{"id":8738,"date":"2019-01-07T21:41:32","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T03:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=8738"},"modified":"2019-01-08T12:25:30","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T18:25:30","slug":"bird-box-present-perfect-cool-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/bird-box-present-perfect-cool-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"bird box: present perfect &#038; cool vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>bird box<\/strong> <\/em>has been a holiday <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>netflix<\/strong><\/span> sensation. \u00a0have u seen it? \u00a0if u haven&#8217;t, don&#8217;t worry; no <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/pussy-riot-on-house-of-cards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>spoilers<\/em> <\/strong><\/a>here (info that will ruin your experience watching the movie). \u00a0just the trailer.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bird Box Trailer #1 (2018) | Movieclips Trailers\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MPWMBITCudM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>there are many examples of  in this trailer, starting at :30 with two examples of \u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-continuous-in-songs-u-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">present perfect continuous<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>when the doctor asks <strong>sandra bullock<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><em>how&#8217;ve u been<\/em> <em>feeling<\/em>? <em>have u been sleeping<\/em> any better?<\/h4>\n<p>present perfect continuous uses the past participle <em>been<\/em>\u00a0with the -ing form of another verb. the difference between present perfect and present perfect continuous is not always significant. both represent actions that started in the past and continue to the present. present perfect continuous might indicate a shorter period of time. \u00a0in this case, the implication is since the last time malorie saw her doctor.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>how&#8217;ve<\/strong><\/em> is a contraction of <em>how have<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/7c682c1e-3cfc-4f3e-b01d-078ee9cc422f-bird_box_movie.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8759\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/7c682c1e-3cfc-4f3e-b01d-078ee9cc422f-bird_box_movie-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"sandra bullock and sarah paulsen in bird box\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/7c682c1e-3cfc-4f3e-b01d-078ee9cc422f-bird_box_movie-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/7c682c1e-3cfc-4f3e-b01d-078ee9cc422f-bird_box_movie-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/7c682c1e-3cfc-4f3e-b01d-078ee9cc422f-bird_box_movie-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/7c682c1e-3cfc-4f3e-b01d-078ee9cc422f-bird_box_movie.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>malorie answers<\/p>\n<h4>well, <em>rough<\/em>, but <em>then again<\/em> i never slept well before this condition.<\/h4>\n<p> means she hasn&#8217;t slept well. <strong><em>then again<\/em><\/strong> is similar to <em>on the other hand;<\/em>\u00a0<em>an opposing idea<\/em>. u can hear it in the first line of <strong>ok go<\/strong>&#8216;s song with the famous <strong><em>treadmill<\/em> <\/strong>video&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>it could be ten, but <em>then again<\/em> I can&#8217;t remember half an hour since a quarter to four<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OK Go - Here It Goes Again (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dTAAsCNK7RA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and the first line of the second verse of the classic <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/get-mine-yours-his-hers-etc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>frank sinatra<\/strong><\/a> song <strong><em>my way<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0contains present perfect and <em>then again<\/em>\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"margin-left: 3px; margin-right: 3px; vertical-align: middle; -webkit-box-shadow: none; -moz-box-shadow: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-emoji-one\/icons\/1F62E.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/regret-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">regrets<\/a>. i&#8217;ve had a few. but <em>then again<\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/too-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">too<\/a> few to mention.<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Frank Sinatra, My Way, With Lyrics\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6E2hYDIFDIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>at :40 in the bird box trailer, the doctor replies<\/p>\n<h4>it&#8217;s called pregnancy. it&#8217;s ok to say it <em>out loud<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p>her application of<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/out-loud-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong> out loud<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0means <em>audibly,<\/em>\u00a0<em>so everyone can hear<\/em>, <em>it&#8217;s not taboo to say &#8220;pregnancy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>there is another example of present perfect at :50, when\u00a0malorie&#8217;s sister jessica (<strong>sarah paulsen<\/strong>) sees chaos in the streets and observes that <em>something&#8217;s happened<\/em>. <strong><em>something&#8217;s<\/em><\/strong> is a contraction of <em>something has<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Malkovich-saves-Bird-Box-Courtesy-image-1024x524.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8760\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Malkovich-saves-Bird-Box-Courtesy-image-1024x524-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Malkovich-saves-Bird-Box-Courtesy-image-1024x524-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Malkovich-saves-Bird-Box-Courtesy-image-1024x524-768x393.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Malkovich-saves-Bird-Box-Courtesy-image-1024x524.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>at 1:21 douglas (<strong>john malkovich<\/strong>) uses present perfect twice&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>every contact <em>we&#8217;ve had<\/em> with the outside <em>has brought<\/em> us death.<\/h4>\n<p>and at 1:30 after malorie&#8217;s <strong><em>companion<\/em><\/strong> (partner, boyfriend) tom (<strong>trevante rhodes<\/strong>) tells her that their kids <em><strong>deserve<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0hope (they should have it). malorie uses present perfect twice too in her response.<\/p>\n<h4><em>every single<\/em> decision i <em>have made<\/em> <em>has been<\/em> for them<\/h4>\n<p> emphasizes <em>the importance of each individual<\/em> decision.<\/p>\n<p>it is used a lot in popular music, like the title of this rap that features <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/inch-by-inch-pound-for-pound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>snoop dogg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"758\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F257738863&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=758&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the most famous song by <strong>the police<\/strong>, <strong><em>every breath u take<\/em><\/strong> has the same line in the opening verse, and as a background vocal during the outro<\/p>\n<h4><em>every single<\/em> day, every word u say<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Police - Every Breath You Take (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OMOGaugKpzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>the chorus of <em>beautiful<\/em> by christina aguilera<\/strong> says<\/p>\n<h4>i,u,we am\/are beautiful in <em>every single<\/em> way<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Christina Aguilera - Beautiful (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eAfyFTzZDMM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>and the hook for\u00a0<em><strong>devil inside<\/strong><\/em> by <strong>inxs<\/strong> says<\/p>\n<h4><em>every single<\/em> one of us: the devil inside<\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"INXS - Devil Inside\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hv_zJrO_ptk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>also interesting in the trailer&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>at 1:55 malorie says<\/p>\n<h4>we are going on the <em>trip<\/em> now. it&#8217;s going to be <em>rough<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>trip<\/strong><\/em> is usually used as a noun when talking about going from one place to another. <strong><em>travel<\/em><\/strong> is usually used as a verb, NOT a noun. <em>we are going on the travel now<\/em> would sound <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/weird-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weird<\/a>.\u00a0<strong><em>rough<\/em> <\/strong>in this context means <em>difficult<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bird-Box.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8756\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bird-Box-300x160.jpg\" alt=\"a boat trip in bird box\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bird-Box-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Bird-Box.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>taking a trip in a boat<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>and at 2:15 she tells her kids, boy and girl,<\/p>\n<h4><em>under no circumstance<\/em> are u <em>allowed<\/em> to <em>take off<\/em> your <em>blindfold<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>under no circumstance<\/strong><\/em> means <em>never.<\/em> <strong><em>allowed<\/em><\/strong> means <em>permitted<\/em>. <em><strong>take off<\/strong><\/em> means <em>remove<\/em>. <strong><em>blindfold<\/em><\/strong> is probably the most obvious vocabulary associated with\u00a0<em>bird bag<\/em>. \u00a0the <em>blindfold<\/em> all the characters wear in the movie protects them from the unseen (to the audience) force causing all the chaos.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwHZxvyXgAE0lpI.jpg\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwHZxvyXgAE0lpI.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8751\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwHZxvyXgAE0lpI-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"bird box meme: me checking my bank account after the holidays meme\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwHZxvyXgAE0lpI-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwHZxvyXgAE0lpI-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwHZxvyXgAE0lpI-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwHZxvyXgAE0lpI-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/DwHZxvyXgAE0lpI.jpg 1062w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/salvation-army-birdbox-610x623.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-8755\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/salvation-army-birdbox-610x623-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"bird box salvation army meme\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/salvation-army-birdbox-610x623-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/salvation-army-birdbox-610x623.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>there are many memes at the moment that feature sandra bullock wearing a 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