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- Hello everyone, I'm
Teela with Deep English.
I'm so excited for another
lesson together today.
Thank you for joining me.
Today we'll be looking
at the hidden meanings
of some common English words.
So it's another rainy, cloudy day
and I think these are
the perfect kinds of days
for diving deeper into the
mystery of the English language
because when we can
uncover the hidden meanings
of words in English, we
gain a deeper understanding
of what we're saying when we speak English
and not only that but when
we can learn a word's history
or a word's story it's
easier for us to remember
what that word means
and it's easier for us
to recall the word
when we are speaking English with someone.
So there are a lot of benefits to learning
the hidden meanings of
common English words.
So let's jump right in and get started.
We'll start with number one, the word war.
War, war means to be in conflict.
So this could be between countries,
between groups of people
or even war between
the head and the heart.
We can use war in a sentence like,
my grandpa fought in the Vietnam War
but his memories were so painful
he didn't like to talk about it.
Or in a sentence like,
I know that long distance
relationships are difficult
but I really like him, I feel like my head
and my heart are at war, so war.
Now let's look at the hidden
meaning of the word war.
So the word war comes from
the Germanic root word
which simply meant to confuse.
To bring into confusion.
I think this one is really interesting
because it shows us
that underneath conflict
and underneath war there's
probably just a bit of confusion
and so in your own life the next time that
you're having some
conflict or disagreement,
look at ways that you can be more clear
in your communication so
that you can eliminate
any confusion and you may just
eliminate the conflict as well.
Alright, so let's move on.
Word number two is heal.
Heal, so to heal means to
make something healthy again
or to cure something, or to fix something.
Let's use the word heal in a sentence.
So this is a story from my own life.
When I was in seventh
grade, I was running a race
and I tripped and I fell and I
broke my wrist in two places.
So it took a while for my wrist to heal
and during that time my friend
had to carry my books for me.
So heal, what's another one?
Another sentence is,
after a relationship ends
it often takes the heart
some time to heal, so heal.
Alright, now let's look
at the hidden meaning
of the word heal.
So the word heal came
from an Old English word
that simply meant to make whole.
Just to make whole.
I really like this one because so often
when we're trying to heal
something we look at the symptoms
and we're treating the symptoms
but we're not going deeper.
This one reminds us that to truly heal
we have to become whole.
So we might need to
reclaim parts of ourselves
or do whatever we need
to do to become whole.
So to heal is to become whole.
I really like that one.
Alright, let's move on.
Word number three is addict.
Addict, so the word
addict refers to someone
who is physically or mentally dependent
on someone or something else.
So the word addict can
also refer to someone
who just really, really
likes to do something
and does it often.
So for example, if someone
likes to make puzzles
and does it all the
time, they may be called
a puzzle addict.
Now let's use the word
addict in a sentence.
She was so addicted to video
games she often missed work.
So addicted or, his alcohol addiction
caused him to drive drunk and
he got a big ticket for it.
So addiction, let's dive deeper now
and look at the hidden meaning
behind the word addict.
So the word addict
comes from a Latin word,
addictus, which meant slave.
Back in Roman Empire times, when a soldier
would come back from war they
were often awarded a slave
and the slave was called an addict.
And so if you think about it,
the things that we are addicted to,
we're essentially enslaved by.
We become slaves to these things.
So I was thinking what is
it that I am addicted to?
Chips and salsa, yoga.
So in some ways, if I'm not careful,
I can become a slave to that thing.
So that's an interesting
thing to think about
and an interesting way
to think about the things
that we do often.
So are we enslaved by them, I hope not.
Alright, word number four is heresy.
Heresy, so heresy is a
belief that goes against
the popular belief.
It was very common in the past
for anyone who had a belief
that was against the popular
belief of a certain religion
to have been condemned for
it and it would be said
that they had committed heresy.
Heresy, let's use the
word heresy in a sentence.
It was said that Galileo committed heresy
when he said that he
believed the earth revolved
around the sun.
Or let's use another,
let's use the word heretic.
So anyone who went against
the popular opinions of the
church was called a heretic.
So heresy and heretic.
So let's look at the hidden
meaning of the word heresy.
The word heresy came from a Greek word
that simply meant, to make a choice.
So this one is also
interesting because heresy
often has a negative connotation with it.
It's like anyone who commits
heresy is doing something bad
but originally to commit heresy just meant
to make a choice, to do
something that was different
from what everyone else was doing.
And really, that's something
that's pretty brave
and I think pretty cool.
So the next time that you're
thinking about doing something
that's different from everyone else
maybe think about it as something
that's actually very brave
and really cool and maybe
you can find some inspiration
to make that choice.
Alright, we are moving to
our fifth and final word.
Our word is utopia, utopia.
Utopia refers to a place that
is perfect, a perfect place.
We could use this in a
sentence like the lost city
of Atlantis was said to be a utopia.
Or, he decided to move to New York City
because he'd heard that
it was an urban utopia,
unfortunately he was
disappointed because there was
a lot of pollution and noise.
So utopia, let's dive a little deeper now
and look at the hidden
meaning of the word utopia.
The word utopia actually
comes from two Greek words.
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So when you combine them,
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no place, so originally
utopia meant nowhere.
I think this one is actually really funny
because so many human
beings spend our whole lives
looking for perfection thinking that
just around the next corner they will find
the perfect place or the perfect partner.
But what if the perfect
place doesn't exist?
In some ways it's kind of relieving.
What if finding perfection in your life
means embracing the imperfection?
And I think that's one thing
I've learned in my own life.
The more we can embrace the imperfection,
the more perfect things become.
Because utopia doesn't exist anywhere.
Okay, so that does it for today's lesson.
Thank you guys so much for joining me,
it was a lot of fun and I look forward
to our next lesson together.
See ya later.
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