Why are people saying 'salty'? - The English We Speak
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Hello and welcome to The English
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We Speak with me, Feifei...
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...and me, Roy.
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We may sound a little different - that's
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because we are not able to record
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in our normal studios
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during the coronavirus outbreak. In this
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programme, we have a word
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that is used to say when someone
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is upset over something minor or trivial.
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Speaking of which, you got
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really upset when
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the vending machine didn't have any of
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those sweets you like this morning!
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I really like 'unicorn truffles' - you have
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no idea how good they are.
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It ruined my day!
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Everyone likes 'unicorn truffles', but
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there's no need to get overly upset
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about it - they're just sweets!
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You were so salty this morning!
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What do you mean salty? You mean I was
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sweaty? I sweat when I get stressed.
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No, Roy. 'Salty' means you got upset over
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nothing. They're just sweets. If you're that
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desperate for them, you should go to the
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supermarket before work like I did.
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Wait, you've got some 'unicorn truffles'!?
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Can I have one, please?
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You can have one, and only one. Anyway,
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let's listen to these examples...
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She was so salty when she lost the board
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game. It's really not that important.
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He was so salty yesterday when nobody
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wanted to go to lunch with him.
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I'm sorry - it was a bad joke, but there's
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no need to get salty about it!
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This is The English We Speak from BBC
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Learning English and we're
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talking about the word 'salty'
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- and now Roy, you're salty because
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I won't give you more sweets!
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Feifei, you have a bag full of 'unicorn
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truffles'! You could open
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a sweet shop you have that
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many! So, I'm not being salty. I don't think
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it's unreasonable to be upset
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that you won't
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give me one more sweet!
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Fine, but only because I'm a nice person!
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Talking about being salty, did you see Rob
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this morning?
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Yes! Why was he so angry?! I saw him
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hitting the keyboard!
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He was so angry with you, Feifei.
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Haha that's because I unplugged
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his computer! He couldn't turn it on!
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So, when I told him
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that I'd done it as a joke,
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he got really salty.
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Hahah you're the best, Feifei!
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You love playing practical jokes
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on people. Well, I need to
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go back to the desk. Wait?! I can't move!
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I'm stuck to the chair!
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Yes! I know. I put lots of superglue on
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your chair before you sat down!
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Don't get salty
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about it! Here have a couple of 'unicorn
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truffles' to cheer you up!
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Thanks Feifei, but I really need to go back
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to work. Can you get me off
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this chair, please?
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Bye, Roy.
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Bye.
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