This mini episode teaches you the interesting and useful expression “from the get-go.”
Episode 241 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the useful and interesting expression “from the get-go.” 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
“Hi, this is Diab, from Yemen. You are listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 241 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
In this episode, I am going to teach you an interesting expression that you have probably heard before, but maybe you never really understood it. And the expression is “from the get-go.” From the get-go.
That’s spelled from: f-r-o-m, the: t-h-e, get-go: g-e-t-hyphen-g-o. “From the get-go.”
What does “from the get-go” mean?
Well, first of all, what does get-go mean? Get-go is an interesting word that means “the beginning of something.” And I think we only use this word get-go as part of this larger expression, “from the get-go.” “From the get-go” means “from the very beginning,” or “from the earliest possible time.”
Here is an example of a sentence that uses this expression. And maybe this will help you understand what it means and how to use it.
“She started a new job today, and from the get-go, she had the feeling that something was wrong.” She started a new job today and from the get-go, she had a feeling that something was wrong.
Here, “from the get-go” means “at the very beginning,” or “as soon as she started at her new job,” or “from the earliest possible moment,” she had a feeling that something was wrong.
“From the get-go” just means from the very beginning, from the earliest possible moment, from the very beginning of a situation.
That is “from the get-go,” an interesting expression that I think you should know.
Outro
We have reached the end of episode 241 of Everybody ESL. Remember: if you have questions about English, or if you have comments or suggestions about the podcast, or if you would like to record an introduction that I can use at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Diab 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.