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Narrator: Today's word is "Ribbon" — noun, pronounced /ˈrɪbən/, with the stress on "rib".
Narrator: A ribbon is a long, narrow strip of material used for tying things or for decoration.
Narrator: In plain English, it is a decorative strip of fabric.
Narrator: It comes from old French riban.
Narrator: A common collocation is "cut the ribbon", which describes officially opening a building.
Narrator: It differs from "string", because string is plain and thin, while ribbon is wider and decorative.
Narrator: In a second sense, "torn to ribbons" means ripped into pieces, and a ribbon is also a toolbar in software.
Narrator: Fashion, gifts, ceremonies and software design all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: a ribbon ties, decorates and celebrates.
Speaker A: Who's opening the new library?
Speaker B: The mayor, with a RIBBON cutting! It comes from old French riban.
Speaker A: Big scissors?
Speaker B: The biggest you've seen.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Tie the present with a red ribbon", gifts. "She wore a ribbon in her hair", fashion. "The ribbon in Word has all the tools", software.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: Spell it with double "b", "ribbon".
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Band is its cousin, sash its twin, and bow an alternative — yet ribbon keeps its festive charm!
Speaker B: Let's use "ribbon" in AI prompts — useful for event planning and UI design.
Speaker A: How for events?
Speaker B: Plan ceremonies.
Prompt: Write a running order for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a new community centre.
Speaker A: And UI?
Speaker B: Toolbars.
Prompt: Design a ribbon toolbar layout for a simple document editor.
Speaker A: Could it help shops?
Speaker B: Yes, for gifting.
Prompt: Add a gift-wrap option with ribbon colour choices at checkout.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Awareness.
Prompt: Explain the meaning of awareness ribbon colours for a charity page.
Ribbon — meaning in Arabic & definition More R courses GL Dictionary