Learn how to use the English expressions "on the dot," "on the nose," and "on the money"
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| Chihiro: Hi everyone, Chihiro here. |
| Daniel: Daniel here. On the Dot, Nose, and Money. Hello and welcome to Buzzwords season 1 at EnglishClass101.com, where we study modern English in a fun, educational format. |
| Chihiro: So, brush up on the English that you started learning long ago, or start learning today. |
| Daniel: Thanks for being here with us for this lesson. Now, before we listen to the lesson... |
| Chihiro: We want to ask... |
| Daniel: Do you read the lesson notes while you listen? |
| Chihiro: We received an email about this study tip. |
| Daniel: So we were wondering if you’ve tried it, and if so... |
| Chihiro: What do you think of it? |
| Daniel: You can leave us feedback in the comments section of this lesson. Ok, let’s get on with the lesson. |
| Chihiro: Have you ever heard of being on the dot, on the nose or on the money? Does this mean that you are sitting on top of any of these three? |
| Daniel: It would be nice to be sitting on top of money, but unfortunately it doesn’t literally mean that you are sitting on it. |
| Chihiro: No, Unfortunately not. Nor does it mean that you are sitting on top of a dot or on somebody’s nose. The three expressions actually mean exactly or accurately. |
| Daniel: Right, people use these expressions to talk about how perfectly precise something is. Give us an example |
| Chihiro: Sure. Take for example, “I was right on the money with my speech.” This means that your speech was a success and it was exactly what the audience wanted to hear or needed to know. |
| Daniel: Right, it’s always good to be on the money with such things. Another example is if you say “I was right on the money with my prediction.” This means you guessed correctly or with accuracy. |
| Chihiro: Yes, which would be a good thing if actual money is involved. Let’s look at “on the nose” examples now. I can say “Chris was on the nose with his estimate” or “Hana was on the nose with her aiming”, both meaning that the two were very accurate, Chris with his estimation and Hana with her aiming. |
| Daniel: Sounds good. Also, ‘on the nose’ is used to express accuracy of time. For example, the train arrived at six on the nose means that the train arrived at precisely six o’clock, not a minute earlier, not a minute later. |
| Chihiro: Right. Similar to this I can say “the train arrived at six on the dot”, which would mean the same thing. Both on the nose and on the dot can be used to talk about the exactness of time. On the money however, cannot be used in this case. |
| Daniel: Right, be careful with that one, try not to mix them up. |
| Chihiro: Go ahead and try using these expressions, it’ll make you speech sound more interesting! |
| Daniel: Let's take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| What’s the first word? |
| Chihiro: accurate [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: having no errors |
| Chihiro: accurate [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: accurate [natural native speed] |
| Next we have: |
| Chihiro: precise [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: exact, accurate |
| Chihiro: precise [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: precise [natural native speed] |
| The next word is: |
| Chihiro: audience [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: group of people who get together to watch or listen to |
| something |
| Chihiro: audience [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: audience [natural native speed] |
| Next we have: |
| Chihiro: prediction [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: saying something will happen in the future |
| Chihiro: prediction [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: prediction [natural native speed] |
| The next word is: |
| Chihiro: estimate [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: guess made based on some information |
| Chihiro: estimate [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: estimate [natural native speed] |
| Next we have: |
| Chihiro: to aim [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: to point at a place, to direct |
| Chihiro: to aim [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: to aim [natural native speed] |
| And the next one is: |
| Chihiro: to indicate [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: to point out something, to pay attention |
| Chihiro: to indicate [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: to indicate [natural native speed] |
| The next word is: |
| Chihiro: frequently [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: happening often |
| Chihiro: frequently [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: frequently [natural native speed] |
| Next we have: |
| Chihiro: pile [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: things that are placed one on top of another |
| Chihiro: pile [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: pile [natural native speed] |
| And the last word is: |
| Chihiro: scheduled [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: describing something that has been planned |
| Chihiro: scheduled [slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Chihiro: scheduled [natural native speed] |
| Daniel: That just about does it for today. |
| Daniel: See you guys later! |
| Chihiro: Bye! |
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