An ESL Conversation About Social Media

[@LearnEnglishbyPocketPassport]

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[@saidfarid6382]

Hello dear professor Your lessons are really interesting and crucial,i do appreciate your job,i wish you peace and happiness under the sky of prosperity,all the best. Take care and have a good time

[@LearnEnglishbyPocketPassport]

How often do you spend on the internet? How often do you spend on social media?

[@서정희-x8y]

Thank you for the video. I enjoyed watching it. But I have a question on the conversation. Is this correct that "Tony: Don’t be so optimistic Samantha. Look at the bright side of things sometimes." Optimistic means already positive, doesn't it? I think that there should be the negative words instead of 'optimistic'.

[@LearnEnglishbyPocketPassport]

Great question. "Don’t be so optimistic Samantha" - this is sarcasm which is very common in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, etc. There are many articles and examples explaining sarcasm (I recommend to Google it to get lots of examples) but basically it's a kind of humor where we say the opposite of what we really feel.

[@YuuY-pz7px]

Same question, thanks for asking ❤

[@fallofmanbrand]

amazing content I really liked it

[@jeanronnielly157]

1:16 "don't be so optimistic". Is it corret?

[@jeanronnielly157]

She is being pessimistic.

[@LearnEnglishbyPocketPassport]

Great question Jean! Yes, this is sarcasm which is a very important communication skill to have. Many people are very sarcastic in everyday conversation.

[@Mariam-f4s7x]

❤

[@geeeeeeevin]

is there a wrong expression? don’t be so optimistic?

[@yoRicardo_B]

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