AEE 2638: Is This Episode a Lot?
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How are you?
I'm good. Aubrey, how are you?
Excellent. Quick question. This might get you in trouble if you answer. Do you know anyone who is a lot?
I know a lot of people who are a lot, but I'm just going to go ahead and say that I love my children, but they are a lot sometimes.
My kids are a lot. My children are a lot sometimes. That's a perfect example because most people aren't a lot all the time, but everyone's a lot sometimes, especially small children.
Exactly. Nothing to be ashamed of. Nothing to be ashamed of. Are your kids ever a lot?
Yes, often. Yes. This, guys, this is slang that has become very popular. We mentioned it in an episode not long ago, and we promised a follow-up. So stay to the end for details.
What does it mean when someone says 'this is a lot'?
If you missed that episode, you can definitely listen out of order. This does have a different meaning from the standard a lot about general quantity or intensity. If you just say, I've been working a lot lately, so I haven't had much time to hang out. That's different than the way we were using it here, talking about people who are a lot.
Yes, this is really fun. Guys, this is used all the time. I certainly use it a lot, which is different than the meaning we're talking about. Guys, make sure that you hit follow wherever you listen to the All Ears English podcast so you never miss anything from us.
Yes, and you guys are still hearing Lindsay's voice, but Michelle and I are recording some together, which has been so fun. I am loving it. And I'm excited to dive in with this really fun vocabulary. So this is super fun. First, let's talk about how we say this is a lot, which means something's overwhelming, frustrating. Maybe we're talking about a scenario, a situation here.
So for example, wow, moving to a new city and starting a new job at the same time. This is a lot.
Yes. Or please stop yelling. It's a lot. This is what I would maybe say to my kids. That's what I was thinking. It's a lot. They've started playing on Netflix. There are these games. Do you have Netflix? Have you seen the games on Netflix? I don't have Netflix. Okay. So if you have Netflix, it's very fun. They have games sort of like the Jackbox situation where you use your phone as a controller and And we've been playing them a lot.
How can you use the slang 'a lot' in everyday conversation?
Pictionary, Boggle, and one called Overcooked. My kids love it. We play this game. It's fun because we're all playing together. But they're fighting a lot. They're like trying to cook in a kitchen on this game. And you'll hear them from the other room. They're like, cook that meat. Chop that potato. Put it in the fryer. And then they will be like bossy. Why aren't you washing the dishes? And it's funny because it would sound like they're cooking in the kitchen, but they're actually playing a video game.
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