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  • >> OKAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING

  • CAN YOU HEAR ME?

  • CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME?

  • HOW DO I KNOW IF I'M MUTED?

  • >> JAMES: WE CAN HEAR YOU.

  • >> GREAT.

  • SO, LOOK, THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

  • I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START.

  • WHAT HAPPENED, GUYS?

  • >> I'M SHELL SHOCKED.

  • >> TOTALLY.

  • SHELL SHOCKED.

  • >> JAMES: I AM ALSO SHELL SHOCKED.

  • >> I'M SUPER DUPER, SUPER DUPER SHELL SHOCKED.

  • >> THERE'S A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, MILLIONS OF PEOPLE ARE WORKING

  • FROM HOME AND WE DROPPED THE BALL.

  • THIS SHOULD BE OUR MOMENT.

  • WHAT HAPPENED?

  • >> I... NO IDEA.

  • >> JAMES: IT'S LIKE... 2020, MAN.

  • YOU KNOW?

  • >> WE ARE SKYPE, PEOPLE!

  • SKYPE!

  • AS RECENTLY AS FEBRUARY, WE WERE A VERB!

  • WE WERE THE THING.

  • "HEY, ARE YOU COMING TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY?"

  • "I CAN'T, I'M IN JOSHUA TREE WITH MY AUNT, BUT I CAN SKYPE

  • IN."

  • "OH, EVEN BETTER."

  • WHERE DID THAT GO?

  • >> JAMES: I THINK IT WAS-- >> NO, DON'T YOU SAY IT.

  • >> OH, YOU MEAN, Z-- >> DON'T YOU DARE SAY, "ZOOM."

  • >> JAMES: IT'S JUST REALLY HARD TO ANSWER THAT WITHOUT SAYING

  • ZOOM.

  • I MEAN, EVERYONE LOVES ZOOM.

  • ZOOM MEETINGS.

  • >> ZOOM TRIVIA NIGHTS.

  • >> ZOOM HAPPY HOURS.

  • >> ZOOM COURT HEARINGS TO GET CUSTODY OVER YOUR GOLDENDOODLE

  • "MUGSY" FROM YOUR WORTHLESS EX-FIANCE, STUART.

  • UGH, ZOOM'S THE WORST.

  • >> JAMES: HONESTLY, VIDEO CHAT SHOULDN'T BE EASY.

  • IF IT DOESN'T TAKE AT LEAST 25 MINUTES TO SET-UP, I'M NOT

  • INTERESTED.

  • I DON'T TRUST IT.

  • >> LIKE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ZOOM IS.

  • WHAT IS THAT, LIKE A VENGA BOYS SONG?

  • >> NO, IT'S THE COMPANY THAT'S BEATING US IN EVERY SINGLE

  • NON-GRANDMOTHER-RELATED DEMOGRAPHIC!

  • I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.

  • WHAT HAVE THEY GOT THAT WE DON'T?

  • >> IT'S INEXPLICABLE.

  • >> WELL, IT HAS TO BE SOMETHING!

  • >> JAMES: TREVOR?

  • TREVOR...

  • TREVOR.

  • TREV!

  • I THINK HE'S FROZEN.

  • >> HUH?

  • OH, NO, SORRY, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE VENGA BOYS.

  • I'VE GOT NOTHING.

  • >> IF I CAN JUMP IN HERE, ZOOM DOES HAVE SOME PRETTY COOL

  • FEATURES.

  • I MEAN, NOT COOL, I PERSONALLY HATE THEM, BUT, LIKE, YOU CAN

  • CHANGE YOUR BACKGROUND.

  • >> YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR BACKGROUND WITH SKYPE!

  • WATCH!

  • THERE!

  • NEW BACKGROUND!

  • >> JAMES: YOU JUST GOT UP AND MOVED YOUR COMPUTER.

  • >> YEAH, EXACTLY.

  • I SWITCHED BACKGROUNDS.

  • WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

  • >> JAMES: OKAY, BUT IF YOU WANT A TROPICAL ISLAND AS YOUR

  • BACKGROUND, YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY FLY TO A TROPICAL ISLAND.

  • >> DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A PROBLEM TO ME!

  • >> JAMES: WHERE'S OUR HEAD OF MARKETING?

  • HE SHOULD BE ALL OVER THIS.

  • HAS ANYONE SEEN LOUIS?

  • >> HE SHOULD BE HERE.

  • LET ME TEXT HIM.

  • >> SORRY, I HAD THE WRONG ZOOM ROOM-- NOT ZOOM ROOM, I MEAN,

  • SKYPE ROOM...

  • >> OH, MY GOD, THIS IS THE PROBLEM!

  • >> EXACTLY.

  • SKYPE DOESN'T RHYME WITH ROOM.

  • >> THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

  • >> WHAT IF WE ADDED A CHAT FEATURE?

  • >> ZOOM HAS IT.

  • >> RECORDING?

  • >> ZOOM HAS IT.

  • >> JAMES: I'LL TELL YOU WHAT ZOOM DOESN'T HAVE.

  • THEY DON'T HAVE A FUNKY LITTLE JINGLE.

  • DO YOU HEAR A FUNKY LITTLE JINGLE WHEN YOU ZOOM SOMEONE?

  • YOU DON'T HEAR A FUNKY LITTLE JINGLE.

  • PLAY OUR FUNKY LITTLE JINGLE.

  • (SKYPE JINGLE) YAY!

  • >> I LOVE THAT SONG.

  • >> IT HONESTLY SAVED MY LIFE.

  • >> IT'S SO GOOD.

  • (EVERYONE SINGING SKYPE JINGLE) >> GUYS, STOP, STOP.

  • THIS IS TERRIBLE.

  • THIS IS THE WORST YEAR EVER.

  • NO ONE'S NAME HAS TAKEN A HARDER HIT THAN US.

  • >> NOBODY?

  • >> OH.

  • YEAH.

  • SORRY KAREN.

  • EXCEPT YOU.

  • >> SORRY, KAREN.

  • >> I'M SO SORRY, KAREN.

  • ARE YOU DOING OKAY?

  • >> I CAN'T COMPLAIN.

  • LITERALLY, I CAN'T COMPLAIN, EVER AGAIN.

  • >> ALRIGHT EVERYONE, FOCUS.

  • HOW DO WE WIN BACK THE HEARTS AND THE SCREENS OF AMERICA?

  • >> OKAY, WHAT DOES EVERYONE LOVE?

  • FREE STUFF AND VACATIONS.

  • >> JAMES: YES.

  • >> SO WHAT IF EVERY TIME SOMEBODY NEW SIGNS UP FOR

  • SKYPE...

  • >> JAMES: YES.

  • >> -- THEY'RE ENTERED INTO A RAFFLE TO WIN A FREE VACATION...

  • >> JAMES: LOVE WHERE YOU'RE GOING WITH THIS.

  • >> ON A CARNIVAL CRUISE.

  • WHOA, WHOA, WAIT.

  • LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.

  • YOU'RE SAYING THE WAY TO SAVE SKYPE DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC

  • IS TO GIVE OUR CUSTOMERS FREE TRIPS ON A CRUISE SHIP?

  • >> YES.

  • >> THAT'S GENIUS!

  • LET'S GET THE CONTRACT GOING.

  • I GOTTA JUMP OFF.

  • I HAVE A ZOOM WORKOUT WITH MY TRAINER IN FIVE, THEN I GOTTA

  • FACETIME MY KIDS.

  • MEETING ADJOURNED!

  • WE'RE BACK, BABY!

  • (CHEERS) >> James: WE'RE BACK, BABY,

  • YEAH!

  • GREAT MEETING, GUYS.

  • >> HOW TO I GET OUT OF HERE.

  • STILL SEE ME?

  • IS IT LIKE A HOAX?

  • >> James: IT'S A MEETING.

  • LET'S END THE MEETING.

  • ( TALKING AT THE SAME TIME ) >> James: HOST.

  • THE HOST HAS TO END THE MEETING!

>> OKAY, THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING

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What the Hell Happened to Skype?! w/ Rainn Wilson & Anthony Ramos

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    林宜悉 posted on 2020/10/23
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literally

US /ˈlɪtərəli/

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  • adverb
  • In a literal manner or sense; exactly
  • In a literal manner or sense; exactly as stated.
  • Used for emphasis to describe something that is actually true, often to highlight surprise or intensity.
  • Used to acknowledge that something is not literally true but is used for emphasis or to express strong feeling
  • In a literal manner or sense; exactly.
  • Used to indicate that something is effectively or virtually true, even if not technically so.
  • In a literal way; in fact; actually.
  • Used to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true but is used for rhetorical effect.
  • Used to acknowledge that something is not literally true but is used for emphasis or to express strong feeling.

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pandemic

US /pænˈdɛmɪk/

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UK /pæn'demɪk/

  • noun
  • a pandemic disease
  • adjective
  • (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants

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straight

US /stret/

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UK /streɪt/

  • adjective
  • honest and direct
  • Continuous; uninterrupted.
  • Not having curves, bends, or angles
  • Heterosexual.
  • Honest; frank; straightforward.
  • In proper order; correctly arranged.
  • Not gay; heterosexual
  • Without bends or curves; proceeding in the same direction without deviation.
  • adverb
  • in a line; immediately; honestly and directly
  • In a straight line; directly.
  • Immediately; at once.
  • noun
  • A heterosexual person.
  • other
  • To make or become straight.

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feature

US /ˈfitʃɚ/

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UK /'fi:tʃə(r)/

  • noun
  • Special report in a magazine or paper
  • A distinctive attribute or aspect of something.
  • Distinctive or important point of something
  • A part of the face, such as the eyes, nose, or mouth.
  • A full-length film intended as the main item in a movie program.
  • adjective
  • Main; important
  • verb
  • To highlight or give special importance to
  • other
  • To give prominence to; to present or promote as a special or important item.

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contract

US /'kɑ:ntrækt/

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UK /'kɒntrækt/

  • verb
  • To become ill as a result of getting a disease
  • To make an agreement for doing work for money
  • To reduce in size, length due to heat loss
  • To reduce the amount of
  • Decrease in size, number, or range.
  • noun
  • A written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment, sales, or tenancy, that is intended to be enforceable by law
  • Legal agreement, e.g. for doing work for money
  • Agreement to pay someone to kill a person
  • other
  • To enter into a formal and legally binding agreement
  • To catch or develop (a disease or infectious agent)
  • To shorten (a word or words) by omitting or combining some of the sounds or letters
  • other
  • To decrease in size, number, or range

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cruise

US /kruz/

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UK /kru:z/

  • verb
  • To easily achieve
  • To travel by boat or car for leisure
  • noun
  • A long vacation trip on a passenger boat

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court

US /kɔrt, kort/

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UK /kɔ:t/

  • other
  • To seek the affections of someone with the intention of marrying them.
  • To take legal action against someone.
  • To try to gain the favor or support of someone.
  • verb
  • To act in a way to shows you wish to marry someone
  • To encourage dangerous behavior
  • To pay attention to someone to get their support
  • noun
  • Place king or queen meet people, makes laws etc.
  • A place where legal trials take place and where judgments are made.
  • Place where legal cases are decided
  • The residence or establishment of a monarch or sovereign.
  • Large, flat area, to play tennis or basketball
  • A marked-out area used for playing games such as tennis and basketball.

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drop

US /drɑp/

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UK /drɒp/

  • noun
  • Distance between a higher and a lower level
  • Act of letting something fall (from your hand)
  • A decrease in quantity or quality; reduction
  • Tiny amount of liquid, with rounded bottom
  • verb
  • To drive someone to a place and then drive away
  • To let something fall from your hand
  • To fall or lie down quickly, as when shot
  • To lower something.
  • To decide to stop something e.g. a course)
  • To (cause to) reduce in quantity or quality
  • To stop doing or planning something.
  • To visit someone informally.

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switch

US /swɪtʃ/

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UK /swɪtʃ/

  • noun
  • A change or shift from one method to another
  • Thing you move to turn electrical items on or off
  • Thin flexible piece of wood or stick
  • verb
  • To exchange or replace something for another thing

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beat

US /bit/

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UK /bi:t/

  • noun
  • An area patrolled by a police officer or other guard.
  • Regular movement or rhythm (e.g. heart or music)
  • A main accent or rhythmic unit in music.
  • other
  • To defeat (someone) in a game or competition.
  • To mix (ingredients) rapidly using a whisk, spoon, or mixer.
  • To strike (someone or something) repeatedly and violently.
  • verb
  • To move in regular motions in order to push blood
  • To hit someone or something repeatedly.
  • To strike or hit repeatedly and with great force
  • To mix ingredients rapidly using a whisk or mixer.
  • To mix ingredients together with a fork or machine
  • To make a rhythmic sound.
  • To play a drum
  • To pulsate or throb rhythmically.
  • To win against another person or team; defeat
  • other
  • (of a heart, drum, etc.) to make a rhythmic sound.
  • adjective
  • Very tired; exhausted.

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