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Useful expressions when you like something
Here are some useful slang phrases which you might use in English to show that you like something or that it is good.
"Cool" - this is very common and will be understood in any English speaking country. It means that something is good. You can apply it to anything, "it's cool", "that is cool", "he/she is cool", etc.
"That rocks" - fairly common phrase for something that is very good. You can apply it to people as well as things or experiences. "You rock!", "that rocked", etc. It's usually only applied to things that are a bit exciting.
Those ones are originally American but have spread due to american movies & music. I think.
British people might say something was "wicked" or "smashing" if they thought it was good. Those will probably not be understood by Americans. Actually "wicked" probably will now because of Harry Potter books and movies which have become very popular in the US.
You can say "that's wicked", "that's smashing" or you can just say them on their own to indicate approval "wicked!" or "smashing!".
You could also say something is "Brill" which is just short for "Brilliant" and means it was very good.
"nifty" - this really means that something is useful. You wouldn't normally apply it to a person, just things. So a very useful or clever gadget would be nifty.
"fab" - this is short for fabulous. It means very good and can be applied to people or things.
There are loads of other words you could use to show that you like things. Maybe people will add more to this message if they can think of them...
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| 16456 |
Re:Useful expressions when you like something
Hi does "Hes a Trip or Thats a Trip "mean hes a good man ?
Regards
Ash
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I have never heared 'trip' used in that context. I think I'd probably have heared it if it was a british phrase. I've also checked with an American friend who says he's never heared it either.
Of course, that doesn't mean it's not used in some areas, maybe it's a regional expression.
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"He's a trip" basically means "He's really crazy" It's used kind of like unusual, but not quite. Like, "he's a trip, I can't believe that dude!"
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Re:Re:Re:Re:Useful expressions when you like something
Correct; "trip" comes from drug terminology and is short for "a bad trip", when you really wished you hadn't (tripped)...not that I would know.
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Re:Re:Useful expressions when you like something
The phrase "He's a trip" can be good or bad, this is usually determined by the tone used when stating the phrase.
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Re:Useful expressions when you like something
If you ever happen to be in the Northeast US *New England* the word, "wicked", is a very common word. But we use it in a different sense.
Ex:
That game was wicked cool!
That sandwich was wicked good!
English in New England, Massachusetts primarily, has the closest sounding english to that of the UK.
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Re:Re:Re:Useful expressions when you like something
saying something is a trip doesnt make it necessarily positive or negative(though it can be one both or neither). it usually just denotes an experience or person who is unlike any thing ever. like tripping on acid or mushrooms, you never expect what happens, so unexpected is a good synonym.
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Re:Re:Useful expressions when you like something
We use this in Canada quite a bit. Someone is a trip - they are whacked, out there, fun, weird, bizarre, interesting, out of the ordinary - depends on the context but yes it has the drug reference. If something is trippy - it is something that reminds you of a halucinatory experience - lava lamps are trippy, visuals at a concert are trippy, someone's bright purple, florescent green, and orange outfit could be trippy, ANIME is definitely trippy.
Again, definitely not good or bad conotations.
Cheezy - that is one word a lot of people seem to have a hard time understanding. Few translations for it. It means something is corny, over-the-top, overly manufactured, overly sentimental, tacky. Some people (including me) would say Celine Dion is cheezy. That American Idol is cheezy. In fact both of those are so cheezy it's probably an understatement to say they are cheezy.
I had such a hard time trying to describe this to an Italian person. I started to assume that they didn't understand irony.
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Re:Useful expressions when you like something
Other expressions if you like something:
"Awesome" (really great, very cool)
"Righteous" (used as in Bill & Ted's excellent adventure, very valley, very 1980 - used ironically)
"Totally" - used to agree as in "That movie was just awesome" "Totally" or "She's such a cow" "Totally"
"Right On" - as in "I'm going to be a witch for Halloween" "Right on. I'm going to be a ghost" "Most excellent".
"Unbelievable" really great.
"Sweet" is huge right now with esp. under 25 set.
And I must say "dude" is always in use in a myriad of ways. As in: "I'm going to be a witch for Halloween." "Dude. Seriously?" "Yeah I've even got big nasty fingernails" "Dude!!!"
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Re:Useful expressions when you like something
Also: "you rock" meaning you're awesome. Also to "rock out" and "that rocks"
All of the above are the opposite of:
"You suck", "that sucks", "serious suckage", "sucks big time", "sucks serious ass", "sucks major ass", and "that blows".
Finally, I would suggest that if you are speaking English as a second language, do not assume that your slang that works in the UK will work in Canada or the US or Australia. As a non-native speaker is almost insulting if you are speaking slang from a different region - if you're going to use slang use it from the area you are in and check that your slang from other areas works. I've had Spanish and Italian people speak British slang here and it just gets a bit weird and annoying after a while. If they were British it wouldn't make a difference but as a non-native speaker you sound weird saying "Flipping heck" or "bloody brilliant" with a bunch of Canadians or Americans.
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Re:Re:Useful expressions when you like something
Today I re-discovered that someone that was very good, and smart, and did you a nice favor was "da Bomb". Very good things or people can be "da bomb", He's da Bomb" Seems very popular here in the under 25 mid -atlantic group.
Also I have to agree with the last post in alot of ways. I lived in New York, in an internation Dorm, and I have a bad habit of sliding from American to British, or Aussie slang. Stay with the slang for the area you are in. Most American's will be horrible confused if you offer them a "biscut" and then hand them a chocolate chip cookie ! And there are some cusses in British that you NEVER want to say in the American south ! I'm new here and not quite sure of the rules, but anyone who want's to know or want's more help on regional slang, contact me. I'm not a gold member :(
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Re:Re:Useful expressions when you like something
Today I re-discovered that someone that was very good, and smart, and did you a nice favor was "da Bomb". Very good things or people can be "da bomb", He's da Bomb" Seems very popular here in the under 25 mid -atlantic group.
Also I have to agree with the last post in alot of ways. I lived in New York, in an internation Dorm, and I have a bad habit of sliding from American to British, or Aussie slang. Stay with the slang for the area you are in. Most American's will be horrible confused if you offer them a "biscut" and then hand them a chocolate chip cookie ! And there are some cusses in British that you NEVER want to say in the American south ! I'm new here and not quite sure of the rules, but anyone who want's to know or want's more help on regional slang, contact me. I'm not a gold member :(
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Re:Useful expressions when you like something
Please dont say "smashing" if you want to voice your appriciation for something, especially not in the north of England, although people will know what you mean, its not a term that is used here, and you a likely to be laughed at.
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