I've recently moved into a different room and it has more than enough room for
all of my stuff. Now I can do my work with enough space.
My new desk has a space for my computer and several spaces where I can
put other equipment. Yep, this room has enough room. Let's discuss.
Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from New York City.
And here's your English teacher, Michael. All right, thank you johnn and
thanks everyone. It's Michael here from Happy English and I help people speak English
better. And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode six eighty six. Room
for time and space. Building vocabulary can often be a challenge. Today I've
come across something that I'm sure will help you out in your quest to increase
your vocabulary knowledge. These are sets of nouns which have a different meaning depending
on whether they are used in their accountable or uncountable form. Let's dive in
the first word is room. As a countable noun, room means a part
of a building or a house. Your house may have a bedroom or two,
a bathroom, a living room, and a kitchen. Each of these
different parts of the house is called a room or rooms. Here are some
other examples with this usage of room, A friend of mine told me that
he's looking to buy a new house with five rooms. Patty lives in a
one room apartment in Brooklyn. On the other hand, we use the word
room as an uncountable noun when we talk about a physical space, especially whether
or not there is enough or isn't enough. For example, I've got long
legs, so there's never enough room on a plane for me. I think
we have plenty of room in the backyard for the dogs to play. Space
is a similar word in meaning and usage to room. As a countable noun,
the word space means an area that can be used for something. In
my car, I have a space for a cup and also a space to
put my phone. Here are some other examples with this usage for space.
In an airplane, at your seat, you can find a space for your
shoes and also a space for your carry on bag. There's also a space
to put something thin, like a tablet or a magazine. I put the
book in the empty space on the bookshelf, and like room, we use
the word space as an uncountable noun when we talk about a physical space,
especially whether or not there's enough. For example, at the restaurant. They
gave us a very wide table, so there was enough space for everyone to
enjoy their meal comfortably. I found an antique desk at a garage sale,
but I didn't buy it because, unfortunately, there isn't enough space in my
house. Next, let's take a minute and talk about time. When the
word time relates to clock time, it's not countable. You can have some
time, a little time, and even no time. Here are some examples
with this usage of the word time. I don't have any free time in
my schedule today, but I have plenty of time to meet with you tomorrow.
We still have a lot of time left in this podcast to study English.
The word time also means experience. When it's used that way, it's
countable. You could do something one time, or ten times, or many
times. Here are some examples. I've been to that restaurant a few times
and the food is always good there. I've tried to call Jack several times,
but he never answered the phone. I wonder what he's doing. Keep
in mind, the best way to remember this or any vocabulary is to take
the word or phrase write it in a sentence that's true for you or true
in your world. And then memorize your sentences. Well, that's all the
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