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The word “magnitude,” in this podcast, means size or amount: “We weren’t expecting sales to increase by such a great magnitude.” Or, “Reporters place a high magnitude of importance on what the president says and does.” The word “magnitude’” is also used to talk about the strength of an earthquake: “How many earthquakes has Los Angeles had with a magnitude of 7.0 or more?” The phrase “order of magnitude” is used to talk about differences in the size or amount of two or more things, where one order of magnitude means a difference of 10 times the size or amount of something: “The calculation doesn’t have to be exact, but it does need to have the right order of magnitude.” to get (something) In this podcast, the phrase “to get it” means to fully understand something: “I don’t think you get what I’m trying to say. Let me try to explain it another way.” The phrase “to get over it” means to stop worrying about something and move on, continuing with one’s normal activities: “She’s really sad that she broke up with her boyfriend, but that happened nine month ago. She needs to get over it and start dating other people!” The phrase “to get (something) over with” means to stop delaying an unpleasant activity and do it right away: “He hates washing the dishes, but he decided to get it over with and just do it so that he could enjoy the rest of the evening without having to worry about it.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 436 – Dealing With an Angry Client
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 436: Dealing With an Angry Client.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast number 436. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is called “Dealing With an Angry Client.” It’s a phone conversation between Shawna and Monty, and, well, let’s just say they have some problems. Let’s get started.
Shawna: Hello, Shawna Davis.
Monty: Hello, Shawna. This is Monty Lofti at BMC. I need to talk to you about our ad that ran in your
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