ord="and">and ord="well">well-ord="meaning">meaning ord="person">person. ord="And">And, ord="if">if ord="you">you ord="are">are ord="a">a ord="very">very ord="good">good ord="person">person, ord="I">I ord="would">would ord="even">even ord="say">say ord="that">that ord="you">you ord="have">have

ord="a">a ord="heart">heart ord="of">of ord="gold">gold

. ord="However">However, ord="you">you ord="might">might ord="have">have

ord="a">a ord="change">change ord="of">of ord="heart">heart

ord="based">based ord="on">on ord="what">what ord="I">I ord="tell">tell ord="you">you. ord="Our">Our ord="discussion">discussion ord="might">might ord="cause">cause ord="you">you ord="to">to ord="change">change ord="the">the ord="way">way ord="you">you ord="feel">feel ord="about">about ord="something">something.

ord="But">But, ord="let">let ord="us">us ord="suppose">suppose ord="you">you ord="get">get ord="angry">angry ord="over">over ord="what">what ord="I">I ord="tell">tell ord="you">you. ord="Or">Or ord="worse">worse, ord="you">you ord="feel">feel ord="no">no ord="sympathy">sympathy ord="or">or ord="understanding">understanding ord="for">for ord="me">me ord="or">or ord="my">my ord="situation">situation. ord="If">If ord="this">this ord="happens">happens, ord="I">I ord="might">might ord="think">think ord="that">that ord="you">you ord="have">have

ord="a">a ord="heart">heart ord="of">of ord="stone">stone

. ord="And">And, ord="if">if ord="you">you ord="say">say ord="something">something ord="to">to ord="make">make ord="me">me ord="frightened">frightened ord="or">or ord="worried">worried, ord="my">my ord="heart">heart ord="might">might

ord="stand">stand ord="still">still

or

skip a beat

.

Yet, even though you may be angry, I would know that

at heart

, you are a kind person. In reality, you do care. And any argument between us would not cause me to

lose heart

or feel a sense of loss.

My

heart goes out

to anyone who loses a friend over an argument. It really is a sad situation, and I feel sympathy for the people involved.

I promise that what I have told you today is true –

cross my heart

.

I really wanted to play some music at the end of this feature. In fact, I

had my heart set on it

. So here it is, “Don’t Go Breaking my Heart” by Elton John.

(MUSIC)

This VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, was written by Jill Moss. I’m Faith Lapidus.