| Kaz: | Hello I'm Kaz. |
| Yang Li: | And I'm Yang Li. Hey Kaz I see you have brought some guests to the studio. |
| Kaz: | Indeed I have. Li I'd like you to meet Tom ... Dick ... and Harry. |
| TDH: | How do you do? |
| Yang Li: | How do you do. It's always nice to meet new people Kaz, but I suspect these young men are here for a reason. Am I right? |
| Kaz: | Yes Li I've invited them because their names are Tom, Dick and Harry. |
| Yang Li: | Tom, Dick and Harry. Three popular English names—connected to a popular phrase by any chance Kaz? |
| Kaz: | Absolutely right Li. Our phrase today is 'every Tom, Dick and Harry'. |
| Yang Li: | 'Every Tom, Dick and Harry'—meaning everyone with a common name I suppose. |
| Kaz: | Yes, In English if you want to talk about lots of unspecified people you can use the phrase 'every Tom, Dick and Harry'. |
| Yang Li: | So it's like saying 'everyone', right? |
| Kaz: | That's right but it's more informal and slightly humorous. |
| Yang Li: | OK, I think you should demonstrate its use Kaz. |
| Kaz: | Good idea Li. Imagine I tell you something in confidence, in private ... I could ask you not to repeat it. |
| Yang Li: | Because we don't want everyone knowing about it. |
| Kaz: | Exactly. We don't want every Tom, Dick and Harry knowing about it. |
| Yang Li: | We don't want every Tom, Dick and Harry knowing our secret Kaz. |
| Kaz: | You've got it Li! |
| Yang Li: | OK, let's listen to some more examples: |
| Shhhhh! Lower your voice! We don't want every Tom, Dick and Harry to hear us. |
| Make sure you send out invitations, otherwise you'll have every Tom, Dick and Harry showing up at your party. |
- Whatever you do, don't tell Doug. He can't keep a secret and soon every Tom, Dick and Harry will know about it.
| Yang Li: | Those three names are interesting and each is a short form of a longer name. I know Tom is the diminutive of Thomas and Harry is short for Harold. But what's Dick short for? |
| Kaz: | Dick is short for Richard. |
| Yang Li: | Ah yes, of course, Dick is short for Richard. So what's Kaz short for? |
| Kaz: | We don't need to know that Li. |
| Yang Li: | Why not Kaz? |
| Kaz: | Because we are very unlikely to ever say 'every Kaz, Dick and Harry'. |
| Yang Li: | Very funny Kaz but it's time to say goodbye to our guests 'Tom, Dick and Harry'. So, goodbye chaps! |
| TDH: | Goodbye! |
| Kaz: | And it's goodbye from us. |
Kaz/Yang Li: Bye!
