Vocabulary Spotlight | Punch in, Punch out, and Punch up

The A to Z English Podcast

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2024-05-01

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Become a monthly subscriber for just $1.99 per month and receive an additional two to three episodes per week! https://app.redcircle.com/shows/9472af5c-8580-45e1-b0dd-ff211db08a90/exclusive-content In this episode of The A to Z English Podcast, Xochitl and Jack explain the meaning of several phrasal verbs which use the word punch. Punch in: To enter data or information by pressing keys on a keyboard or keypad, often used in the context of clocking in at work. Example: "Don't forget to punch in when you arrive at the office." Punch out: To exit a time clock or record one's departure from work by pressing a button or card. Example: "I'll punch out at 5:00 and then we can grab dinner." Punch up: To improve or enhance something, often by adding more energy, excitement, or impact. Podcast Website: https://atozenglishpodcast.com/vocabulary-spotlight-punch-in-punch-out-and-punch-up/ Social Media: WeChat: atozenglishpodcast Facebook Group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/671098974684413/ Tik Tok: @atozenglish1 Instagram: @atozenglish22 Twitter: @atozenglish22 A to Z Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/theatozenglishpodcast Check out our You Tube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCds7JR-5dbarBfas4Ve4h8A Become a member of Podchaser and leave a positive review! https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-a-to-z-english-podcast-4779670 Join our Whatsapp group: https://forms.gle/zKCS8y1t9jwv2KTn7 Intro/Outro Music: Daybird by Broke for Free https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Broke_For_Free/Directionless_EP/Broke_For_Free_-_Directionless_EP_-_03_Day_Bird/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/legalcode Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-a-to-z-english-podcast/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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  • Welcome to the a to Z english podcast.

  • My name is Jack and I'm here with my co host, Sochil.

  • And today we are in the under the vocabulary spotlight doing phrasal verbs using the verb punch and so social.

  • What does it mean to punch in something?

  • To punch in?

  • Punch in.

  • Well, you can punch something in on a calculator, which literally means, like, here's my phone, and then I'm punching it in.

  • Like, I'm literally.

  • Because of the noise it makes when you push in the numbers, but you can also punch in on the clock.

  • So this is like back from when people had time cards too, I think because I saw it in SpongeBob.

  • That's how I know he had like a little time card.

  • And you'd like, put it in the machine and it would like punch a hole or something in the time slot.

  • Yeah, I used to do that in my job that I had a time card.

  • You go to the machine, you punch it in.