Meaning of LIFE OF THE PARTY and LATE TO THE PARTY - A Short English Lesson with Subtitles

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If someone says that you are the life of the party
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in English, it means that you are
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a really fun person to be around.
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You probably have a friend
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or someone in your family who is the life of the party.
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That means that whenever you get together,
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even if it's not an actual party,
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whenever you get together,
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they are funny, they help the conversation
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to keep going, they are the life of the party.
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Maybe your brother-in-law is like this,
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maybe your cousin is like this.
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When you go out for dinner,
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when you go out and do things,
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or when you have an actual party,
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they are the ones that just make
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everyone have a good time.
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So when you say that someone is the life of the party,
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it doesn't mean that they're there to try
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and get everyone's attention,
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it doesn't mean that they are arrogant.
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It means that they have a personality
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that makes them super fun.
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Some people think that I am kinda that type of person,
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but I'm not, actually.
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If you ever met me at a party,
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I'm pretty boring.
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Anyways, we also have a phrase in English
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called late to the party.
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When you are late to the party,
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it can mean that you are late to an actual party,
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but it could also mean that you are
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one of the last people to start doing something.
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A good example of this would be
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years ago, I created a Facebook account
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and then about a year later,
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some of my friends created a Facebook account.
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You would say that they were late to the party.
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For a whole year, I was using Facebook
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before they were and kind of enjoying using it
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and sharing pictures and connecting with old friends,
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and when they eventually joined Facebook,
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they were a little bit late to the party.
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So again, it wasn't an actual party,
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but we use this phrase in English
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to describe when people start using something
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or start doing something later than most other people.
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So hopefully, you are the life of the party
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and hopefully, you're never late to the party.
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Anyways, Bob the Canadian here.
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Hope you're having a good day.
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I'll see you tomorrow in the next video.
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