Monday, 17 January 2011

ESL Podcast 620 – Making Quick and Slow Decisions

http://eslpod.com/website/show_podcast.php?issue_id=9316793

- to go with : to choose a service or an option 
Which of these vendors do you think we should go with?
- to ponder : to consider, to think about very carefully
we've pondered the options a little longer.
- to sit on sb: to think about sb very carefully before making decision
We've sat on this for long enough, don't you think
- to be of two minds : to be undecided, to know the adv + disadv of things
I know you're of two minds about whether we should be switching vendors in the middle of the year
- sound (adj): logical, right
We had sound reasons for doing this, remember? 
- split-second (adj): rash
yes, I know that it wasn't a split-second decision
- debatable (a): indefinite, not sure , to be discussed more
 whether it'll really save us money is debatable
- ifs, ands or buts about it (expression) : there is no execute for it, no reason for it
I don't think there are any ifs, ands, or buts about it.
- to be set in stone : to be final, to be clearly decided, to be unable to be changed
Okay, I'm willing to make a tentative decision to go with GreatDeal Corp. as our new vendor, as long as that decision isn't set in stone
- to revisit : to think about again
- to work out : to be successful, to solve the problem
We'll revisit this decision in six months to see if they're working out. 


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Thanks,
Duy Lam

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