Read along to practice your English and to learn the English phrases VICE VERSA and ON THE OTHER HAND

In this English lesson I wanted to help you learn the English phrase, vice versa. I think this is actually a Latin phrase and it means the opposite, or the other way around. Let me explain. If I was to say I don't like my sister and vice versa that would mean my sister also doesn't like me. By the way, my sister and I get along really well. We like each other a lot. That was just an example. Sometimes I say, you should watch my English lessons with the subtitles on and then watch them with the subtitles off, or vice versa. That means the opposite. You could watch the video with the subtitles off and then watch it with them on. So when you say vice versa, it means you can do it the other way around and it's just as good as the first way it was mentioned. Or it can change the meaning to mean in both directions like the first example.

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The other phrase I wanted to teach you today is the phrase, on the other hand. This is when you add other information that might contradict what you've just said. I could say this, I'm a little worried that it might rain today, but on the other hand, if I look that way I see the sky is clear, so it might not. So you're introducing a new fact that might slightly contradict what you just said. If I said to you, you should watch these videos with the subtitles on in order to understand more what I'm saying. On the other hand, if you listen to them or watch them with the subtitles off,it's better for your listening skills so maybe you should do both.

Anyways, to review, vice versa simply means the other way around at the end of a sentence. And when you say, on the other hand, you're introducing new information to the discussion that might actually contradict what you've just said.

But hey, let's look at a comment from a previous video. This comment is from Iryna, I believe. "Your video is cool. "It is very good that you are helping your wife to grow flowers." And my response, many hands make light work.

Thanks Iryna, for that comment. Yes, I try to help Jen out as much as I possibly can. I just think it's nice for her to have help on the farm. The more help I give, the easier it is for everyone. And I always laugh at the English phrase, "Many hands make light work." It makes me laugh because we have another phrase, "Too many cooks spoil the broth." I think I've explained both before. The first phrase, many hands make light work, means if lots of people work on something, it's easier. The second phrase, too many cooks spoil the broth, means if too many people work on something, it can actually ruin the thing you're working on because too many people are doing things different ways or the wrong way.

Anyways, where am I today? I am out. Hopefully the wind's not blowing too much on the microphone. I am out here on our local soccer fields. I'll try to hold the the camera here so the mic's outta the wind a bit. Soccer has started. We do have to wait until the fields are dry a little bit. They are drained really well. But yeah, soccer starts. You can actually, I'm not sure if you guys can see this, but in the distance, the city workers are actually here mowing the lawns, trimming the edges. I'm sure they'll probably put the lines down for soccer. They were down last week, but I think it rained because the soccer lines are just made out of chalk. Oh, and the sun's coming out now as well.

So anyways, soccer will begin. I think when I drove by yesterday there were actually little kids having a practice here so I think it has begun. May

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Learn the English Phrases "vice versa" and "on the other hand"