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   Theo Theo: You follow every rule. You're so... rule-book!
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   Nadia Nadia: Rule-book? Is that good or bad?
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   Theo Theo: Let's send the poster now. It looks perfect.
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   Nadia Nadia: Not yet. The checklist comes first.
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   Theo Theo: You follow every rule. You're so... rule-book!
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   Nadia Nadia: Rule-book? Is that good or bad?
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   Narrator Theo knows what he means, but he can't find the phrase.
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   Narrator Four parts: position, spelling, tone, and a look-alike.
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   Narrator To do something by the book is to follow the rules exactly.
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    Narrator The book isn't a real book.
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    Narrator It stands for any official set of rules.
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    Narrator People use it at work, in legal matters, and in daily tasks.
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    Narrator The new lab assistant runs every chemical test by the book.
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    Narrator We filed the building permits strictly by the book.
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    Narrator In both sentences, people follow the rules and skip no steps.
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    Nadia Nadia: Print day means I work by the book.
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    Theo Theo: Even the tiny steps?
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    Nadia Nadia: Yes. Last time, we skipped one step.
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    Theo Theo: And the poster had a typo. Right.
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    Narrator Usually, by the book comes after a verb.
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    Narrator Our lead mechanic always works by the book.
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    Narrator The committee decided to do everything by the book.
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    Narrator The phrase tells us how someone does the action.
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    Narrator Other verbs work too, like play, go and run.
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    Narrator The phrase never changes, so keep all three words and keep book singular.
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    Narrator Don't put it before the verb.
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    Narrator Say, we handled every safety question by the book.
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    Narrator Well, if we're going to do it, we're gonna do it by the book.
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    Narrator The phrase "by the book" comes right after the verb "do", and it means we will follow the
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    Narrator rules exactly.
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    Narrator After a verb, write three separate words.
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    Narrator She works by the book during safety inspections.
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    Narrator Before a noun, join the three words with hyphens.
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    Narrator She is a by-the-book organizer who never overlooks a detail.
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    Narrator The hyphens link the three words into one idea for the reader.
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    Narrator Choose the best answer.
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    Narrator Which spelling fits before the noun?
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    Narrator A.
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    Narrator Before a noun, join the three words with hyphens: by-the-book.
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    Narrator Your turn.
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    Narrator Listen, then say it out loud.
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    Narrator We always do things by the book.
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    Narrator She's a by-the-book teacher.
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    Nadia Nadia: People say I'm a by-the-book writer.
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    Theo Theo: Good or bad? I honestly can't tell.
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    Theo Theo: Good! Your checklist caught a typo today.
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    Nadia Nadia: Phew. I thought you were annoyed.
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    Narrator On its own, by the book is not good or bad.
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    Narrator The speaker's attitude comes from the situation.
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    Narrator In high-risk jobs, like surgery or flying, it often sounds like praise.
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    Narrator I trust this surgeon because she does everything strictly by the book.
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    Narrator In a small, everyday job, strict rules that never bend can annoy people.
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    Narrator Then it sounds like a complaint.
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    Narrator The loan officer was so by the book that he refused to waive our small fee.
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    Narrator A fee waiver means you don't have to pay the fee.
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    Narrator He said no, even for five dollars.
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    Narrator The phrase stays the same, but the feeling changes with the situation.
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    Narrator You can also say, follow the official procedure.
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    Narrator It sounds more formal and has no good or bad feeling.
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    Narrator Honestly, Sharon, do you have to be so by the book?
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    Narrator She is annoyed, so "so by the book" is a complaint: Sharon follows the rules too
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    Narrator strictly for her.
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    Narrator Choose the best answer.
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    Narrator A woman talks about her manager.
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    Narrator A.
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    Narrator He won't change anything, even for a good reason.
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    Narrator That's too strict, so the phrase sounds like a complaint.
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    Narrator Learners sometimes change the phrase.
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    Narrator Keep book singular, and keep the word the.
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    Narrator Don't confuse it with in my book.
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    Narrator That phrase gives a personal opinion.
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    Narrator In my book, being on time shows respect.
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    Narrator Official rules: she works by the book.
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    Narrator Your own view: in my book, honesty matters.
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    Narrator To bend the rules means to make an exception.
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    Narrator The supervisor refused to bend the rules for her nephew.
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    Narrator Above board means honest and open.
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    Narrator It doesn't always mean someone followed every rule.
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    Narrator The contract negotiation remained completely above board.
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    Narrator You know, in my book, you're no loser.
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    Narrator She says "in my book" to share her own opinion of him, not a rule: to her, he is not a loser.
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    Narrator Last one.
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    Narrator You want to share your own opinion, not an official rule.
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    Narrator A.
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    Narrator It's your own view, so use in my book.
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    Narrator By the book would mean an official rule.
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    Narrator In fast speech, the word the is short and weak.
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    Narrator The strongest stress falls on the last word, book.
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    Narrator You must operate the lift strictly by the book.
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    Narrator Listen for the small word the.
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    Narrator It sits between by and book.
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    Narrator Accents change the vowels a little, but the rhythm stays the same.
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    Nadia Nadia: Did you send the poster?
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    Theo Theo: Yes. We did everything by the book.
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    Theo Theo: In my book, you're a hero.
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    Nadia Nadia: Aw. Then you buy the coffee.
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    Narrator Now a dictation.
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    Narrator Listen and write the sentence.
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    Narrator Check your sentence.
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     Narrator Did you write by the book as three separate words?
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     Narrator Doing something by the book means following the rules exactly.
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     Narrator After a verb, write three words.
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     Narrator Before a noun, add hyphens.
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     Narrator Then listen to the situation.
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     Narrator Is it praise, or is it a complaint?
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     Narrator And keep book singular.
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     Narrator In my book is something different.
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1. Frage 1 Satz noch einmal anhören

   What does an employee mean when they say, 'I did the inventory check by the book'?

   A They followed every required inventory rule without taking shortcuts. B They wrote a brand-new training handbook for the warehouse team. C They recorded the inventory counts using only paper notebooks.
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