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Rob: Hello and welcome to The English We Speak
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from BBC Learning English. I'm Rob...
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Feifei: And hello, I'm Feifei. We're here to teach you
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a real English phrase...
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Rob, what's that you're holding there?
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Rob: Oh this... just a ticket to see one of my
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favourite rock bands in concert - The Rolling Thrones.
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Feifei: Oh great - and I see you've got more
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than one ticket.
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Rob: Yes, that's right, a few of us
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from the office are going - it's tonight!
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I'm very excited.
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Feifei: Oh right - Rob, it sounds fun -
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maybe I could get a ticket and join you?
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Rob: Why? You don't like rock music
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and you always stay in and wash your
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hair on a Thursday
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- or so you tell me anyway.
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Oh Feifei, I think you've got FOMO.
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Feifei: I've got 'FOMO'? Is that bad?
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Is that why you didn't invite me?
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Oh dear, should I go and see a doctor?
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Rob: No, don't see a doctor. FOMO is an acronym
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for 'fear of missing out'.
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It's a worried feeling you have that other people
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are doing fun things when you are not -
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you're missing out!
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Feifei: Oh, we'd better hear some examples
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of other people with FOMO...
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Examples: I know Martha's got FOMO,
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she's been moaning about not being invited to
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Wang's karaoke party -
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but she doesn't even like karaoke!
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All my friends are going on holiday together
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but I can't afford it so I've got FOMO.
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There's a message on Facebook
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that all the tickets to that gig are sold out
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- now I have a feeling of FOMO!
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Feifei: So that's FOMO - fear of missing out
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- which describes a feeling you might have
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when you feel other people are doing something
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fun, when you are not. Well Rob, now I know
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what it means, I know I haven't got it.
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I just wanted to be sociable,
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and have some fun with you all.
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Rob: Sorry Feifei, even if you could get a ticket,
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it's boys only I'm afraid.
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Feifei: Oh look, I've got a message on my social
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media feed... is the lead singer of your band
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called Mick Dagger?
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Rob: Yes, that's him - the finest rock singer
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around - why?
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Feifei: It says here, he's fallen down the stairs
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and broken his leg.
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The rock concert is cancelled!
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Rob: Cancelled? Oh no.
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Err, what did you say you were doing tonight?
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Feifei: Washing my hair.
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Rob: Any chance I could come round...
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watch a movie, get a takeaway?
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Feifei: Oh dear Rob. Have you got FOMO now?
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Bye.
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Rob: Bye.
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