Episode 17 - Learn Some American West Coast Music Slang, just for fun😎 Native speaker interviews International Speaker

English changes and evolves depending on where in the world it's used and which industry or culture it's being used in. In this episode we listen to a conversation between an American and a Chinese artist. The music slang they use common in this specific scenario: American West Coast Music Industry. The Chinese artist has adapted his English to this scene, he definitely didn't learn some of these words in school!😎 In this episode we are analysing some of the vocabulary used in a recent interview with Jackson Wang, the famous Chinese musician. You can find that interview on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxVH7ng3NTE&t=1s It does have English subtitles and I would advise turning those on. You can find out more about Jackson here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Wang he's pretty impressive! And the interviewer is called Denny Directo. I mentioned the History of Swear Words which is a TV show on Netflix, here's the trailer...although, be warned, put your headphones on and don't listen in front of the kids because the swearing starts from the very first second!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XByiHpUvrj0 Phrases from the Video 'I'm obsessed with this video!' and 'I'm obsessed with you!' A positive meaning and compliment to say we like something very much. 'I have this on heavy rotation' - We might normally say 'I have this on repeat' meaning I am listening to it again and again. 'The video is so killer!' - The video is so cool or awesome. 'Just do your thing' - just do what you want to do or what you're good at 'What if this, what if that' - 'What if's' are the questions we have when we start thinking about what might be different in our lives if we'd made a different choice. 'Me, as an artist, you know, there's a limit that I can do.' - correct grammar: 'there's a limit to what I can do,' meaning we can't do everything 'You said that you were in a different place a year ago' - 'a different place' in this way means you were mentally, psychologically thinking differently or emotionally different 'Where would you say you are now, heading into the release of Magic Man?' - heading into - going into, starting, beginning, often used when talking about starting something difficult or troublesome.In this video they are heading into a maelstrom (or very big storm). 'I can't wait to go out there and kill it!' - He wants to do really well. 'I'm never satisfied with my work, every time I try to top my previous self.' - He is always trying to improve upon his previous work and abilities. 'Yo! For real though!' - I really mean it! I really want to do it. Vocabulary from the Video 'Dude' - Same as 'guys' or 'people' or 'bro' - surfer dude vocab* 'Congrats' - short for Congratulations 'Yo!' - like 'Hey!' - more surfer vocab* 'Over-thinking' - thinking too much 'Mentality' - how are you thinking about things 'Head space' - your frame of mind *Check out the Urban Dictionary's entries for Dude and Yo for more background and usage. Bonus Vocabulary 'Monster new single' - single is when an artist puts out (releases) one song instead of a whole album. A 'monster new single' means it's amazing or very popular 'Inspo' - Inspiration 'I've never been this raw' - authentic/honest 'It's like a loop' - It's non-stop, constantly going, one thing after another 'like' - Many years ago we started seeing the use of 'like' as a filler word, that is a word that has no meaning or grammatical benefit but is often used (such as 'erm'). This started in America but has now become common around the world. It's good to pay attention to how often you use the word 'like' or any other filler word. It's normal to use filler words but if you use them constantly it can make it difficult to catch your true meaning. Again, the Urban Dictionary has a good explanation for this. Additional Vocabulary available on YouTube