Dear Members, Guests and Friends,
TM Tom exacerbated the duplicitous confusion of some of us ESLrs (English-as-a-Second-Language) with some unusual idioms.
For example…
- TM Lois is convinced that the right stuff consists of being a motivational speaker. Period. Fullstop.
- TM Paolo was able to duplicitously ramble on about going for the brass ring because he only actually heard the ring, not the brass.
- DTM Kip made hay by burning money annually while working for the government as their motto is ‘use it or lose it’ (mostly abuse it).
- I, Ana, complained that modern parents make children picky eaters who eat neither fish nor fowl, only chicken fingers and greasy pizzas.
- TM Jim G. stays away from flat-footed projects and is as quick as a marsupial. He Won Best Table Topics Award.
We had fabulous prepared speeches…
- TM Jose took us on a visual tour of Marrakesh, its tastes, smells, sounds. “Take Me To The Kasbah”, courtesy of cheap Ryan Air, where you practically fly standing and pray while facing Mecca that the plane doesn’t land on top of the Minaret!
- TM Pam revealed to us, the unsuspecting audience, that our beloved Ferris Wheels were invented in the Chicago 1893 World’s Fair (held in the Midway section of town which is now merely an airport), along with the Pledge of Allegiance (now slightly adulterated) and the explorer formerly known as Christopher Columbus (now wokely commemorated as Native American Day). Duplicitous, duplicitous, duplicitous is the present!
- Guest TM Julie took us over the hoops and hurdles of virtual technology in a speech chock-full of non-duplicitous tips and tricks. The key to success is audio, audio, audio… and wearing a sweaty headband. She Won Best Speaker Award.
As far as evaluations….
- DTM Kip praised Jose’s charming eye contact, ease and comfort of speech delivery and suggested to superimpose zoom on the PowerPoint to avoid duplicitous power struggles.
- TM Chris reviews old speeches from TM Pam for hidden revelations and wants to know all about the serial killer who stalked the crowds at the 1893 Chicago World Fair (Mayor Daley’s great-great-grandpa?)
- TM Marie commended TM Julie on her speech and was extremely relieved – like the rest of us- to learn that the unplanned howling background noise did not refer to TM Julie’s husband. She Won Best Evaluator Award.
The Word of the Day was
DUPLICITOUS, noun
Given to – or marked by – deceptiveness in behavior or speech
Example: Being duplicitous is synonymous with being a politician – it’s clearly stated in the job description.
Recording link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBGMwQ2L-fc
See you next week!
Ana
Recap Writer
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