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Id ESLPod_0420_WE_0515
Episode Id ESLPod 420
Episode Title Workplace Safety
Phrase to cite
Text In this podcast, the phrase "to be cited" means to be told officially that one has done something against the law or broken a rule: "The accountant was cited for stealing money from the company." The verb "to cite" means to refer to something as an example or to show where one's information came from: "When you write your report, don't forget to cite the newspaper where you found that information." Or, "The manager cited the company's vacation policy as her reason for not letting her employees take more than one week of vacation at a time." Finally, the verb "to cite" can mean to say or write the exact words that someone else has said or written: "The teacher smiled and said, 'beautiful Los Angeles,' citing Dr. Jeff McQuillan's favorite phrase."
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