Day 56 · Particular About the Tip

<p>A slow English story about A restaurant taxed the tip before the tax, so I got the bill fixed. 13 simple sentences. Word by word. About 13 minutes.</p><p>📝 Today&#39;s sentences</p><p>① Today I went out for dinner with a friend.</p><p>② The food was great, and so was the service.</p><p>③ When the bill came, I was about to leave a 20% tip.</p><p>④ But then I noticed something was off.</p><p>⑤ Normally, you only pay tax on the food itself.</p><p>⑥ And the tip just gets added on top. It shouldn&#39;t be taxed.</p><p>⑦ But this restaurant added the tip before the tax.</p><p>⑧ So my tip got taxed too, and that&#39;s definitely not right.</p><p>⑨ You know I&#39;m good with numbers, especially when it comes to money.</p><p>⑩ My friend told me to just tip 15% and let it go.</p><p>⑪ But I didn&#39;t want to. So I asked the manager if there was a mistake.</p><p>⑫ In the end, they fixed the bill, and I still left an 18% tip.</p><p>⑬ I guess I can be really particular about these things.</p><p>🔑 Vocabulary</p><p>• tip /tɪp/</p><p>• something was off /ˈsʌmθɪŋ wəz ɔːf/</p><p>• on top /ɒn tɒp/</p><p>• got taxed /ɡɒt tækst/</p><p>• when it comes to money /wen ɪt kʌmz tə ˈmʌni/</p><p>• let it go /let ɪt ɡoʊ/</p><p>• particular /pərˈtɪkjələr/</p><p>🎧 New episode every weekday</p><p>Subscribe so you don&#39;t miss the next sentence.</p>