{"id":10691,"date":"2020-03-29T23:07:16","date_gmt":"2020-03-30T05:07:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=10691"},"modified":"2024-07-17T08:28:18","modified_gmt":"2024-07-17T14:28:18","slug":"people-are-flocking-to-zoom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/people-are-flocking-to-zoom\/","title":{"rendered":"zoom use is surging tremendously in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

with millions of people worldwide working from home this month, zoom<\/strong>, an online video conferencing tool, has gone from mostly unknown to widespread<\/em><\/strong> (everywhere) popularity.<\/p>\n

\"zoom-logo\"<\/p>\n

why? an article<\/a> on cnbc.com<\/strong> by jordan novel<\/strong> explains<\/p>\n

zoom is known<\/em> for its reliability<\/em>, avoiding<\/em> long outages<\/em> that discourage<\/em> repeated use, and it doesn’t have the latency<\/em> that makes some services painful<\/em> for extended conversations.<\/h4>\n

is known<\/em><\/strong> is an excellent example of passive voice<\/a><\/strong>. is<\/em> is an auxiliary, known<\/em> is the irregular past participle of know<\/em>. it’s not mentioned who<\/em> knows that zoom is reliable<\/em>. reliability<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means zoom’s performance is consistent<\/em>, dependable<\/em>. avoid<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means stay away from<\/em>. outages<\/a><\/em><\/strong> are interruptions to service<\/em>. discourage<\/a><\/strong><\/em> refers to losing interest or enthusiasm<\/em>. latency<\/em><\/strong> is delays<\/em>. painful<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means there is extreme discomfort<\/em>.<\/p>\n

fun elt practice <\/a>😃<\/a> richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n

\"richyrocks-english-classes-on-zoom\"<\/p>\n

u can take classes with richyrocks on zoom! info <\/em>here<\/em><\/a><\/h5>\n

another feature that makes zoom attractive is that…<\/p>\n

people can start video calls for free, as long as<\/em> they’re kept under 40 minutes and below 100 participants.<\/h4>\n

as long as<\/a><\/em><\/strong> means calls must meet that criteria<\/em> to be free<\/p>\n

\"cat-meme-with-text-as-long-as-everything-is-exactly-the-way-i-want-i<\/p>\n

sarcastic, feline example of <\/em>as long as<\/em><\/u><\/h5>\n

zoom has been recognized for supporting schools during the global quarantine.<\/p>\n

founder and ceo eric yuan has been lauded<\/em> for the company’s efforts to help out<\/em> schools and other organizations during the crisis.<\/h4>\n

laud<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means applaud<\/em>, praise<\/em>. help out<\/em><\/strong> is a synonym of help<\/em>. it is used in the chorus of avicii<\/strong>‘s global hit hey brother<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

what if i’m far from home? oh brother, i will hear your call
\nwhat if i lose it all? oh sister, i will help u out<\/em><\/h4>\n