You've changed your tune
Li: | Hello and welcome to The English We Speak. My name is Yang Li. | ||||||||
William: | (mouth full) And I'm William, mmf, mmf. | ||||||||
Li: | My dear co-presenter William! Don't you know it's rude to speak with your mouth full? Particularly in a BBC audio programme! | ||||||||
William: | (smacking lips) Well, I do know that but I've really been enjoying this super jumbo hamburger. Wow, that was so good. I just can't get enough of super jumbo hamburgers recently. | ||||||||
Li: | Oh? So what is it about super jumbo hamburgers that you like so much? | ||||||||
William: | Well, good question Li. I think it might be the delicious 100% beef burger and how the flavours merge with the sauce, which is made to a carefully-guarded recipe. But then again I like the lovely gherkins and the crisp crunchy lettuce. But also let's not forget the layers of soft yellow cheese. Maybe it's all of those things. Hmmm. I think I could have another actually. | ||||||||
Li: | Well Will, all I can say is: you have changed your tune. | ||||||||
William: | Hmm ... That's an interesting phrase, Li. Shall we make it our phrase of the day? | ||||||||
Li: | Sure, why not? If you change your tune, you change your attitude towards something or someone. | ||||||||
William: | It's a slightly critical phrase, but in a jokey sort of way. Let's hear another example: | ||||||||
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Li: | Hmmm. I have to say I don't think I change my tune very often. | ||||||||
William: | Well, I'm sure that's true but we don't generally use the phrase to talk about ourselves. We tend to always say: "You've changed your tune" or "You've certainly changed your tune." And we say it like this: "You've changed your tune". | ||||||||
Li: | OK. And you have certainly changed your tune, William, about super jumbo hamburgers. | ||||||||
William: | No ... I've always loved those things! | ||||||||
Li: | No, trust me, Will. Hang on ... Here you go. Two weeks ago you said this: "I hate super jumbo hamburgers. The meat is like low-grade frozen cardboard, the cheese is like plastic and the tomatoes are like rubber. After I eat one I just want to curl up in bed." That's what you said! | ||||||||
William: | Oh, right. Well, I guess they must have grown on me. | ||||||||
Li: | What a change of tune, from William, the burger hater to William, the burger lover! |