In this mini episode, you will learn the useful word “no-nonsense.”
Episode 405 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you the useful word “no-nonsense.” 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
“Hello, everyone. This is Sumin Lee, from South Korea. And you’re listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 405 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 word. The word is no-nonsense. No-nonsense. That’s spelled n-o-hyphen-n-o-n-s-e-n-s-e. No-nonsense.
Before I can talk about this word and what it means, I need to talk about a different word. And that word is nonsense. Nonsense. N-o-n-s-e-n-s-e. Nonsense.
What does nonsense mean? Nonsense means a lot of related things. Nonsense means things like foolishness, or silly or unimportant or meaningless talk or actions. Nonsense is a usually negative word that means things that don’t make sense or things that are not important or things that are somehow not serious.
No-nonsense is an adjective, and I think it is usually a positive word. If we describe a person as no-nonsense, we are saying that person is serious, sensible, and practical. We are saying that person has no patience for nonsense. That person has no patience for meaningless or unserious or unimportant things. That person does not like foolish behavior.
I think we are also saying that the person does not like wasting time with things that don’t matter. That person is businesslike. A no-nonsense person wants to do his or her work properly and does not have any time for things that might be described as foolish or silly or unimportant.
I think we are usually saying this as a compliment. This might be something we admire. about somebody.
Nonsense is usually negative, and so no-nonsense is usually positive. A no-nonsense person is serious and sensible and practical and takes a job, or takes work, or takes something seriously, and does not appreciate people who waste time, or people who do silly, unimportant things.
That is no-nonsense, a useful and interesting word that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 405 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 Sumin 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!