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Julia, I said the parking was fine, but now I havefine.
That sounds like one word having a very expensiveconversation with itself.
Welcome to One Word, Three Lives from Your EnglishToolbox.
I am Martin, and Julia is here to help meunderstand my parking ticket.
Today's word is fine.
We will follow it through three scenes
because the words around it change the meaning.
Scene 1. We are making a plan.
Shall we meet outside the cinema at 6?
6 is fine with me.
Here, fine means acceptable or satisfactory.
Julia is saying that the time works for her.
Notice the pattern. Something is fine withsomeone.
Tomorrow is fine with me, or that arrangement isfine with our team.
It does not automatically mean wonderful orexciting.
And tone can make a difference,
but the word alone cannot tell you what someonesecretly feels.
If I am unsure, I can ask whether the plan reallyworks for you.
Exactly, rather than trying to read your friend'smind.
Now, Scene 2. I return to my car.
There is a notice on the windscreen, and it says Imust pay a fine.
A fine is money you have to pay as a punishmentfor breaking a rule or law.
In this scene, it is a parking fine.
The little word A helps us notice the change.
This is a noun, not the adjective.
We say get a fine or pay a fine.
You might hear, he got a fine for parking in thewrong place.
That example teaches the language, not the parkingrules of any particular city.
Now for Scene 3, we read the sign more carefully.
The large letters say parking, but the conditionsunderneath are tiny.
We need to read the fine print.
Fine print means small printed writing,
especially details or conditions that are easy tooverlook.
So, fine can also refer to something very small orthin.
Here, it describes the size of the writing, notwhether the conditions are good.
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You may also hear small print, especially inBritish English.
Read the fine print before you accept an offer.
Let us play a quick interpretation game.
I say Friday afternoon is fine with me.
Am I accepting a plan, receiving a penalty, orchecking tiny writing?
Accepting a plan.
Now she had to pay a fine.
A financial penalty.
The fine print.
The small writing containing the details.
Now complete this sentence with a time that worksfor you.
Meeting at is fine with me.
One word, three lives, acceptable, a penalty, andsmall writing.
Look at the grammar and the situation, not justthe familiar spelling.
Our episode page has a three-way practice activityand examples you can download.
Follow the link in the description.
And next time, I will read the sign before thefilm, not after it.
Thank you.
