June 30 2017

Friday Phrases

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check out= CHOUT
chief executive= KHAOEFX
complete and accurate= KPLARK
compound fracture= KPRAUR
compound fractures= KPRAURS
couple of times= KUFMTS
credible evidence= KRAEFD
credible testimony= KR-MT

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June 29 2017

Theory Thursday: Practice Video- Measurement Terms

For years, I’ve loved to practice to “Learn To Speak English Videos” on You Tube. Here’s one that includes measurement terms:

clock= KLOK
measuring cup= MURG/K*UP
meter= MAOERT
metronome= MET/NO*EM
microscope= MAOIRK/SKO*EP
pipette= PIP/*ET
protractor= PROE/TRA*RKT
quart= KWART
ruler= RAOURL
scale= SKAIL
sextant= SEX/TA*NT
speedometer= S-PD or SDORMT
stethoscope= STE*T/SKO*EP
stopwatch= STOP/WA*FP
barometer= BARMT
sundial= SUN/DAO*IL
syringe= SY-RNG or SRING
tape measure= TAIP/MUR
telescope= TEL/SKO*EP
thermometer= THERMT
windsock= WIND/SO*K
yardstick= YARD/ST*IK

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June 22 2017

Theory Thursday: I Don’t Phrases (Part 4)

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I don’t realize= YORLZ
I don’t really= YOERL
I don’t recall= YORL
I don’t recall the= YORLT
I don’t receive= YOFZ
I don’t recognize= YORKZ
I don’t recollect= YORK
I don’t recollect the= YORKT
I don’t remember= YORM
I don’t remember the= YORMT
I don’t say= YOS
I don’t see= YOZ
I don’t tell= YOT
I don’t think= YONG
I don’t think so= YONGS
I don’t understand= YONDZ
I don’t want= YOPT

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June 14 2017

Briefs, Phrases, and Legal Terminology From Boston Legal Season 1, Episode 10

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enjoy= GOI
tremendously= TREL
kidnapped= KIPD
custody= KUD
contempt= KEMT
husband= HUS
evidence= AEFD
gun= G-N
handgun= H-G
December= DAOES
Christmas= KMAS
ladies and gentlemen= LAIJ
executive= SKAOUFT
domestic= DMEFKT
police department= PLEPT
victims= VIMS
demeanor= DMAOERN
detective= DEKT
nuisance= NAOUFNS
what, if anything,= WHAFG
fingerprints= F-PS
psychiatrist= SKAOIRKT
homicide= HOM or HOMDZ
inconclusive= KBL*UFS
negative= NEF
weapon= WEP
withdrawn= WRAUN
burglaries= BLAERS
burglar= BLAR
burden of proof= BURP
fatal= FAILT
stomach= STUM
intestine= SBEFNT
to my knowledge= TAO*IJ
medical= MEL
probate= PROEBT
invest= VEF
kitchen= KIFP
what did you do= WAOU
temple= TEFRPL
memory= MEM
approach= PROEFP
up or down= POUN
amnesia= AM/NAO*EZ
catatonic= KAT/TO*NG
examined= X-D
medical certainty= *MS
posttraumatic= POEFT/TRAUMT
psychologically= SKLEL
intent= SBENT
conscious= KONS
manufactured= M*FD
affirmative= AFRMT
rehabilitate= RABLT
mistrial= STRAIL
elevators= L-FRTS
between you and me= TWAOUM
family= FAEM
forensic= FRENS
specialist= SPIFT
prosecution= PR-GS
reasonable doubt= -RD
not guilty= N-G
what happened= WHAPD
negotiate= GOERBT
sergeant= SAERNGT
shoulder= SHOURLD
rifle= RAO*IFL
suspect= S-PT
trauma= TRAUM
charges= KHARJS
murder in the first degree= M-FD
murder in the second degree= M-KD
Americans= MERNS

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June 14 2017

Briefs, Phrases, and Legal Terminology From Boston Legal Season 1, Episode 9

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expert opinion= SP-N
analysis= NALS
handwriting= HARNG
samples= SAMS
similar= SLAR
original= ORJ
signature= SIGT
aggravated= GRAIFTD
manslaughter= MAURLT or MAUTS
hostage= HOFJ
expert witness= X-NS
yes, I do= YOID
negotiator= GROERBT
I didn’t think so= YINGS
clinical= KLINL
diabetes= DAOIBTS
medicine= MED
settle= SELT
videotaped= VAOPD
alleviate= LAEFT
continuance= T-NZ
professional= PROEFL
assure= SHUR
remark= RARK
accurate= KRAT
prognosis= P-G
clinicians= KLINGSZ
cigarette= SGRET
expert= SPERT
disease= D-Z
headaches= HAEKS
complications= KPLIXZ
vaccine= VAK/SAO*EN or VAX/SAO*EN
penicillin= PLIN
therapist= THAERPT
obvious= OEFS
discrimination= SKRIMGS
bartenders= BAERNDZ
number= NUB
pretrial= PRAOIL
factor= FAOK
memoranda= MAUMD
jeopardize= JEPZ
preface= PREFS
scientist= SAOINT
undercover= NOFR
reputation= R-PGS
hostility= HOFLT
no matter= NORMT
pursuing= PRAOUG
British= BRIRB
Columbia= KLOM
absence= ABS
summoned= SMOND
examine= X-
lecture= LURKT
federal= FRAL
checkpoint= KHEPKT
evacuate= AOEFKT
fire alarms= FLARMS
chambers= KHAIMS
justice= JUS
courtroom= KRAOM
efficiency= FIRBZ
obligation= BLIGS
safeguard= SAIFGD
integrity= SBEGT
pretext= PRAOEGT
excuse me= SKAOUM
confer= KWER
side effects= SFEKTS

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June 2 2017

Friday Phrases

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if your Honor= F*URN
if your Honor please= F*URNZ
if your Honor pleases= F*URNSZ
it could have happened= TKOFPD
job site= JAOIT
federal rule= FRAOUL
in need= N-FRN
state government= SGOFT
state of mind= STAIFMD
this is known= TH-FN
this is known as= TH-FNS

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June 1 2017

Theory Thursday: Suffix Briefs Part 12

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The following are briefs for suffixes: (Note: When d-defining, don’t forget to define the briefs with the format symbol for suffixes.)

{Suffix}k= *K
{Suffix}ka= K*A
{Suffix}key= KAO*E
{Suffix}land= LA*ND
{Suffix}less= -LS
{Suffix}let= -LT or L*ET
{Suffix}lets= -LTS or L*ETS
{Suffix}lies= LAO*IZ
{Suffix}line= LAO*IN
{Suffix}lines= LAO*INS
{Suffix}liness= L*INS or LI/-NS
{Suffix}lizing= LAO*IGZ
{Suffix}lus= L*US
{Suffix}ly= LI

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