Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. I'm Feifei. Neil: And I'm Neil. Feifei: In this programme, we're talking about 'about'! Neil: About 'about'? Feifei: About 'about'! Neil: This is getting silly! We are indeed talking about the word 'about' - but not as it's usually used. Feifei: Indeed. Let's demonstrate. Is Mark about today? Neil: Yes, I saw him this morning. Feifei: So, when I asked: 'Is Mark about today?' I wasn't asking if Mark was somehow related to the concept of 'today' I just meant, 'Is Mark here?' Neil: 'About' means 'here', or 'somewhere near here'. Feifei: Mark's about. Mark's near here. By the way, who's Mark? Neil: No idea. But I know he's near here! Feifei: Well, that's reassuring. Time for some more examples about 'about'. Examples: Hi, is Sue about? Just need to give her some files. Will you be about this evening? I want to ask a big favour. There's no one about. It's a bit scary. Don't talk like that. There are children about. Feifei: There we are. 'About' meaning in or close to an area. Neil: You know, there's another word that behaves like this. Feifei: You're talking about - 'around'! Neil: Indeed. We could ask: 'Is Mark around?' Feifei: And we know the answer to that: you saw him this morning. Neil: Except - I didn't really see him. Because Mark doesn't exist... Mark: Hi. I'm Mark. Neil: Ah, Mark! Feifei: We were just talking about you! Neil: We were just talking about 'about'. Feifei: And 'around'. Neil, Feifei, Mark: Bye.
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