Vocabulary

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A. Gorgeous: a stronger world for
beautiful.
SHELLEY: Hey gorgeousA, how is it
going1?
B. doesn’t get (any) better than...:
(usually said in the negative) used
CHANDLER: Dehydrated Japanese
to say that a situation is as perfect as
noodlesPIC. under PIC
...
you could wish. >> It doesn’t get any
does it get better than thisB?
better than this. I mean, you have the
beach, great weather, friendly people, Dehydrated Jap-
SHELLEY: Question. You’re not dating anese Noodles
and amazing food.
anybody, are you, because I met some-
body who would2 be perfect for you. C. co-dependent: a type of dysfunc-
tional relationship where people are
CHANDLER: Ah, you see, perfect might dependent on one another.
be a problem. Had you saidI ‘co-depen-
dentC’, or ‘self-destructiveD’... D. self-destructive: a type of dysfunc-
tion where people tend to harm/ hurt
SHELLEY: Do you want a date on Satur- or even destroy themselves. Toilet Flushing
day?
E. to activate the system that
CHANDLER: Yes, please.
a toilet.
SHELLEY: Okay. He’s cute, he’s funny, Shelley says that she will
he’s- the toilet because she is extremely embar-
rassed about the situation.
CHANDLER: He’s a he?
Pronunciation
SHELLEY: Well, yeah! ...Oh, God. I-
just- I thought- Good, Shelley. I’m just 1. how is it going?: how-zit-goin’
gonna go E + PIC
myself down the 2. who would: who-id
toilet now... Okay, bye, bye.
PIC

3. ridiculous: rih-dih-kew-lus
stress pattern: ri-DI-cu-lus.
Scene: Monica and Rachel’s

CHANDLER: ...I Couldn’t enjoy a cup Grammar

ri- I. had you said...: Chandler doesn’t get to
diculous ? Can you believe she actually
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thought that? al sentence. “Had you said it, I would’ve
done it” is the same as “if you had said it, I
RACHEL: Um... yeah. Well, I mean, would’ve done it.”

thought maybe, possibly, you might be...

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CHANDLER: You did?
RACHEL: Yeah, but then you spent
Phoebe’s entire birthday party talking to
my breastsA, so then B
maybe
not.
CHANDLER: HuhC. Did, uh... any of
the rest of you guys1 think that when
MONICA: I did.
PHOEBE: Yeah, I think so, yeah.
JOEY: Not me.
ROSS: No no, me neitherI. Although,
uh, you know, back inD college, Susan
Sallidor did.
CHANDLER: You’re kidding! Did you
tell her I wasn’t?
3. told her: told-er
ROSS: No. No, it’s just because, uh2, I
kinda wanted to go out with her too, so I 4. liked her: like-der
told her3, actually, you were seeing Ber-
nie Spellman... who also liked her4, so... 5. do you ever think: jever think
CHANDLER: Well, this is fascinating.
So, uh, what is it about me?
PHOEBE: I dunno, ‘cause you’re smart,
you’re funny...
CHANDLER: Ross is smart and funny,
did you ever think5 that about him?
ALL: Yeah! Right!
CHANDLER: What is it?!
Vocabulary
A. breast =
a female torso. Breast is the most ap-
propriate term to refer to this part of
a woman’s body across most types of
contexts (also known as “boob”)
B. I thought, I assumed
C. Huh!: noise to mean ‘that’s interest-
ing’
D. back in [time reference]: In collo-
quial English, it’s common to make a
reference to the past with this phrase. back in my day
>> Back in my younger days, I used to run 40
kms a week. >> My mom was a hippy back in
the 70s.
Pronunciation
1. the rest of you guys
the res-duh-you guys
2. it’s just because, uh
its-juss-cuz-uh
Grammar Reference
Neither are either mean the opposite of too.
neither and either are used to negate.
>> A: I read the book B: Me too.
>> A: I didn’t read the book B: Me neither
>> A: I didn’t read the book B: I didn’t read it
either.
We use neither when there isn’t another
negating word before it, and we use either
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MONICA: Okay, I-I don’t know-, you-
you just- you have a quality.
ALL: Yes. Absolutely. A qualityA .
CHANDLER: Oh, oh, a quality, good,
because I was worried you guys were
gonna be vagueB + I about this.
Scene:
CHANDLER: Hey, Gorgeous!
SHELLEY: Hey. Look, I’m sorry about
yesterday, I, um-
CHANDLER: No, no, no, don’t- don’t
worry about it . Believe me, apparently
other people have made1 the same mistake.
SHELLEY: Oh! Okay! PhewII!
CHANDLER: So, uh... what do you
think it is about me?
SHELLEY: I don’t know, but you just
have a-a...
CHANDLER: ...Quality, right, great.
SHELLEY: You know, it’s a shame, be -
cause you and Lowell would have2 made
aC great couple.
CHANDLER: Lowell? Financial Ser
vices’ Lowell, that’s who you saw me with? I. vague: Chandler is being sarcastic here
SHELLEY: What? He’s cute!
CHANDLER: Well, yeah. He’s noD Brian thinks he’s gay, because it really is.
in PayrollEF.
II. phew: used to
SHELLEY : Is Brian...? express relief, often
CHANDLER: No! Uh, I don’t know! The
point is, if you were gonna set me up
with someoneF I’d like to think you’d
set me up with someone like him.
Vocabulary
A. Quality: an attribute, or character- vague
istic.
B. vague: of something that’s too broad
or general and therefore doesn’t com-
municate something in a precise way.
> vague explanation of the
accident.
C. make (sth / for sth): to have what it
takes for something to be in a particu
lar way. >> We make a great team.
D. he’s no....: usually followed by the
name of a person they are below the
standard of.
E. Payroll: the department that deals
with paying people, salary, etc.
F . to set sb up with (sb): to plan a
strategy to make two people engage in
a sexual or romantic encounter. a great couple
Pronunciation
1. people have made: pee-pl-v-made
2. would have: wou-duh
wou-duh rhymes with good a payroll
References
by saying that the ‘quality’ they see in him
is not so vague to explain why everybody
phew
by putting your hand
on your forehead (to
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SHELLEY: Well, I think Brian’s a little
out of your leagueA +1.
CHANDLER: Excuse me? You don’t
think I could get a Brian? Because I
could get a Brian. Believe you meB. ...I’m
really not.
Scene: The Funeral
ROSS: I love you guys. You guys are
the greatest. I love my sister, I love Pheebs. not so common way to say this.
PHOEBE
ROSS: ...Chandler!
CHANDLER: Hey.
ROSS: I love you, man.I And listen,
man, if you wanna be gay, be gay. It
doesn’t matter to me.
WOMAN: You were right.
Scene: Chandler’s Office
CHANDLER: Hey, Lowell.
LOWELL: Oh, hey, Chandler.
CHANDLER: Good, good. Listen, heh,
I don’t know what Shelley told you about
me, but, uh... I’m not.
LOWELL
CHANDLER: Really.
LOWELL: Yeah.
C
CHANDLER: So- you can tell?
LOWELL: Pretty muchD, most of the
time2. We have a kind of radarII .
CHANDLER: So you don’t think I have
a, a quality?
Vocabulary
A. out of my league: said of a woman
(or less frequently a man) who you feel
is too beautiful for you, and because of
that she won’t go on a date with you.
B. believe you me: a emphatic way to
say ‘believe me.’ Note: This is a very old
C. you can tell?:to be able “to tell”
. is to
be able to distinguish. After all that he
has been through, with women and
everybody doubting his sexuality,
Chandler is surprised someone is
thinking (can tell) that he is not gay.
gaydar
D. pretty much: this phrase is similar
to ‘more or less’ or ‘almost’ in sentences
like ‘We’re pretty much finished with it-
project.’ It can also be used as a short
answer, meaning ‘mostly, yes’. >> A: Do
I look like I’m 40? B: Pretty much.
radar
Pronunciation
1. out of your league: au-duv-yir-leeg
2. most of the time:moss-duh-the time
Cultural References
I. I love you, man: the man on the end de -
notes man to man non-homosexual love.
II. radar: the well-known concept of a
gaydar (gay + radar = gaydar): a person’s
ability to judge if someone is straight/ hetero
or gay.
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LOWELL: Speaking for my peopleI, I’d
have to say no. By the way, your friend
Brian from Payroll, he is.
CHANDLER: He is?
LOWELL: Yup, and waay out of your
league.
References
I. my people: referring to gay people (as we
know that Lowell is gay). your/his/my peo-
ple
modern political correctness may prohibit
this.

CHANDLER: Out of my league. I could

get a Brian. If I wanted to get a Brian, I
could get a Brian. Hey, Brian.

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