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Tip of the week: ¿Conocés la expresión “attaboy” / “attagirl”? ¿Sabés cómo usarla?

Aprender inglés, eso que todos tenemos pendiente y que parece no tener fin. Por eso, Inc. ofrece este servicio a la comunidad

04.12.2020 12:31

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¿Qué es el Tip of the Week?

Aprender inglés - eso que todos tenemos siempre pendiente, y que parece no tener fin, ¿no? ¡Lo sabemos, y por eso ofrecemos este servicio a la comunidad!

El #TIPOFTHEWEEK es una iniciativa de Inc., empresa dedicada a la enseñanza de inglés a adultos. El objetivo es elegir semanalmente una palabra o concepto y ofrecer una explicación accesible y divertida para aquellos que quieran mejorar su inglés. ¿Tenés sugerencias? ¡Nos encantan! ¿Tenés algo que nunca lograron explicarte bien? ¡Contanos y hacemos el intento!

El Tip de hoy:

A pat in the back, a hug, thumbs up, victory arms - all things that go well with today's #tipoftheweeek #attaboy! #attagirl! It might sound familiar, but you might be wondering what it means and when to use it. Well, wonder no more, as always, Inc. at your service.

Today's tip is a suggestion by a follower - do you have a suggestion? Leave it in our comments!

Yes.. Mercedes talks quickly... so if you need a little help following the video, or you simply want to look at the vocabulary more in detail, here's the tapescript:

Hello Hello, who's ready for another tip of the week? Alright then let's go. Today we're looking at this word: a special request from a listener. because - Inc is at your service.

You've probably seen it in movies and wondered what it is - it's an interjection- an expression of emotion , like ouch, and it is used to cheer people on, it means good job! Well done, That's what I'm talking about, I'm proud of you!

The question is, when do people use attaboy, or attagirl, because it exists.. well.. usually with people who are younger than you, it's used a lot in sports, with kids and with pets.- let's look at some examples...

Attaboy/attagirl is also used sometimes as a noun, a formal recognition, like a letter or note, saying that you did a good job - So yeah, that's the deal with today's word. Did you get it? Attaboy

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