Anecdote meaning in English
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Definition
an anecdote: an entertaining or humorous story
I know a rather funny anecdote about a man, a cabbage, and a copy of Marie Claire.
Examples
- "Bruno : What a humorous anecdote."
- "Bruno : Alright, Brian, I haven't got time to hear one of your stupid Elkie Johns anecdotes!"
- "This sort of anecdote is becoming more and more common."
Exercise 1
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the audio. The first letter has been given.
This term is synonymous with "incompetent", "inept" or "ineffectual".
Icarus is excellent at math, but he is when it comes to cooking.
This term describes a short account of an interesting or humorous incident. It is synonymous with "story".
Horatio told us an about his visit to the lost city of the Incas.
This term is synonymous with "incompetent", "inept" or "ineffectual".
Icarus is excellent at math, but he is when it comes to cooking.
This term describes a short account of an interesting or humorous incident. It is synonymous with "story".
Horatio told us an about his visit to the lost city of the Incas.
Fill in the blanks with terms used in the audio. The first letter has been given.
This term is synonymous with "incompetent", "inept" or "ineffectual".
Icarus is excellent at math, but he is [not done] useless 1 when it comes to cooking.
This term describes a short account of an interesting or humorous incident. It is synonymous with "story".
Horatio told us an [not done] anecdote 2 about his visit to the lost city of the Incas.
This term is synonymous with "incompetent", "inept" or "ineffectual".
Icarus is excellent at math, but he is [not done] useless 1 when it comes to cooking.
This term describes a short account of an interesting or humorous incident. It is synonymous with "story".
Horatio told us an [not done] anecdote 2 about his visit to the lost city of the Incas.
1 useless: The adjective "useless" literally describes having no beneficial use. Informally, it can describe being "ineffectual", "hopeless" or just "no good". When Bruno describes his colleagues as "useless", he believes that they are bad at thinking of original ideas. Another example: Cassette players are useless these days, everyone downloads MP3s.
2 anecdote: An "anecdote" is a short story or account of something interesting or humorous that happened in the past. In the dialogue, Bruno tells Brian to stop telling his anecdotes about Elkie Johns.
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