Episode 455 (and change)

Hello, I'm Joy. I come from China. You are listening to Everybody ESL.

Welcome to episode 455 of Everybody ESL. The podcast for everybody who wants to

improve their English, practice their English, or just learn more English. My name is Ben and I have

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to everybody ESL at gmail.com. Okay, let's get on with this mini episode.

In this episode I am going to teach you an interesting way that we use a common word.

The word is change. Change. C-H-A-N-G-E. Change is often a verb and sometimes it is a noun.

One meaning of the noun change is coins. Metal money. Money in the form of coins. There is

another related meaning of the noun change. If you pay for something with more money than the price

you will get some money back. That money that you get back is called change. That change is the

extra money you get back. Okay, now that I have taught you about that or just reviewed that with you,

let me tell you about this interesting way that we use the noun change. Actually, when we use

it this way, it's always as part of the phrase and change. And change. When we use it that way,

we mean plus a little bit extra. Plus a little bit extra. And when we use it this way,

it does not have to be about money. And change doesn't have to mean a little bit of extra money.

It could also mean a little bit of extra time or a little bit of extra distance.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about. Imagine that your friend is going on a very long

plane trip. Your friend's flight is very long. And you ask your friend, how long is this flight?

And she answers, the flight is 10 hours and change. 10 hours and change. Doesn't that sound a

little bit strange? If someone says that, what she means is the flight is a little bit more than

10 hours. The flight is 10 hours and change. It's 10 hours and a little bit more. And here is another

example. Let's say that your friend has invited you to go on a hike. You're going to go on a

difficult walk through the woods near a mountain, let's say. You ask your friend, how long is this hike?

How long will we be walking? And your friend says, the hike is five miles and change. Five miles

and change. That means the walk is a little bit longer than five miles. The walk is five miles

plus a little bit extra plus a little bit more. This is an interesting way that we can use the phrase

and change. It can mean and a little bit more. That is and change. An interesting and useful phrase

that I think you should know. This is the end of episode 455 of Everybody ESL. Remember if you

have questions about English or if you have comments for me or if you would like to record an

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introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode. Send an email to everybody ESL at gmail.com.

I'll be back soon with a new episode and until then keep going, keep practicing and keep learning.

I'll see you soon. Goodbye.