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0:00Hey Aubrey, what's shaking? I am doing
great. How are you Lindsay? Good. Aubrey,
0:04how often do you blow dry your hair? About once
or twice a week. For recording on video, if you
0:12see my hair kind of straight looking nice, I blow
I blow dried my hair. We're so honored for that.
0:20I never What about you, Lindsay? No, I don't. So
luxurious. Yeah. No, I never blow dry my hair and
0:26I I don't even really brush my hair. I comb it
in the shower, but I don't do anything because
0:32when you have curly hair, you have to You can't do
those things. It'll make it all poofy and weird.
0:36Special maintenance. Yes. Special special projects
here. But yeah, why are we talking about this,
0:41Aubrey? So, this verb came up recently because
native speakers struggle with it in the past.
0:47I think I just said I blow dry my hair and I
was like blow-dried. Michelle went to say it,
0:52you know, and she was like, "Wait, is it
blow-dried or blowd dry?" And I was like,
0:55"Let me think." Two word verbs can be really
confusing, especially in the past. For sure,
1:01because some function as single verbs and some are
phrasal verbs, and this changes their past tense
1:07form. So, we're really going to get into this
today for our listeners. Yeah. Yes. With lots
1:11of examples. It's going to be fun. But first, a
quick grammar lesson. This is interesting. Most
1:16native speakers actually are not aware of this
grammar. So, after this little brief lesson,
1:22you will be above and beyond most native speakers.
Love it. So the difference between compound verb
1:27and phrasal verb, what do we think it is exactly?
So a compound verb is this broad category for
1:33any verb that's made of multiple words. So
some include auxiliary verbs like will go
1:38or is running. And then some are combinations of
multiple words like babysit, daydream, backflip.
1:44Okay. And then what's a phrasal verb, Lindsay?
Different, right? A phrasal verb is a type of
1:48compound verb that forms a new idiomatic meaning.
And this is the key. It has to change the meaning
1:54when you put the the verb and the preposition
together, right? Exactly. Like blow off,
2:00meaning to dismiss something or give in, meaning
to do what someone wants, right? So, it's a base
2:07verb plus an adverb or a preposition. Right. So,
we know that the phrase blow off does not mean the
2:13same thing as blow. So, that's how it changes
the meaning. Right. Exactly. So, essentially,
2:17all phrasal verbs are compound verbs, but not
all compound verbs are phrasal verbs. And here's
2:23what's really tricky. Many words can be both
depending on the context. Oh my gosh. For example,
2:28look up. What about this one? Look up. Yeah.
So, when it means the direction one is looking,
2:33it's just a verb with a preposition, right? A
compound verb. I looked up from my book and saw
2:37she was leaving. But what if it's a phrasal verb,
Lindsay? When it's a phrasal verb, it would mean
2:44search for information, right? So I need to look
up my flight times. I need to look up that word
2:49in the dictionary. That then changes the meaning
of look slightly. Right. Exactly. It means like
2:55research actually has to do with the direction
one is looking. So yes, very interesting. So
3:01blow dry. This is a single verb. And there's
a reason native speakers mess it up a lot in
3:06the past tense because it functions as a single
verb meaning to dry something with a blow dryer.
3:12It's not a typical phrasal verb where the meaning
changes dramatically. It just combines blow and
3:18dry to describe an action forming a compound verb.
Yeah. And also, we would need a preposition there
3:22for it to be a phrasal verb, right? We don't have
a preposition. Yeah. Right. It's a compound verb.
3:27It's just combining two words. Yeah. But when you
change the tense, you change the whole verb. So
3:31blow dry becomes blow dried, not blow dry. So like
she blow dried her hair this morning. Yes. Nice.
3:39And the reason this is that was I was going to say
that's okay. Reason this mistake is common is that
3:44when it's a phrasal verb, it works differently
in the past, right? Okay. Yep. Tell us more,
3:48Aubrey. What do we mean by that? So, for phrasal
verbs, the particle remains unchanged and the
3:55main verb blow is changed to past tense. So, let's
give some examples. For example, the phrasal verb
4:00blow out, meaning like to extinguish a flame.
How would we say this in the past tense? Yeah,
4:07in the past tense, of course, we say she blew out
the candles on her cake. So then we are putting
4:12that blow into the past tense, right? Exactly.
Or it could also mean for a tire to burst if we
4:18say this in the past tense. I was late because my
tire blew out on the highway. So we can see why,
4:24you know, speakers make this mistake because we
do hear phrasal verbs with blew in the past tense.
4:30Blew out. We got a couple more examples here, but
blow dried or blow up. Another phrasal verb here,
4:38right? meaning a couple different meanings though.
Explode, right? The old boiler suddenly blew up
4:44last night, right? Yeah. This means there was an
actual explosion. It blew up. But it could also
4:50mean a person's becoming very angry, right? She
blew up when she heard the news. Does not mean
4:55she literally exploded. She got angry, right?
Or another meaning. Oh my gosh, there are three
5:00meanings. Jeez, Aubrey. Um, enlarge a photo or an
image. I blew up the photo for the presentation.
5:06Yeah. Sometimes you might go on vacation and
you take a great photo of let's say a pyramid
5:11or something and then you want to blow it up.
You take it into the photoshop and you make it
5:15a poster. Right. Exactly. Right. And so you can
of course say enlarge. But as with many verbs, we
5:22also has a have a phrasal verb that means the same
thing. You can blow it up. I blew up the photo.
5:27And the worst one is when we blow up at someone,
right? Which we do sometimes. Yeah, we do. very
5:33angry with someone and yell at them. Maybe he
blew up at his coworker during the meeting. So,
5:40this doesn't just mean he got angry and sat there
silently. It would mean you took it out on them.
5:45You reacted. Maybe you yelled at them. I feel like
typically this will happen more at home, right,
5:49with a spouse or something, but it could happen
at work for sure. Really angry for some reason,
5:54maybe. Yeah, for sure. Not good. Not good. Okay,
Aubrey, let's deploy these in a role play because
6:00I know that our listeners love role plays.
Guys, by the way, before we go any further in
6:04the episode, make sure you hit the follow button.
Just take a second as you're listening, go ahead
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6:14hit the subscribe button. Okay. Yes, absolutely.
Okay, Lindsay, you and I are friends getting ready
6:21for a birthday party in this roleplay. All right,
I'll start us out. Ready? Yes. Yeah. Lindsay, can
6:26I borrow your haird dryer? I blow-dried my hair
before coming over, but it's still damp. Sure. I'm
6:32almost done frosting the cupcakes and then I'll
grab it for you. Oh, wow. Those look amazing.
6:37I can't wait for her to blow out the candles. By
the way, did you hear about Angie's bike tire last
6:43night? It totally blew out on her way home. Oh,
no. Seriously, I've been meaning to call her. She
6:49actually blew up at me over a misunderstanding and
we need to talk. Oh, sorry to hear it. Hopefully,
6:54she comes tonight and you two can chat. Oh,
Aubrey, why'd you put cupcakes in this? I'm
6:59hungry now. Now you want a cupcake. Oh, I do
love a cupcake. Well, it's funny. Some cupcakes,
7:04like at kids birthday parties, I cannot stand.
I don't know if listeners out there, if you have
7:08these where tasting. It's And it has this giant
glob of frosting that will like stain everything.
7:14It's like purple or green or something, get those
away from me. Some cupcakes like adult cupcakes.
7:22Oh my gosh. So good. So good. So, we used a lot
of instances here of uh the phrasal phrasal verbs
7:28with blow. So, for example, we started with our
nemesis here, right? I blow dried my hair before
7:34coming over, right? Yes. Exactly. And you may
hear native English speakers say, "I blowd dry my
7:40hair." Because we have all of these other phrasal
verbs with blow that would say blew out, blew up
7:46at me. So, it's an easy mistake to make. Yeah. And
don't worry about it if they make that mistake,
7:50right? Because again, we're here for connection,
not perfection. We're not going to call We would
7:54recommend you correct them. Maybe just laugh with
them cuz they might even say that. They'll be
7:58like, "Blue dried." Blow-dried. Yeah. Just laugh
at them. Be the one that knows. Blow-dried. And
8:02then come back to the story, the point of why
they're speaking, right? The connection. Good.
8:06What else? Then I said, "I can't wait for her to
blow out the candles." So, of course, past tense,
8:11this would be, "She blew out the candles." That's
extinguishing a flame. Often when you blow out
8:17those candles on a birthday cake or cupcake. Yeah.
And then we're talking about Angie's bike tire.
8:21She had an unfortunate incident. It her tire
blew out on her. Oh, sorry. On her way home.
8:27Not on her. Blew out on her way home. Yeah. Yeah.
So, when she was riding home, the tire popped,
8:34exploded, whatever it was, it blew out. So,
we'll also use the noun to have a blowout for
8:39either a bike tire or a car tire. That's when the
tube needs replaced or something that the tire
8:45needs replaced. That just gave me a great episode
idea, Aubrey. I misread that phrase and I thought
8:50it said it blew out on her. Period. Like, you
know, when something happens to you, right? Oh,
8:56my car broke down on me. Oh, does that mean on top
of me? Like, no. You would not survive that. No,
9:03you would not survive that. But that deserves
an episode, don't you think? Absolutely. Be
9:07sure to hit follow. We will definitely plan
a follow-up about that. Good. All right. So,
9:11what else did we say here? All right. Then I said,
"I've actually been meaning to call her. She blew
9:16up at me over a misunderstanding." Now, this
is interesting because I could be exaggerating.
9:22You know, maybe she just snapped at me or she
could have fully yelled at me. It's kind of
9:27hard to know when someone says she blew up at me.
Everyone, this is sort of subjective. Everyone
9:32has different tolerances for how angrily someone
speaks to them. Or for some people, a blowup is,
9:38you know, no big deal. But it also depends on the
person's baseline personality. Yeah. This reminds
9:44me sometimes my kids will say, "Don't yell at
me." And I'm like, "I was not yelling." Right.
9:49Like I might have been speaking strictly. Yeah.
You should hear me yell. I don't think you ever
9:54know. Oh, yeah. Oh, that's a threat. I love
that. Right. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Totally. No,
9:59it really depends on the personality. So, but
these are all such common examples, guys. This,
10:05you know, blow up. This phrase you're going to
see blow in, blow up, blow up. You're going to
10:08see it everywhere. Okay. So, just be ready for
it. Go back and review today's episode. Um,
10:13it's really natural English. Okay. Absolutely.
Yes. And there are six more phrasal verbs with
10:19the word below, but they each have a lot of
meaning, multiple meanings like today's. So,
10:25we're actually going to make this a three-part
series. So, follow for part two and part three,
10:29and we'll cover all of those fun phrasal verbs.
Awesome. Looking forward to that. So, we will come
10:34full circle. And Aubrey, I'll see you in the next
one. You have a good day. All right. Bye. Bye.
