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Feifei: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.
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I'm Feifei.
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Neil: And I'm Neil.
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Feifei: And Neil - we have a musical expression...
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Do you like rock music?
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Neil: Rock. Yeah I love it.
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Feifei: Really?
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Neil: When I was younger I was in a rock band -
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we had it all: long hair, loud guitars,
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even louder drums, leather... all that jazz!
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Feifei: Jazz? Hang on, was it a jazz or a rock band?!
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Neil: Aha - very funny - 'all that jazz' is our phrase.
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And it has nothing to do with jazz.
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Feifei: Indeed, it simply means 'and so on',
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or 'and other similar things'.
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Neil: You often use it after listing things.
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For example: I love Christmas dinner -
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you've got turkey, Brussels sprouts, roast potatoes,
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gravy, all that jazz. It's just great.
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Feifei: You're not wrong. I love all that jazz too.
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And now you've made my mouth water,
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so let's take a break and listen to these examples.
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Examples: I had a super lazy weekend.,
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I woke up late, got some coffee, went for a walk
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watched a couple of movies, all that jazz.
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It was great.
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I don't read celebrity gossip. You know: who's going out
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with who, who got plastic surgery,
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all that jazz. I'm just not interested!
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Feifei: It's often used - in a list of unpleasant
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or boring things.
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Neil: For example: This morning I cleaned the whole
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house - washing, scrubbing, vacuuming, all that jazz!
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Feifei: Yes, by using "jazz" to describe dull things,
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it's ironic and brings some humour.
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Neil: It does, Feifei. Especially when we compare it
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with the phrase to "jazz up".
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You can 'jazz up an outfit' or 'jazz up a meal', for example
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- which means to make something
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more interesting and even glamorous.
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Feifei: Before we go, we should of course mention
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the phrase is also the name of a song from the
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1975 Broadway musical, Chicago.
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Fancy singing it for us, Neil?
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Neil: I really couldn't. After all, I was in a rock band.
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Not a jazz band! What about you, Feifei?
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Feifei: Maybe next time. I can't remember the words!
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Neil: Excuses, excuses! Bye for now.
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Feifei: Bye.
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