Languages are Alive!!! by Jessie

The cool thing about languages is that they are always changing—obviously the English that Shakespeare spoke is not the same as the English we speak today! Every year we find new words in the English language, and many of them become popular with people your age and my age. Here are some expressions you might hear (some common ones and some that are “new”) and that you might like to use yourself.

Have a one-track mind: when you only think about one thing

Example: “Thomas only thinks about football, he has a one-track mind.”

Walk the walk: to act according to the words you say (some people say a lot but do not act the same way!)

Example: “Carly says that she really wants to go to university, but she never studies. She needs to walk the walk.”

A piece of cake: something that is really easy

Example: “That English exam was a piece of cake, I got a 10!”

FOMO: “Fear Of Missing Out”—when you go somewhere because you don’t want to miss anything fun.

Example: “It was so rainy this weekend and I wanted to stay home, but then my friends invited me to a party. I had FOMO so I ended up going.”

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basic: someone who is very boring/plain/does everything that is popular at the moment that everyone else is doing it

Example: “Allyson is wearing her white Converse sneakers with jeans and a short shirt. She’s so basic.”

YOLO: “You Only Live Once”—an expression used to motivate us to do something, because life is short

Example: “I was super nervous to go skydiving, but hey—YOLO!”yolocatsilver_fullpic

babe: a name for a really attractive person, also a name we use for boyfriends/girlfriends

Example: “The actor from The Hunger Games is such a babe, I love him.”

busted: when you get in trouble

Example: “Stephanie had a party in her house when her parents were gone, but they came home early and were so mad. She was busted.”

geek: a name for someone who is a little strange and likes things that are less popular (stereotypically they do not have a lot of friends, do not dress well, and are very intelligent—look for Steve Urkel on Google and he is the perfect example!)

Example: “That kid over there with the huge glasses and white socks is always on the computer alone. He’s kind of a geek.”

Hope to hear some of these in class with me this week and next! 🙂