In this mini episode, you will learn the idiom “in my book.”
Episode 337 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the idiom “in my book.” Send your questions about English and your comments and suggestions to EverybodyESL@gmail.com! (And let me know if you’d like to record the introduction to a future episode.)
Intro
“Hi, Everyone. I am Gulden from Türkiye (Turkey). I hope you enjoy Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 337 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 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 and useful idiom. The idiom is “in my book.” In my book.
What does it mean when we say, “in my book”? When we say, “in my book,” what we mean is “in my opinion,” or “according to me,” or “according to the things that I believe.”
Let me give you an example of a situation where we might use the expression “in my book.”
Let’s say there are two friends who are movie lovers. They both love movies. And they are having a discussion—or maybe an argument—about the best movie ever, the best movie in history. And one of the friends says, “Well, in my book, Titanic is the best movie.” In my book, Titanic is the best movie. This person is just saying, “In my opinion,” or “according to me,” or “based on what I think,” or “based on my preferences.”
“In my book, Titanic is the best movie.” It’s just another way of saying, “in my opinion.”
One important thing to know about this idiom is that we always stress the word my. If you do not stress the word my, it will probably sound a little bit strange and unnatural. So if you want to use this common idiom, you should always remember to stress my.
In my book, Titanic is the best movie. In my book. That is how this expression always sounds. In my book, in my book. Can you hear how I am stressing the word my? That is what you should do when you use this expression.
That is “in my book,” a common and useful idiom that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 337 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 introduction that I can play at the beginning of future episodes—the same way Gulden recorded the introduction you heard at the beginning of this episode—send an email to EverybodyESL@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!