AEE 2547: Teasing? Direct? How to Know Based on the Context
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What does teasing mean in the context of English conversation?
This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2547, teasing direct how to know based on context. welcome to the all ears english podcast downloaded more than 200 million times are you feeling stuck with your english we'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection not perfection with your american hosts lindsay mcmahon the english adventurer and michelle kaplan the new york radio girl coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA. To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list, try the All Ears English app for iOS and Android. Start your seven-day free trial at allearsenglish.com forward slash app.
Today, learn a new phrase that can be used in multiple ways to mean different things. Build the skill to tease someone and be sarcastic or to be direct. Listen in to make your vocabulary more robust today. Hey, Michelle, how's it going today? Hey, Lindsay. I ate four bagels yesterday. Oh, wow, Michelle.
You've reached a new low.
Just kidding. I didn't eat four bagels. But sometimes I would like to. I know.
I know you're a fan of bagels. People love bagels. I'm kind of neutral about bagels. Really?
Yeah.
I'd rather have a donut.
You're not putting the right stuff on it.
What are you doing? What should I put on my bagel? Like, what would be the best?
Oh, well, you got to do, well, I like, like, okay. And I like an everything bagel.
Oh, wow.
And I like it. Oh, my gosh. Have you ever had, like, have you ever had whitefish?
Oh, that's such a famous. Yeah, I think that's pretty famous in New York, right? The whitefish.
Whitefish salad with lox on top.
Okay.
Yeah. Like tomato, onion. Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh.
Okay. When I go to New York, I'll get just a bagel with lox and cream cheese. Cream cheese, yeah. Yeah, that's really good. But it's not so much for the bagel. It could be on a piece of bread. I know I should never say that in front of you, Michelle.
Yeah.
It's more the salmon and the cream cheese together. But anyways, bagels are famous in New York. People love them. So if you guys are in New York, get yourself a New York bagel. Right, Michelle? That's right.
Exactly. So why did you say you've reached a new low?
Yeah.
Well, I'm sort of being a little bit sarcastic here because I know that you love bagels and I've heard about them a lot.
How can sarcasm be understood differently in conversations?
But then you're saying yesterday you ate four of them, which is a lot of food.
They're giant. I mean, especially the New York ones. They are giant.
They really are. They're very blown up. Right. And so I'm kind of saying you went really far with your addiction to bagels. Yeah.
A little too far. Yes, exactly. Because I can't imagine anybody going through four of them. So that's just a lot to eat. So yeah, I mean, this is an expression about actually being worse than before. So like you said, Lindsay, it can be humorous. It can also be serious depending on the context. So again, the expression is reach a new low. So we're going to get into that more in just a second here. But first, we want to say a huge, huge, huge thank you to our reviewers.
Oh my gosh. It's all about our listeners on this show, Michelle. And today I want to announce those amazing listeners who took the time to review us in the Android app. So a huge thank you to Jasan Sidhu, Myria Wormlinger-Lemes, Gabrielle Spaghiari, Madi Torabi. Thank you to David Rodriguez Lorenzo and Mohana Mozaffari. Most of these are five-star reviews, Michelle. And it's just, it's amazing to hear from our listeners over here. Yes.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
What does teasing mean in the context of English conversation?
0:00–3:19
2
How can sarcasm be understood differently in conversations?
3:19–9:10
3
What does it mean to reach a new low in everyday situations?
9:10–12:37
4
How can humor influence the use of expressions like 'reach a new low'?
12:37–14:59
5
When is it appropriate to use direct language versus teasing?
14:59–17:38
6
What are some examples of using 'reach a new low' in various contexts?
17:38–20:57
Speakers
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