Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Suffix 11. The suffix today is wise W-I-S-E as a word ending.
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The suffix -wise derived from middle English and old English meaning related to, manner
or way or fashion. All right. Let's continue. All right. We got three different uses of
the way we use -wise as a suffix. All right. Here's the first one.
In the manner of. Okay. The first example we have ... that would be likewise. So likewise means you know
meaning in the same or similar manner. So if we say that something is likewise it's related to
the same manner, a similar manner. All right.. And here's the example. That company donated money
and some other companies donated likewise. Well., they donated in the same manner, in the same way.
Okay. Good. Otherwise works the same way here. Except that otherwise means the opposite. So
it means in another or different manner. It is still related to manner, but otherwise the "other"
changes it to a different manner. Okay. And we have an example sentence for that.
She didn't agree with what he said. She thought otherwise. She thought in a different
manner. All right. The second one here is like in the direction of or the orientation of something.
All right. And we have only one example for this. They wanted to run clockwise around the track,
not counterclockwise. So we have two. We have clockwise and we have counterclockwise. Obviously
that is in the direction of. So in the direction the way the clock moves or counterclockwise the
opposite direction of the way the clock moves. Okay. And the one that's most common is the third
one. So the third one can mean like either with regard to or relating to or in respect of. And
we have a number of examples for this one. Your voice and talent is good but age-wise
you are too old for American Idol. Maybe somebody wanted to try out, but maybe they're in their 40's
already. I think, I think they have a cut off at like 29 or something. So with respect to age or
in regard to age you're too old. You can't try out for American idol. Okay. They offered him
a role but his agent doesn't think it is good for him career-wise. So in regard to his career
they think... he thinks this role is not suitable for you. This will not be good for your career.
Okay. Let's continue. I like the shirt but color-wise it is not my style. So in regard
to the color or with respect to the color , it's not good for you. It's not suitable for you. Okay.
This is a famous phrase of course. We say don't be pennywise and dollar foolish. So pennywise with
regard to pennies or small money. So if you're pennywise it means you're very careful about
watching pennies, but you're foolish about how you spend dollars. So we sometimes say that. All
right. The next one. I love this house but price- wise , it is out of my budget. Again in regard to
price, it's too much for me. So that's what we mean. So we say pricewise. That's a common one.
All right. Let's look at the next one. The markup is very low profit-wise. It is not worth it. Well
markup is how much higher you could (sell an item for ) like if you are a seller. In business your
markup is how much more you can raise it like food is sometimes like not much. Even though they
usually make it up in volume, but like maybe if you buy something for like you know, ten dollars.
Maybe you can only sell it for like 11 or 12 or something like that where the markup is very low.
Maybe the markups only 10 % or something. So this person is saying whatever is there that
wants to sell he doesn't think profit-wise it is not worth it. All right. Let's continue.
I like that T-shirt, but size-wise it won't fit me. So in regard to the size. No it just won't
won't be my size . It won't fit. Okay. Good. I would like to accept your case but time-wise.
I'm too busy right now. So in regard to time, I can't do it . I can't fit it into my schedule.
Okay. And the last one here. Weather-wise that is the wrong time to climb Mount Everest. Well
maybe somebody who was planning on doing this and there's certain seasons where you can't go.
The weather is way ... it's too wintry or whatever. It's it's not suitable to try to
climb it during that season. So weather-wise, it would be bad at that time. Okay. Anyway,
I hope you got it. I hope it was clear. I hope you can see anytime we come up with the word -wise
how we use it. And you know because again we got three different ways and three different
meanings. All right. Anyway, I hope it was informative. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.