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One of my friends is a musician and he is performing at his first concert tomorrow! This morning I saw him for a coffee and said:Looking at me with confusion and fear he repeated:Break a leg? Why on earth would I want thatYou may be as confused
After a long day at work my partner always asks how I am feeling. I usually reply with one of the two:hungry-ish or tired-ish.So what does this 'ish’' mean? Do I need to eat or go to bed? Ish spelt I-S-H is an informal suffix used to say about
Our slang word of the week is mug spelt M-U-G. This is a tricky word due to its vast range of meanings within both slang and formal English. Now our first and formal meaning of mug is a noun meaning a vessel for hot drinks.- Every morning I dri
Have you ever suffered from FOMO or JOMO? If you've no idea what I'm talking about, then it could be argued that you're in fact already a victim of them without knowing!So FOMO, F-O-M-O what is it? This relatively new acronym stands for the exp
So you have planned three holidays, booked time off work and are totally ready to lay on a beach sipping pina coladas under the sun. This I am sure were many of your summer plans, unfortunately they have been put on hold due to the recent pande
My friend Kelly used to work at an Italian Pizzeria in Canterbury. She worked with many Italian chefs and would compliment them on the daily pasta specials looking ‘sick’.Their response was usually one of embarrassment or anger, thinking she ha
Today we will be exploring idiomatic phrases that I would say are rare gems of slang. Before we start, I want to give you some context.You and your friend have decided to go for a day at the beach, you have been planning this trip for a long ti
Things don’t seem easy these days, whether you're setting up an online bank account, learning how to work i-teach platform to teach your students, or finding the right ingredients in the supermarket to make your boyfriend's favorite cake.I hope
As I have been trapped inside for a while now, I have been "face timing" many of my close friends who are far away, as I am sure you have all been doing. While speaking to my closest friend Ella I commented:- "woah! Your face looks absolutely b
Before we get started I wanted to say a few words about the current global situation.In desperate times we feel panicked and scared for many reasons. I want to thank everyone who is helping us during this crisis, especially doctors and nurses t
This weekend I have been lazy, I have gone shopping, tidied my flat and spent some time with my chum... Louisa what are you talking about now? What are your chums?Chums C-H-U-M-S, is a tricky slang word, we can use it as a noun, a verb or an ad
While telling my Italian friends about my good friend Ollie from Glasgow I said "he is a good bloke". Bloke? what nationality is that? No it is not a nationality! So what is my friend Ollie? Bloke B-L-O-K-E is an extremely common term denoting
You are listening to our fourth and final episode specialising on slang and money!Ok on to our next slang term for money… a pony. I can hear you asking me- Louisa why are we now talking about a baby horse? Spelt the same P-O-N-Y pony actually m
You are listening to our third episode specialising on slang and money!Today we are starting by looking at the most common and widely used slang terms. I was in a bar recently with my Italian friend, i bought some drinks and she asked me how mu
In our most recent episodes we are discussing slang words for money! Something key when travelling to a different country or even speaking a new language! Today we will be examining slang words for the British Pound Coin.The most common slang w
Today we will be talking about money, something universal….however us brits have found many words and phrases to use when talking about it.While the origins of these slang terms are many and various, certainly a lot of English money slang is ro
Today we will be exploring more social media slang, in particular how do we identify the sea of people on social media, from trolls to baes...what are they and what do they mean?! Now is your chance to find out so lets get started...So in forma
Today we will be exploring more social media slang! The internet is super important when learning a new language as social media is something that allows you to connect with people from all over the world.So let’s have a look now at how to navi
Last episode we mastered internet slang and abbreviations but this episode we will become experts on slang specifically for social media.Even if you’ve mastered English vocabulary offline, you might find yourself scrolling through Social Media
Today we will be exploring essential internet abbreviations.The more time you spend learning English, the more time you’ll spend reading and writing English on the internet. I know as a language learner this can be exciting but also very frustr
Last episode we looked at the slang term "hen party" an event for a woman before she gets married.But is there one for men? Yes! And that’s what we will be looking at today.This is a stag party S-T-A-G, a noun, which is a celebration held for a
Ok so this week's episodes are inspired by my friend Rosie Higginbottom, who is soon to be married! I was telling my Italian friend about traditional english celebrations, concerning weddings... an important one being a hen party. What is that
We all have our own special way of celebrating Christmas, whether its spending all day socialising with friends or simply curling up by the fireplace all day. Today I want to tell you about what British people think the ‘must do’s’ of Christmas
Today we will be exploring our third, Christmas topic, my favourite, Christmas food. So let’s get started...Many countries have their own special ways of celebrating Christmas, all usually concerning special types of food. As the world global
Hello and welcome back to a very special episode of Slang with me Louisa May Adams. This show will give you the chance to hear, understand the origins and meanings of new slang and to use it immediately!Today we will be exploring our second Ch
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