English with Thiago 20 BASIC ENGLISH WORDS That Also Have More ADVANCED MEANINGS! (B2+ Vocabulary)
May 29, 2024
The host explores 20 simple English words and shows how each can carry more advanced meanings in different contexts. Short examples contrast literal senses with business, legal, artistic and technical uses. Practical tips encourage reusing familiar vocabulary and checking dictionaries or AI to uncover extra meanings.
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Power: Electricity And Influence
- 'Power' can mean electrical supply or sociopolitical influence.
- Thiago uses 'the power went out' and 'ascent to power' to show the range.
Disambiguate Flexible Adjectives
- Use context to choose the correct sense of flexible adjectives like 'hard.'
- Apply 'work hard' for intensity and 'hard' for difficulty depending on the sentence.
Color Words Can Signal Values
- Environmental vocabulary transforms color terms into sustainability labels.
- Thiago shows 'green initiatives' reframes 'green' as ecological commitment.