Learn the Top 8 Words Americans Overuse
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Hello, everyone!
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My name is Christine.
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Welcome to another episode of Top English
Words!
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Today, we're going to learn "8 Words Americans
Overuse."
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Let's go!
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definitely
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I'm definitely going to call her this weekend.
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People use this word to mean that they will
100% do something.
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It can also be used to agree with someone.
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unbelievable
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Did you see the news this morning? It's unbelievable!
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You can say "unbelievable" when something
is shocking or strange.
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It can also be used to express disappointment.
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For example, "Jenny is late for dinner again. Unbelievable."
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literally
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I literally thought I was going to die.
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Usually, this word is used to emphasize something
in an exaggerated way.
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The word sort of means that something really
happened a certain way, but Americans usually
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use this word to exaggerate.
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hilarious
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Everyone thinks my friend is hilarious, but he's not that funny.
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Hilarious is like saying something is extremely
funny.
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It is often used to exaggerate how funny something
was.
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nice
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That guy with the nice hair just made a nice catch.
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totally
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I totally love your new dress.
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You can use "totally" with a verb to show
how completely you do something.
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For example, if you "totally hate" something,
it means that you completely hate it.
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It's usually used as an exaggeration.
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Like...
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Like...I tried so hard, but like, I still
failed anyway.
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This is a filler word that people insert into
their sentences, sort of like "um."
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It doesn't follow the literal meaning of the
word.
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seriously
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I'm seriously going to tell my teacher what I really think of her class.
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Seriously is just a way to say you will do
something, but it usually means you want to
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do something but you won't really do it.
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