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| readeralexey | Дата: Суббота, 13.09.2025, 17:46 | Сообщение # 1 |
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| Write a dialogue using formal and informal words from the unit. Play upon the effects of formality / informality (the speakers may both use the same or different functional styles.)
Which English words do you know that are very informal or are slang? Where did you encounter them? Write a story of your first encounter with one or two of such words, providing the initial context of their use, and some other illustrations from open sources.
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| boriskorsun3 | Дата: Среда, 24.09.2025, 21:33 | Сообщение # 2 |
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| Liam: "Hey, Professor Eldridge! Bored in lecture, grabbing some extra reading."
Professor Eldridge: "Good afternoon, Liam. Experiencing ennui? Difficulty with the discourse?"
Liam: "Yeah, the business stuff, tenders, capital… heavy. Thinking about starting up someday."
Professor Eldridge: "Entrepreneurship can be daunting. Diligent review of the assigned readings is crucial."
Liam: "Right. Think you could have a look at my essay draft when you've got a sec? Needs a rewrite."
Professor Eldridge: "Schedule a meeting during office hours for a more focused discussion."
Liam: "Cool. Gotta ring my mate. Catch ya later!"
Professor Eldridge: "Until then, Liam. Avoid colloquialisms in your writing."
I first learned the word "chill" from a funny meme on TikTok. It was a picture of a cat lounging in a hammock with the caption "Just chilling." I thought it was a funny way to describe relaxing, so I looked up what "chill" meant. Later, I saw a YouTuber say "Chill out, dude!" in a video when someone in his game was getting upset. That helped me understand how to use it when someone's stressed. Now I see "chill" everywhere online! Another slang word I learned from YouTube is "savage." Someone left a comment saying "Savage!" on a video where someone made a really witty comeback. I've started using it too when my friends say something funny and bold.
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| mariafokina99 | Дата: Среда, 24.09.2025, 22:16 | Сообщение # 3 |
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| - I`m out of energy. I have never thought that starting my own business will be so hard.
- John, you badly need a rest. If you need, I can help you to raise capital.
- No way! James, are you going into partnership with me?
- Hmm, I will have a think about it but I can give you money right now without any agreement.
- Wow, that's an incredible offer, seriously. But I couldn't just take your money like that. What if my idea totally flops? I'd feel awful.
- Well, the offer's there if you change your mind.
- I appreciate it more than you know. Let me sleep on it and I'll call you this weekend. Deal?
- Deal.
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| mariablansh | Дата: Среда, 24.09.2025, 23:48 | Сообщение # 4 |
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| - Hi, sweety!
- Hi, mum! Mum, I'm dead want to get home!
- Oh, dear, it would be better to say "I really want to get home". Where did you get this expression?
- Mr. Stiff told us.
- Who is this Mr. Stiff? Your new teacher?
- Nope. I can't tell you everything, but...(*whispers) we're going to start up a business!
- You're going to do what?
- Well, he came to me this morning and made a motion. He invited me into a partnership, but first thing first we need to raise a capital.
- That's smart, young gentleman. And what did you answer?
- I told him I would have a think about it. I was bored stiff, cause he was talking too much.
- Yes, it could be pretty awful.
- Apart from everything else, he told me something about submitting a tender. And then I remembered about you! Mum, I badly need your consultation, ask you not as a son, but as a feature owner of a huge corporation!
- You know what? I think, I got it. Firstly I need to talk with Mr. Stiff's parents. I know that his father is a lower, but that's not alright that a five-year-old understand business procedures better than kids' stuff!Добавлено (29.09.2025, 19:24)
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~about slang
I think, I first encountered the word "cringe" many years ago. In the teenage community slang spreads very quickly: you hear your peers using the word and you pick it up. Even if you don't use a particular word yourself, you definitely know its meaning. My classmates were discussing a media personality, and the word "cringe" was used as a reaction to her image.
Another example, which is even older, is the word "lol". I think, I was about eleven years old when I first heard it. It was in a group of friends, and one of my friends was telling us a funny story, and another one replied with "lol." I remember I was puzzled and then I asked him what it meant.
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| solkinaanna57 | Дата: Среда, 08.10.2025, 23:19 | Сообщение # 5 |
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| One of the first English slang words I learned was "flex". I still remember hearing it in middle school. One of my classmates was dancing in a funny way, and another boy laughed and said that he was "flexing." At that time, I didn’t understand what it meant, but later I found out that "to flex" means to show off or to brag about something, especially about one’s appearance, skills, or possessions.
After that, I started noticing this word everywhere — in songs, on social media, and even in memes. For example, people often say, "No flex, but I just got a new phone," or "Stop flexing your new sneakers!" It sounded very informal and playful, and I liked how expressive it was.
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| oksanaoni2159 | Дата: Понедельник, 22.12.2025, 23:00 | Сообщение # 6 |
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| SIBLINGS Leo: “Leo speaking.”
Zara: “Finally. I’m BORED STIFF on this bus. Listen, you need to pick me up. I’m carrying a ton of groceries.”
Leo: “Zara, I am at work. Can you not manage going shopping on your own? You can ALIGHT from the bus and take a taxi.”
Zara: “A taxi? With these bags? You're not serious. I'm just outside your work, the one struggling on the pavement.”
Leo: “Fine, but this is the last time. I have a proposal to finalise this afternoon. How peculiar...“
Zara: “What?”
Leo: “You’ll never believe this. Arab Airlines SLASH PRICES to seventy percent off on flights to Naples.”
Zara: “No way! We have to go. Only Mum and Dad would kill us, probably.”
Leo: “We can DISPOSE of that objection easily. We’ll tell them it’s a research trip for your degree.”
Zara: “My degree is in Environmental Science!”
Leo: “Volcanic soil research, then! Look, just get yourself and your grocery bags home. We have plans to make.”
С уважением, Онищенко Ксения
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| lizaserdyuk06 | Дата: Понедельник, 22.12.2025, 23:12 | Сообщение # 7 |
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| A: Hey, you BADLY NEED a haircut! Looking a bit shabby for a brilliant lawyer, aren’t you?
B: I’ve been PRETTY SWAMPED at the firm. We’re SUBMITTING A TENDER for a multimillion contract tomorrow. By the way, GIVE ME A RINF later — I want to talk about your new business.
A: Yeah, I’m thinking of GOING INTO PARTNERSHIP with Teo. But the rent on the office space is PRETTY AWFUL. I might have to AXE one of the workers.
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| davidkushakov | Дата: Вторник, 23.12.2025, 21:37 | Сообщение # 8 |
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| I know quite a few very informal English words and slang expressions, like "chill" , "hang out", "bro", and "cringe." Most of them I didn’t learn from textbooks but from social media, YouTube videos, films, and others. Young people use these words all the time, so you kind of pick them up without even trying. Music and comments under posts also helped me understand how and when these words are used.I clearly remember my first encounter with the word "cringe". I was watching a video on TikTok, and someone in the comments wrote, "This is so cringe." At first, I thought it meant something like "funny," but from the context, I realized it was more negative. Later, I heard it again in video on YouTube where a person did something awkward, and another one said, "That was cringe." After seeing it used in different situations, I finally understood that it describes something embarrassing or uncomfortable to watch.So I started noticing this word everywhere: on TikTok, Instagram comments, and memes. People use it to describe awkward jokes, strange behavior, or even old photos of themselves.
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— Hey, David!
— Hi! Mum, I’m BORED STIFF, and I BADLY NEED some excitement!
— Oh, dear, “I really need some excitement” sounds better. Where did you pick up that expression?
— From Mr. Hopper, in class today.
— Mr. Hopper? Is he your new teacher?
— Yeah… I'll let you in on a little secret. He wants us to start a small project!
— A project? What kind of project?
— Well, he asked me to SUBMIT A TENDER for the school fair, and then he said he needs a partner…
— That sounds serious! What did you say?
— I told him I would HAVE A THINK about it. Honestly, I was BORED STIFF while he was explaining everything.
— Yes, listening to long explanations can be exhausting.
— Also, he told me that when I get home, I should GIVE HIM A RING to confirm my decision.
— OMG, he is very organized person! Sounds like you’re dealing with real business rules, not just school stuff.
— Exactly! Mum, I badly need your advice, not just as my mum, but as a wise consultant of our family!
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| claudholloway | Дата: Среда, 24.12.2025, 01:17 | Сообщение # 9 |
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| Which English words do you know that are very informal or are slang? Where did you encounter them? Write a story of your first encounter with one or two of such words, providing the initial context of their use, and some other illustrations from open sources.
I watch and read a lot of social media, e.g. TikTok, just like David said. It's on of the largest social media and it has huge impact on the way we speak on the Internet. New words are appearing with great speed, and sometimes it's even hard to track them. Collocations like BORED STIFF or I BADLY NEED something sound natural, but modern Internet culture just keeps surprising me with different new words. There are some words that became quite natural for slang users, like "fam", "goat" or "slay". "Fam" is a shortening from "family" and you may call someone who is really close to you "fam", even if you are not blood related, it may be your closest friend, for example. "Goat" is abbreviation of "Greatest Of All Time", and it is used when you really appreciate something and want to praise it. "Slay" is used when someone doing something really well or with great confidence, e.g. I saw comment saying "slay, girl" and things like that under a video with a girl showing really pretty outfit.
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