{"id":5533,"date":"2016-07-04T10:51:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-04T10:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gymglish.com\/2016\/07\/04\/poll-the-word-of-the-month-june-2016\/"},"modified":"2021-04-02T10:06:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-02T08:06:14","slug":"poll-the-word-of-the-month-june-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gymglish.com\/de\/2016\/07\/04\/poll-the-word-of-the-month-june-2016","title":{"rendered":"POLL: The Word of the Month June 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewordofthemonth.com\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Word of the\u00a0Month<\/a>.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.gymglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/911db-1n5rxaplgfa29ifw6fxhpxa.png?w=740&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Definition<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Poll<\/strong>: a vote, a referendum; a survey.<br>Also: the place where voting takes place (school, city hall, etc).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To poll<\/strong>: to survey, ask questions, record an opinion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Ex: 19 out of 7 people believe polls are inaccurate.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Polls in the&nbsp;news<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>UK voters flocked to the <strong>polls<\/strong> this month. Initial <strong>polling<\/strong> indicated the UK would stay in the European Union, but now it\u2019s official: \u201cSee EU later\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In solidarity with the vote, the English football team has also left the Euro Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confusion at the&nbsp;polls<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>(North) <strong>Pole<\/strong>: Santa lives there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pole<\/strong>: a Polish person, like former pope John \u201cPoll\u201d II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Paul<\/strong>: Second best Beatle (after Ringo).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pol<\/strong>: Cambodian dictator. Unpopular in the polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">UK, let\u2019s make a&nbsp;deal:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You can<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Continue doing business with the EU and stashing cash all over.<\/li><li>Keep your summer homes in Spain and France.<\/li><li>Take part in Eurovision (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thewordofthemonth.com\/images\/wom\/201606-high-culture.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high culture<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>We can<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Keep London. Sound fair?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Hey UK, re-open the polls: \u201cParting is such sweet sorrow.*\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Former European William Shakespeare, Romeo &amp; Juliet.<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Take a look through our <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewordofthemonth.com\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Word of the Month<\/em><\/a><em> archives, or improve your English with <a href=\"https:\/\/gymglish.com\/de\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gymglish.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. 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