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The word “major,” in this podcast, means a person who focused on a particular area of study in college: “He was an engineering major, but he now works as an economist.” The word “major” more often refers to the field of study: “He has an undergraduate degree with a major in philosophy.” In the military, a “major” is an officer rank: “Report to the major when you arrive on base.” The word “major” can also mean most important or most significant: “Her major objection to the program is simply the cost of implementation.” Finally, “the majors” refers to the major leagues, or professional leagues, in a particular sport: “She played golf in the majors for years before deciding to retire from competing in tournaments and instead coach other golf players.” to be riddled with In this podcast, the phrase “to be riddled with (something)” means to have many of some unwanted thing, or to be flawed or made impure by something: “At the crime scene, the windows were riddled with bullet holes.” The phrase “riddled with holes” means with many small holes: “Her old clothing was dirty and riddled with holes.” A “riddle” is a humorous question that requires a clever answer: “Have you heard this riddle? ‘What comes down, but never goes up?’ ‘Rain!’” A “riddle” is also a mystery, something that people cannot solve or explain: “The shape of DNA was a riddle for years.” Finally, “to speak in riddles” means to speak in a confusing way that other people cannot understand: “Why are you speaking in riddles? Just speak clearly!” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. www.easytalk.ir English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 1141 – Proofreading a Document
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,141 – Proofreading a Document.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,141. 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 a dialogue about proofreading a document – going through something you write to make sure that there aren’t any mistakes in it. Well, let’s get started.
Russell: Hey, LeeAnn, you were an English major, right?
LeeAnn: Yes.
Russell: Could you proofread this for me?
LeeAnn: I don’t know. Do you want me to proof it for content or for structure?
Russell: For everything.
LeeAnn: So you’re asking me to fact-check all of the facts and figures and to parse each line to find any spelling, grammar, or punctuation errors.
Russell: That’s right.
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