{"id":2128,"date":"2015-05-06T06:10:29","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T10:10:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rachel-smith-live.prev21.rmkr.net\/?p=2128"},"modified":"2024-03-29T08:26:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T08:26:04","slug":"idioms-par-pronounce-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/idioms-par-pronounce-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Idioms with PAR &#8212; How to Pronounce and Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We use idioms A LOT in conversational American English. \u00a0Learn some of the idioms that relate to golf with the word &#8216;par&#8217; in this video, shot with the help of my dad.<\/p>\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span class=\"entry-tags\">Tagged With: <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/tag\/idioms\/\" rel=\"tag\">Idioms<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/rachelsenglish.com\/tag\/real-life-english\/\" rel=\"tag\">Real Life English<\/a><\/span> <strong>YouTube blocked? <\/strong><a href=\"#video\">Click here to see the video.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=akz2D-N6KHg\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"Idioms with PAR -- How to Pronounce and Use -- American English\" title=\"Play video &quot;Idioms with PAR -- How to Pronounce and Use -- American English&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=akz2D-N6KHg<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=akz2D-N6KHg\" title=\"Idioms with PAR -- How to Pronounce and Use -- American English\">Idioms with PAR &#8212; How to Pronounce and Use &#8212; American English (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=akz2D-N6KHg)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div><\/p>\n<p><h2>Video Transcript:<\/h2><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">In this American English Pronunciation video, we\u2019re going to go over a few idioms relating to golf. Check out this swing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">So the word Par\u2019 and some idioms around \u2018par\u2019 are used for things not relating to golf. \u2018Par,\u2019 let\u2019s practice that together, like \u2018car\u2019 and \u2018star\u2019, it\u2019s a little tricky. You have to let your jaw drop with your tongue forward for \u2018a.\u2019 \u2018Par,\u2019 -a-. Then the tongue will lift back and up for the \u2018r\u2019 sound. \u2018Par.\u2019 The tip shouldn\u2019t be touching anything. Try it slowly, \u2018Par,\u2019 \u2018par,\u2019 \u2018par.\u2019 Keep listening to the word \u2018par\u2019 in this conversation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">But I think \u2018par\u2019 comes from golf. This is my Dad, everybody.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&gt;&gt;Hello!<br \/>&gt;&gt; He just went golfing today.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Dad what does \u2018par\u2019 mean in golf?<br \/>&gt;&gt; \u2018Par\u2019 is the score for any given hole or for the whole 18 holes of a round, that would be an expectation for a very good golfer.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Okay. So can you give an example?<br \/>&gt;&gt; Well, holes are either\u2026a fairly short hole is a \u2018par\u2019 3 so a very good golfer should be able to make it in the cup within 3 shots.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Okay. So, let\u2019s talk about what \u2018par\u2019 means in these idioms. We have the idioms \u2018subpar\u2019 or \u2018below par.\u2019<br \/>&gt;&gt; \u2018Below Par\u2019 in golf would be very good because, say, a round of 18 holes where \u2018par\u2019 might be 72, a very good golfer might do a 70.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Right.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Or ev&#8211;, 68, or even a 65.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Okay.<br \/>&gt;&gt; So \u2018below par\u2019 is great in golf.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Because of course,\u00a0 the point is to do it in the fewest strokes possible.<br \/>&gt;&gt; That\u2019s right.<br \/>&gt;&gt; But \u2018below par\u2019 or \u2018subpar\u2019 in\u2026as an idiom\u2026<br \/>&gt;&gt; Is usually a negative thing.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Right. Opposite meaning.<br \/>&gt;&gt; So, if you feel sort of sick you\u2019re feeling\u00a0 a little \u2018below par\u2019 today\u2026<br \/>&gt;&gt; Yeah.<br \/>&gt;&gt; You don\u2019t feel real well.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Right.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2018Below par\u2019 or \u2018subpar\u2019: great in golf because you want the lowest score possible.\u00a0 But as an idiom, \u2018below par\u2019 or \u2018subpar\u2019 is a bad thing, not meeting expectation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A note on the pronunciation of \u2018subpar.\u2019 You don\u2019t need to release the \u2018B\u2019 then make a \u2018P\u2019.\u00a0 That will make it choppy, \u2018subpar,\u2019 \u2018subpar.\u2019 Hold your lips in place and voice the vocal cords. Sub-, -b-, -b-, -b-, -par. Then go right into the \u2018P\u2019 sound.\u00a0 Don\u2019t release the \u2018B.\u2019 \u2018Subpar.\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Last night I was eating a cookie that wasn\u2019t very good, happened to have the video camera running, and I used the idiom, let\u2019s check it out.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&gt;&gt; These cookies aren\u2019t very good, not up to par, subpar.\u00a0 I\u2019m not going to eat the rest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">So another idiom would be \u2018on par,\u2019 right?\u00a0 Which basically just means meeting expectations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&gt;&gt; Yeah, \u2018par for the course\u2019 means, it\u2019s just sort of a normal thing, it wasn\u2019t particularly great, it wasn\u2019t particularly bad.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Right.<br \/>&gt;&gt; But it\u2019s, it\u2019s the normal.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Expectation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">On \u2018par\u2019: meeting expectations or equal to something. An example, let\u2019s say Renee was a great employee who had to leave. Your friend asks, how is the new employee?\u00a0 And you say, she\u2019s great, on par with Renee.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2018Par for the course.\u2019 Note the stress pattern here. \u2018Par\u2019 and \u2018course\u2019 are stressed. \u2018Par for the course.\u2019 \u2018For\u2019 and \u2018the\u2019 are unstressed. For the, for the, for the. \u2018Par for the course.\u2019 \u2018Par for the course.\u2019 Listen again,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&gt;&gt; Par for the course [4x]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">But how would you use it. So, when you think of saying something as \u2018par for the course,\u2019 and\u2026 I think it sometimes has a negative meaning like, this is what was expected and it\u2019s not great. Like for example, we\u2019re on vacation, it\u2019s been raining every day, and you say Rachel what\u2019s the weather forecast for today?\u00a0 And I say \u2018par for the course,\u2019 rain again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&gt;&gt; I disagree with that.<br \/>&gt;&gt; That\u2019s okay.\u00a0 Granted, you\u2019re not the pronunciation expert that I am but\u2026<br \/>&gt;&gt; This is true.<br \/>&gt;&gt; You have been speaking English longer than I have.<br \/>&gt;&gt; This is true also.<br \/>&gt;&gt; So what do you think about it?<br \/>&gt;&gt; I think it just means, it\u2019s the normal, its average. So \u2018par for the course,\u2019 if you\u2019re having great weather 5 days in a row and the 6th day is great weather, you say, well \u2018par for the course\u2019 for this week.\u00a0 It\u2019s been great every day.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Okay, I, I agree that you can say it like that. But I think most of the time it\u2019s used to reinforce a negative expectation. But we can agree to disagree.<br \/>&gt;&gt; Well, that\u2019s \u2018par for the course\u2019 for you. You would disagree with what I have to say.<br \/>&gt;&gt; That\u2019s true, great use of the idiom.<br \/>&gt;&gt; And that is a negative, it really is.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A couple other idioms, \u2018above par\u2019:\u00a0 that means above average or expectation. Sara\u2019s work is \u2018above par\u2019 she\u2019s fantastic. \u2018Up to par,\u2019 as good as expected or average. Examples: I\u2019m not feeling \u2018up to par\u2019 today. Or Sally\u2019s work is good, \u2018up to par\u2019.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">&gt;&gt; Thanks, Dad, for joining me on this video. 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