This mini episode teaches you the useful word “no-brainer.”
Episode 226 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the useful word “no-brainer.” Send your questions about English and your suggestions for future episodes to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“This is Soongjae from Gyeonggi, Korea, and you're listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 226 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 a mini episode for you today, where I am going to teach you about one English topic. You can subscribe to the Everybody ESL podcast at Apple podcasts, on the Stitcher app, and wherever you find your podcasts. If you like Everybody ESL, leave it a good review so other people can find out about it too. And if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for me, please send an email to everybodyESL@gmail.com. Okay! Let’s get on with this mini episode.
The episode
I am going to teach you an interesting word today. And that word is no-brainer. No-brainer. And that is spelled n-o-hyphen-b-r-a-i-n-e-r. No-brainer. What is a no-brainer?
A no-brainer can be a decision that is very easy to make or a problem that is very easy to solve. Think of it this way: we call a very easy or obvious decision a no-brainer because making the decision is so easy that you do not even need a brain. Or you do not need to use your brain. Or it can be a problem that is so easy to solve—the answer seems so obvious—that you do not need to use your brain. That’s what we mean by a no-brainer.
Let me give you an example of a situation where somebody might use no-brainer.
Let’s say that your friend is thinking about buying a new phone, but your friend is a little bit worried about the price. The phone that your friend wants is very expensive. But then, one day, you notice that there is a big sale on those phones. These phones are now much less expensive. They are being sold at a very big discount. And your friend asks you, “Well, do you think I should buy the phone now?” And you say, “That’s a no-brainer. Of course you should buy the phone now. It is so cheap!”
In this case, the decision is so easy to make. The phone is now much cheaper than before. So, deciding to buy it now is a no-brainer. You don’t even need to use your brain. That’s how easy this decision is.
That is no-brainer, a very interesting and useful word that I think you should know.
Outro
We have reached the end of episode 226 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have any questions about English, or if you have comments or suggestions for the podcast, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can use at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Soongjae recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to everybodyESL@gmail.com. I’ll be back soon with another episode. And until then, keep going, keep practicing, and keep learning. Goodbye! I’ll see you soon.