195. Why is it 2023?? (English Vocabulary Lesson)

<p><a href="https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish"><u><strong>JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB &nbsp;-- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish</strong></u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast" target="_blank"><u><strong>NEW YOUTUBE Channel!!! - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast</strong></u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/01/02/why-is-it-2023/" target="_blank"><u><strong>TRANSCRIPT - </strong></u><em><strong>https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2023/01/02/why-is-it-2023/</strong></em></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Welcome to the first Thinking in English episode of 2023! Or… is it really 2023? Let’s discuss this history of calendars, time, and dates on today’s episode (and practice your listening comprehension and vocabulary skills at the same time)!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p>INSTAGRAM - <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fuqul"><u>thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/)&nbsp;</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://thinkinginenglish.blog/"><u>Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast" target="_blank"><u>YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@thinkinginenglishpodcast</u></a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <h2>Vocabulary List</h2> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Take for granted (</strong><em><strong>phrase</strong></em><strong>) - to believe something to be the truth without even thinking about it</strong></p> <p><em>I guess we all took it for granted that water would always be freely available</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Solar (</strong><em><strong>adj</strong></em><strong>) – of or from the sun</strong></p> <p><em>I want to build a solar power car</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Lunar (</strong><em><strong>adj</strong></em><strong>) – of or relating to the moon</strong></p> <p><em>The lunar rover landed safely on the moon</em></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Approximately (adv) - close to a particular numbe