Audio Index: 29:07

Topics: Ask an American: forecasting the future; offhand; off the top of one’s head; out with the old, in with the new; using “more” versus “-er” to form the comparative

Words:

desalination

shortage

nanotechnology

to associate (something) with (something)

water-stressed

to thrive

ideally

leisure

ironic

perceived

roughly

bright

spot

informed

to fit with (something)

offhand

off the top of one’s head

out with the old, in with the new