In this mini episode, you will learn about the common and useful expression “without further ado.”
Episode 484 of the Everybody ESL podcast is a mini episode that teaches you about the common and useful expression “without further ado.” 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, this is Carla, from Brazil. And you’re listening to Everybody ESL.”
Welcome to episode 484 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 expression. This is an expression that you have probably heard.
If you watch a lot of videos on YouTube—videos where somebody is teaching you something, or explaining something, or giving an opinion about something—you might have heard this expression.
The expression is “without further ado.” Without further ado.
That’s w-i-t-h-o-u-t, f-u-r-t-h-e-r, a-d-o. Without further ado.
First, I’m going to tell you what this expression means, and then we’re going to talk about why the expression means that.
We use the phrase “without further ado” as a way of saying the introduction is now over. It is now time for me to begin the lesson. Or it is now time for me to say the thing that I wanted to say or to start explaining something, or start showing something.
“Without further ado” is a kind of introduction to the main point. This is why in many instructional YouTube videos, or YouTube videos where somebody is going to explain something or give their opinion about something, they will use this phrase.
First, they might introduce themselves or introduce their channel or introduce the topic that they want to talk about. They might give you some background information. Or they might try to give all of the information you need in order to understand the lesson or in order to understand the video.
And so they say, “Without further ado, let’s begin.” Or “Without further ado, let’s look at this.”
That’s what it means. It means the introduction is over. Now we’re getting to the real point.
But why does it mean that? What does ado mean?
Ado is not a very common word. I think this expression is still common, but the word ado is uncommon.
Ado means fuss, or concern, or worrying about details. Sometimes it means a disturbance.
When you say, “without further ado,” you are saying, “without any more discussion.” Or “without any more concern about these unimportant things.” Or “without any more fuss about something.”
That’s why it is a way of saying, “And now let’s begin. Let’s stop talking about that other stuff, and let’s get to the main point.”
And that is “without further ado,” an interesting expression that I think you should know.
Outro
This is the end of episode 484 of Everybody ESL. Remember: If you have any 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 Carla 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!