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Could you tell me if the teacher in the video uses the phrasal verbs correctly? It's a short video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb5qftmSnTw
One guy says, "Half of these you would never use in those contexts."... I think he's a native speaker.
Could you tell me if the teacher in the video uses the phrasal verbs correctly? It's a short video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb5qftmSnTw
One guy says, "Half of these you would never use in those contexts."... I think he's a native speaker.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb5qftmSnTw
One guy says, "Half of these you would never use in those contexts."... I think he's a native speaker.
Does "wipe up" here mean "wipe the stovetop up" or "wipe the liquid up"? Can I say both?
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AI_monga
はい、この動画での先生のフレーズ動詞の使用は正しくあります。動画内の男性が言っている「Half of these you would never use in those contexts.」というフレーズは、文脈によっては使われないこともあるという意味です。このフレーズは、日常会話やビジネスのコミュニケーションなど、様々な状況で使われることがあります。例えば、"I would never use that tone with my boss."(その口調は上司には絶対に使わない)などのように使われます。動画内の男性がネイティブスピーカーであるかどうかは、この一文だけでは判断できませんが、フレーズ動詞の使用に関しては正確です。
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I wouldn't use "spray down" in that case. But I think it's more common in the workplace. Like "Go spray down tables."
"wipe up" is common. It means "wipe the liquid up".
"scrub off" is common if you're talking about scrubbing off a stain. She seems to be scrubbing the sink. She's not scrubbing off anything.
I would use "rinse out" for a larger container. For just a cup I would say "rinse".
I would just say "open" / "close" for the cupboard, but "open up" and "close up" are common. I think they're used for something that takes more effort to open/close.
I would say "sort" for the silverware. "sort out" is used for problems. To "sort out" an issue is to resolve it.
"dump out" is fine.
I'd say "shake" for what she's doing there, but "shake up" is used to shake something more vigorously or for a long time. It can also mean "make radical changes".
She's obviously a native speaker, so maybe some of these differences are regional. Or, maybe she was just anxious to show you some phrasal verbs, even if the examples aren't that good.
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The person who made the video is obviously a native speaker, but I can also see what the commenter is talking about.
“Close up” is one that she filmed weird. You wouldn’t use it for the cupboard, but you would use it for a ziplock bag.
To your supplemental question, “wipe up” would be for the liquid. In contrast, you would “wipe off” the counter.
Of course, some phrasal verbs are used a bit differently in different countries. I remember hearing “let’s wash up the berries” in a song on Super Simple on YouTube, and thinking it was weird/wrong, but I asked about it here and it turns out it is actually used in other countries.
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