need yeah and
as we said before the only real difference which doesn't matter that much but maybe just makes it
a little bit more casual you know are you gonna pack up tonight or are you going to pack tonight
they mean the same thing absolutely they're so interchangeable right so this is one thing it's
nice to have a few things that you don't have to stress about you can use either of these right
pack your bags up and load them into the car or pack your bags and load them same meaning
yeah Aubry what kind of a traveler are you are you the person that needs to be packed packed up
the night before a trip or are you someone that is throwing things into a suitcase five minutes
before you're supposed to leave the house I feel like it definitely depends on the trip if it's
like a longer trip where I really have had to put some forethought into what do I need how long am
I going to be there then I'm going to be packed in advance but often we'll go up to my in-laws cabin
just for like a night and then I'm just throwing a few things into a backpack and when you do that
do you do you forget things when you do it in the last minute do you tend to get stuff yeah always
oh yeah what about you I imagine you're a [ __ ] Advanced kind of gal I am good we're leaving for
a trip to Taos as soon as we finish this recording today Aubry and I am definitely packed up because
I don't like that I've had a lot of nightmares like a recurring nightmare that I'm at the air
or I'm my flight leaves in like an hour and I have to throw all my stuff in a bag and get
to the airport it stresses me out and you're so right you're absolutely going to forget something
it's inevitable that you and it might be something that's not I have forgot I've left and forgotten
my contacts before back when I had glasses I got LASIK surgery once upon a time but I forgot my
contacts and yeah you don't know how to do that you just had to wear my glasses the whole time
what kind of messes up your trip right and then I try not to overthink it because when I packed
the night before but then I always think maybe I forgot something but as long as I have my wallet
and my phone I'm pretty much good absolutely yes yeah so one thing that I wanted to to share
here is we are sharing these phrasal verbs that we would call them sort of unnecessary all three that
we've shared this phrasal verb has no additional meaning other than the base verb like so similar
but a lot of verbs have that on that unnecessary meaning but then also other meanings idiomatic
meaning so let's share one example so that it's clear what we mean often a phrasal verb you'll
see that there's an unnecessary meaning but then it might also have these idiomatic meanings tricky
okay I think we're gonna have to get some examples to really understand what we're trying to say here
so what do we mean by this what's an example so one example is the phrasal verb open up of course
we have this useless meaning if you say I'm going to open this letter we also would say I'm going
to open up this letter same meaning you really don't need that phrasal verb yeah yeah okay but
but it also has idiomatic meanings right um well the meaning just to become more willing to share
or confide right I'm glad you are willing to open up to me yes so obviously like you're not talking
about physically opening up a person it's it's about their heart opening like their willingness
to share opening right a metaphorical opening up of your feelings and your willingness to to talk
about something that's on a little deeper level we talk about this a lot with you guys open up
with friends right share your feelings share your ideas but the thing about this phrasal verb is
this is what can maybe throw you off is you'll see that there will be a useless phrasal verb it has
the same meaning as open but then also there are additional meanings too so phrasal verbs can just
be tricky right luckily here we've given you three that don't have any other idiomatic meanings so
at least there are these three that you don't have to worry about oh thank goodness oh my gosh yes so
these three you can put in the safe category where you're fine right exactly I love it all right
let's do a role play for our listeners here shall we yes you um have some bad news to share with me
in this role play Lindsay all right all right here we go all right so sit down would you I need to
tell you something sure no problem is everything okay well you lent me your car this morning and
unfortunately I got into a minor fender bender oh no it's fine accidents happen I'm glad you're okay
at the shop I had to pack up some things you'd left inside it it was the other driver's fault so
it'll be covered but I'm sorry for the hassle not your fault at all no worries oh that would be such
a worst case scenario if you borrow someone's car and get in a wreck at least it wasn't your fault
Lindsay I know that's why I don't like driving other people's car sometimes it stresses me out
a lot um all right so first thing I said here was sit down would you right and this is interesting
to think about I don't feel like you would say sit would you like it's so subtle this is one
where it's on the lists of useless phrasal verbs but the Nuance here is so subtle just because it
makes it more informal kind of softens it in this case like sit down would you but then sometimes
like you said makes it harsher sit down either way it's adding a little bit of emphasis either
softer or more harsh exactly exactly and then what did I see what was the next thing I said
here you said you lent me your car so this is you could either say lend out or lend yeah and
this is interesting where you wouldn't say you could say you lent out your car to me but it's
so many more words that we write right would just say you lent me your car yeah we don't
say things that are hard to say right I said we just cut out that extra word exactly okay
and then I said it's at the shop I had to pack up some things you left inside and I could have
easily said I had to pack some things you'd left inside right it doesn't add a ton of extra value
there's a little bit of nuance here right in the difference but it's it's so minimal that it's hard
for us to teach what it is that's why we're saying it's redundant you absolutely could say I had to
pack up I had to pack some things you left in the car it's really the same meaning not one to stress
about it really isn't okay this is good so this is great news I mean what else do our listeners need
to know today well I want to give a little um plug for a future episode as I was researching this one
there was some interesting things coming up with um the verbs to lend and to loan especially in the
past tense right with this role play you lent me your car there's a very common mistake to
um confuse lent and loaned so this I think we should for sure do an episode about soon make
sure you follow so you don't miss that grammar episode I'm excited for that episode let's do
that the next time we record Aubry and so guys you know again as Aubry said hit that follow button
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hit subscribe so you get every single episode what should we leave our listeners with today
yes phrasal verbs you guys know how confusing they can be I think it's a relief to know
sometimes you don't have to worry about them right for today's three phrasal verbs you
can use either the base verb or the phrasal verb interchangeably don't stress about these
yeah guys this is the good news right right another day we can dive into all the other
meanings for different phrasal verbs but there are a few that you don't need to stress about
as much I think Aubry Akita learning a language and I'm learning Arabic right now right getting
ready for my trip and I really have to decide what matters I only have a month left two months left
I have to know what really matters how do I spend my time we're telling you guys how to spend your
time today exactly it's so helpful in a language to know what you don't have to worry about so that
you can focus on what really is going to help your language grow more quickly yes so good alright
thanks for hanging out on the mic today I'll see you very soon awesome thanks bye all right bye
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