Join a Culips speaking class!
Practice real English conversations with our teachers and students from around the world. Build fluency fast through live speaking practice.
See Class ScheduleCatch Word #137 – To dot your i’s and cross your t’s
Episode description
At Culips, we always try to focus on the details and get everything right for you! The expressions in this episode are used to talk about analyzing and examining things, checking for information, or making sure that everything is perfect. Of course, at Culips, we like to dot our i’s and cross our t’s! Listen to this episode to learn about this expression and others that mean to look very carefully at something. If you’re a member, you can also go over this episode with a fine-tooth comb by reviewing the transcript!
Expressions included in the study guide
- Sugar cream pie
- Original and unique
- You can’t complain
- To dot your i’s and cross your t’s
- Handwriting
- To double-check
- A CEO
- To go over something with a fine-tooth comb
- Comb
- Lice
- To bring something home
- To dissect something
- Dissections in biology class
- Metaphors and stanzas
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like.
These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:
- kinda: kind of
- gotta: got to
- wanna: want to
- gonna: going to
Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Catch Word #137 – To dot your i's and cross your t’s
Episode description
At Culips, we always try to focus on the details and get everything right for you! The expressions in this episode are used to talk about analyzing and examining things, checking for information, or making sure that everything is perfect. Of course, at Culips, we like to dot our i’s and cross our t’s! Listen to this episode to learn about this expression and others that mean to look very carefully at something. If you’re a member, you can also go over this episode with a fine-tooth comb by reviewing the transcript!Expressions included in the study guide
- Sugar cream pie
- Original and unique
- You can’t complain
- To dot your i’s and cross your t’s
- Handwriting
- To double-check
- A CEO
- To go over something with a fine-tooth comb
- Comb
- Lice
- To bring something home
- To dissect something
- Dissections in biology class
- Metaphors and stanzas
Informal contractions in this episode
Informal contractions are unofficial short forms of other words, and they’re usually only used in casual conversation. For example, when a native English speaker talks casually, they might say gonna instead of going to, or whaddya instead of what do you. Even though informal contractions are usually only used in spoken English, we include them in the Culips written transcripts to help you get used to how they’re used and what they sound like. These are the informal contractions used in today’s episode, along with their meanings:- kinda: kind of
- gotta: got to
- wanna: want to
- gonna: going to
Sign in to access Quiz
Sign inPopular Podcasts
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about our English learning platform.
- They are Canadian and American
- Have master’s degrees and work in professions related to English education (Andrew is a university English professor, Suzanne is a pronunciation coach and voice actor, and Morag is a writer).
- Actively study second languages as adults. Our team understands the ups and downs of studying foreign languages as adults who live busy lives.
