AEE 2603: This Episode Is No Joke
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This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2603. This episode is no joke. 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.
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Okay. Hey, Michelle, how's it going today? Hey, Lindsay, I'm doing well. How are you? Good. We've been doing a lot of great recording this week, so really excited. But Michelle, do you have a good sense of humor? Are you always laughing or making jokes?
Yes, I think I do have a good sense of humor. I love to laugh. I love to joke around. So yeah, I would say so. What about you?
That's good. Yeah. I mean, I'm not like someone that really tells jokes. I don't really know any jokes, but I definitely am pretty lighthearted a lot of times. And I like to laugh. It feels good to laugh, right? Like releases all these chemicals in the body. It's good. It's good. It's the best.
It's the best. Do you ever laugh till you cry? No.
Oh, yeah, for sure.
I love that feeling.
Yeah, it's kind of painful.
But then, yeah, but it's the best. It's the best. So today, we're going to talk about a word that I've heard recently used as an expression. And it's no joke. Yes.
No joke. No joke. I've heard this a lot lately in the last like 10 years or so. Yeah. So it's trending and we want to make sure we bring all the trending vocabulary to our listeners. So they have modern English, right, Michelle? Exactly.
Yeah, it's not new. That's what's interesting about it. But for some reason, I've started to notice that it's popping up more. So you never sometimes it could just be a coincidence. Sometimes it could be that a trend is starting, but I have noticed that I have been hearing it. You know, I always thought it was a little bit juvenile sounding and it may be, but I've heard it in different contexts and on TV and it's definitely worth bringing to our listeners' attention because you might hear it too or you might decide to use it. What do you think, Lindsay?
I think it's important to know what it means too. I used to have a friend in Boston who would always talk about different hikes. So we'd go hiking and she would say, oh, that hike is no joke. She would always say that. And so, yeah, that meant you should probably take it seriously, right? Probably bring extra water, extra food. So it can be a safety thing sometimes. Exactly. That's true.
So yeah, it means that you're telling the truth. You're not being funny. It may seem that you're being funny because something seems unlikely or shocking in some way. So yeah, but it is true. We kind of hear it in two different kinds of contexts, you know, and we're going to talk about that in a second. But before we get into it a little more, we want to remind you guys to hit follow wherever you're listening to the All Ears English podcast.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic of this episode?
0:00–1:34
2
How can you become fearless and fluent in English?
1:34–8:17
3
What does 'no joke' mean in different contexts?
8:17–9:07
4
How has the expression 'no joke' evolved in modern English?
9:07–11:19
5
What are examples of using 'no joke' in everyday conversations?
11:19–17:49
Speakers
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