But you must.... a good breakfast.

English translation: but you must try and eat a good breakfast

12:39 Aug 22, 2019
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / listening and comprehension
English term or phrase: But you must.... a good breakfast.
I can't understand what the actress is saying after the word MUST.

Link: https://youtu.be/B3tZdUKWHMM

Time: 12:27 until 12:30

Thanks!
Daniel Slon
Selected answer:but you must try and eat a good breakfast
Explanation:
Note that this might appear ungrammatical (and, instead of to), but it is a perfectly normal thing to say.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 01:03
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your help!
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4 +5but you must try and eat a good breakfast
B D Finch


  

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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
but you must.... a good breakfast.
but you must try and eat a good breakfast


Explanation:
Note that this might appear ungrammatical (and, instead of to), but it is a perfectly normal thing to say.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 01:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Thanks a lot for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lisa Jane
14 mins
  -> Thanks Lisa

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
  -> Thanks Yvonne

agree  Eleanor Bridgwood (X)
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Eleanor

agree  Rachel Fell: There is a subtitle option on my computer/I just listened/looked at a bit: it's auto-generated and not reliable, e.g. it says "tufted" for the bit in the other question;-)
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Rachel. That could put subtitlers out of a job, but I wonder how accurate it could be.

agree  JaneTranslates
7 days
  -> Thanks Jane
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