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The word “plainly,” in this podcast, means clearly and directly, without any hidden message: “The report was 10 pages long, but the author could have written the same ideas more plainly in just a few paragraphs.” The word “plain” also means simple and without decoration: “The girl has a beautiful face, but she always wears such plain clothing.” A “plain-clothes police officer” is a police officer who dresses in regular clothing, not in a uniform, to observe people’s behavior: “One of the unit’s plain-clothes police officers has been able to infiltrate a group of dangerous criminals.” Finally, in the plural, “plains” refers to a flat, dry area covered with a lot of grass: “Wagons traveled over the plains to reach California during the gold rush.” to bounce back In this podcast, the phrase “to bounce back” means to recover fully from a difficult situation, returning to the same good condition as before: “Sales were very low last year, but fortunately the company has been able to bounce back.” When talking about email, “to bounce back” means for a sent message to be returned due to a technical problem: “The email bounced back because I mistyped the recipient’s email address.” The phrase “to bounce ideas off (someone)” means to discuss one’s ideas with another person to get his or her feedback: “Can I buy you lunch and bounce some ideas off you?” Finally, the phrase “to bounce a few ideas around” means to discuss ideas with one or more other people: “Let’s schedule a meeting to bounce a few ideas around.” 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 1044 – Issuing a Public Apology
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,044 – Issuing a Public Apology.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,044. 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 story about someone who has to apologize for something he has done wrong. Let’s get started.
Working in public relations, I often have to deal with my clients’ gaffes and blunders. My job is to calm any firestorm before it gets out of hand.
One of the most important things to do whenever there’s been a misstep is to issue a public apology. An apology should say plainly and clearly that
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