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Hi, I'm Rob, and welcome to Six Minute English,
where we talk about an interesting topic and six items of related vocabulary.
And I'm Neil, and today we're talking about Wetiquette.
What's that, Rob?
I have no idea.
Well, you won't find Wetiquette in many dictionaries.
It actually means swimming pool etiquette.
Wetiquette, get it?
Etiquette is a set of rules for how to behave in social situations,
and Wetiquette is a set of do's and don'ts to keep things calm in the water.
Do's and don'ts are also rules telling us how to behave,
so things like no running by the pool or no diving in the shallow end.
Am I right?
Yes, and no, Rob.
Those are traditional swimming pool rules,
but Wetiquette covers slightly different things.
Okay, well, before we get to those,
I have a question for you, Neil.