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    A1
    adj.AdjectiveSeeing the negative aspects of a situation; pessimistic.
    He always sees the glass as half empty, never half full.
    adj.AdjectiveLiterally, partially empty; not completely full.
    The glass was half empty after he took a drink.

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    • So we're going home a lot lighter and with a half empty suitcase.

      So we're going home a lot lighter and with a half empty suitcase.

    • So we're going home a lot lighter and with a half-empty suitcase.

      So we're going home a lot lighter and with a half-empty suitcase.

    B1

    The Wisdom of Pessimism

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    • In the process, we've lost sight of the wisdom of seeing the glass half empty.

      In the process, we've lost sight of the wisdom of seeing the glass half empty.

    • In the process, we've lost sight of the wisdom of seeing the glass half empty.

      In the process, we've lost sight of the wisdom of seeing the glass half empty.

    B1

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    • Number 4-You Are A Glass-Half-Empty Person

      Number 4-You Are A Glass-Half-Empty Person

    • A glass-half-empty person is a person who's more focused on the negative parts of their life, without paying attention to the positive.

      A glass-half-empty person is a person who's more focused on the negative parts of their life, without paying attention to the positive.

    B1

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    • to see them. Do you see the glass as half-empty or half-full?

      to see them. Do you see the glass as half-empty or half-full?

    • Do you see the glass is half empty or half full?

      Do you see the glass is half empty or half full?

    B1

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    • half empty, but engineers know that the glass is actually two times larger than it needs

      half empty, but engineers know that the glass is actually two times larger than it needs

    • Now you might think that the glass is half full and you might think that the glass is half empty,

      Now you might think that the glass is half full and you might think that the glass is half empty,

    B1

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    • So the same proverbial glass, for instance, can be seen as half full or half empty.

      So the same proverbial glass, for instance, can be seen as half full or half empty.

    • If you describe the same exact glass as half empty, a loss frame, well, now people don't like it.

      If you describe the same exact glass as half empty, a loss frame, well, now people don't like it.

    B1

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    • Now, I'm always seeing the world in a half-empty glass perspective rather than half-full.

      Now, I'm always seeing the world in a half-empty glass perspective rather than half-full.

    • Now I'm always seeing the world in a half empty glass perspective rather than half full.

      Now I'm always seeing the world in a half empty glass perspective rather than half full.

    B1

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    • My cup is half empty

      My cup is half empty

    • My cup is half empty.

      My cup is half empty.

    B1

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    06:07VT English | Talking about Zodiac Signs (Part II)
    • Someone who is pessimistic has a negative view on life. They always see the glass as half-empty.

      Someone who is pessimistic has a negative view on life. They always see the glass as half-empty.

    • They always see the glass as half empty.

      They always see the glass as half empty.

    B1

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    • Until as recently as 2018, the building was half empty.

      Until as recently as 2018, the building was half empty.

    A1