Word of the Day: Cold snap / cold spell

Today’s episode is for Friday, January 15, 2021. Our Word of the Day is ‘cold snap / cold spell.’  A cold snap or cold spell is unusually cold weather for a short period of time. In early spring or late fall, cold spells can damage crops. You can read along as you listen by clicking HERE or by copying and pasting this link into your preferred browser: http://bit.ly/aeColdSnap Want to keep your English knowledge sharp? Try my Weekly Quizzes. Visit ArtisanEnglish.jp and go to the Weekly Quizzes page. (https://bit.ly/ThursQuizzes) I also offer 20-minute lessons twice a month for anyone. All you have to do is sign up to win. Look under Book a Private Lesson at ArtisanEnglish.jp for Saturday Free-For-Anyone (https://bit.ly/Saturday-Free-Lesson) and Sunday Free-For-Anyone (https://bit.ly/SundayFreeLesson). Here is another term in today’s episode that may have been new for you today: Tongue in cheek: When someone says something tongue in cheek they may sound serious, but they are joking. Tongue in cheek requires some sarcasm at times. https://www.artisanenglish.jp/debate-and-discussion-online/tongue-in-cheek/