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Hey, Lindsay, how are you?
I'm feeling pretty good today, Michelle.
How's everything going for you?
Yeah.
Everything is going well over here.
Lindsay, do you typically follow celebrity gossip?
Oh my God.
Good question.
Sometimes I'm tempted to pick up those magazines in the grocery store, right?
But I really don't.
I feel like I follow the news a lot, but not really celebrity gossip.
Like I don't know who's married to whom.
I can't keep up with it, Michelle.
Yeah.
When I was younger, I really loved it.
I was really into it.
But then as I grew up more and became an adult, I don't really follow it.
The only thing is when I'm scrolling through Instagram, these things just pop into my algorithm.
And so I'll see kind of the basics and then I don't really click but I'll.
So i'll know some of the of the headlines, but a lot of times i don't even know who the people are.
Yeah yeah, the only time i really use, like if i'm in the dentist's office or something and there's like a i don't know what are the celebrity gossip magazines people magazine is on the table.
I'll pick it up, be like this is total junk.
But i'm just gonna read this for fun for the next five minutes.
I always used to get people a magazine for airplanes.
Yeah.
Oh, that's fine.
Sometimes you just allow yourself a little indulgence, right?
I remember reading, as a teenager though, like you did you read, like Tiger Beat, Teen Beat, all those magazines.
I think there was J-14.
Okay.
Yeah.
There were like specific magazines designed for teenagers, more like preteens.
YM.
YM.
Yeah.
I used to remember that.
Yeah.
Yep.
So I think I also was more into that kind of thing when I was younger.
I think it's normal.
Yeah.
Yeah.
Um, so, but today we are going to discuss a very trendy line that I've been hearing.
Um, and it's often related to celebrity gossip.
Okay.
Um so uh, I like sometimes I'll see it.
When I said on Instagram I'll see these headlines, sometimes it'll see somebody has entered the chat.
Or in a comment someone will say oh, this person has entered the chat.
So that's what the phrase is.
Blank has entered the chat.
So that is what we're learning today on the show.
And I'll be learning from you Michelle, because I've heard this but I don't really use it and I don't really know how to use it.
So I'm excited to learn from you along with our listeners.
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All right.
Love it.
Great.
Those are really great.
OK, so what in the world does that mean?
Someone has entered the chat.
Yeah.
Let's talk about it.
So I, you know, I had a basic understanding of what it meant, but I did check in the dictionary.
So this is I'm just going to quote it from the dictionary from Merriam Webster.
It says somebody has entered the chat is an idiom used to make note of the sudden appearance of a person or topic.
It also serves as a way of drawing attention to something that might contradict a statement made in online discourse.
Okay.
So, yeah.
So it sounds like.
Just to sum this up, what I'm getting here is it's just like someone's making an appearance.
Someone is appearing.
Someone is making a bit of a splash, like they're entering something, right?
They're coming into the conversation in some way.
Right.
Right.
And now I'm just looking, you know, it says that this originates from instant messaging and right.
And later kind of evolved about yeah, that you suddenly join a conversation, a situation and is, you know, some sort of, some sort of shift.
That's what I'm looking at online and more research.
But so, yeah, I mean, I actually I came up with this because I heard it twice.
In more of the way about like somebody is with the online discourse, right?
So somebody's contradicting something.
So I've seen it twice about celebrities.
One was about some feud between some celebrity moms.
One woman had mentioned information about a toxic mom group. and how she didn't feel included.
And then the others responded and the headlines were using things like this person has entered the chat right.
It's like, oh, now they're, it's almost like firing back, right?
Now they're gonna tell their story.
So does it kind of mean that that person has a hot take on the topic that everyone else agrees on?
Is that kind of what it's saying?
Or no, am I getting that wrong?
Uh, it's not, it's not necessarily that everybody else agrees on it.
I mean, it's kind of this one mom's word against another.
Okay.
So here it's just, oh like.
Oh actually, one of their husbands, I think, even started defending his wife.
And so they said, oh, that is somebody's husband has entered the chat.
It's just that they're all talking, maybe debating.
It's not about the opinions.
It's about that the person is now participating in this conversation.
Yeah.
True making, and maybe I, to be honest, I didn't read what they said what they entered the chat with, because I'm not interested, but like it's, it's, it's, it's this idea that they're kind of speaking their piece.
Okay.
Okay.
And so that from their perspective, maybe, maybe he, I have a feeling he was defending his wife.
So it went against the other one.
Right.
Yeah.
Interesting.
Yeah.
I mean, I definitely have heard this, so I'm glad that we can kind of chip away at learning what this means here today.
Right.
Right.
Um, I also just, there was a celebrity son.
I mean, it doesn't matter if I say the celebrity, right?
I don't think so.
Yeah.
Okay.
Okay.
Victoria to Victoria and David Beckham.
Okay.
Apparently their son revealed information about, you know, being bad things about his parents and he doesn't like them.
That's the whole thing.
And I saw a response from someone, and the headline that they also used was Somebody has entered the chat.
It was like somebody who worked for the family has entered the chat.
So they're going to say their perspective, their point of view.
Okay.
So basically.
In a nutshell, right?
In a nutshell, it means that someone has entered the conversation, has entered the discussion.
That's all it means, right?
It's not more complicated than that.
Okay.
Excellent.
Yeah.
Right.
It's not complicated.
I just think it's an interesting language trend.
And I actually see it more written than spoken, like in these headlines.
I don't really hear people say it.
Oh, she's entered the chat.
Right.
But But it is possible.
Yeah, I mean most of this gossiping or arguing or debating happens online through social media channels, right?
So it makes sense that it's written.
Yeah, for sure.
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All right.
So any other contexts we might use it in?
This is interesting.
Yeah.
Yeah.
So this is kind of a play on it.
So you know, because the dictionary said that it could be the sudden appearance of a person or a topic.
So, you know, this is more about just having something be relevant, all of a sudden, perhaps changing the tone, the mood.
So this is kind of playing off of it that I read some, uh some people use this in this kind of way.
So this is, yeah, right.
Exactly.
You don't spend all your time.
If you're not a celebrity gossip person either, you're not going to be reading those updates.
So there's other ways to use this that are actually more interesting.
Right.
Right.
That you can play with it because that's what happens a lot of times with these trendy expressions.
You might not have the exact way to use it, but then you can play with it and and you know show that you, you know it and you're making it your own.
Yeah.
So, for example, reality has entered the chat.
I love that.
Yeah.
This is the same thing as saying reality check.
Right.
So, right.
Maybe we'll have some context in our role play here.
But if you realize that you know you have these dreams and you want to do this and this and this, and then you realize there are certain things that are going to hold you back from those things.
Reality has entered the chat.
Right.
You got to pay your rent.
You know.
Yeah.
Yes.
That's a big one.
Or boy drama has entered the chat.
So I'm imagining, you know, if you have like teenage, you know, a teenage daughter or something.
You might say to your friend, oh gosh, she came home and she has all this boy drama.
It's like, oh, this is starting.
Oh, we're starting with this.
Maybe you're noticing it for the first time.
Sure.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
That's interesting.
Or my hunger has entered the chat.
Even more interesting.
If you're the kind of person that gets hangry, hungry, angry, right?
Love that term.
That's a thing.
And sometimes you might just be like, we need to go eat.
My hunger has entered the chat.
Okay.
Yeah.
Right.
Exactly.
So you can be humorous about it, guys.
That's the thing with these expressions.
They're they're slang.
And so you should you can and you should play with them, I think.
Yeah, because it might, you know it, it will probably make somebody laugh right, or just identify with you.
Yeah, creativity and language right, this is where connection comes from, and it comes from that moment of laughter when they they see what you've done.
You've taken a i don't know a gossipy term and you applied it to something more creative than that.
That's really, really fun and that's very high level as well.
Right exactly, exactly.
But there are other things that we can say sure um, so one of them is plot twists, right.
So, for example, plot twist my friend responded and she's not happy.
It's again when things take a 180 turn, things change something, changes the circumstances and the whole thing changes.
Right yes um, or here we go right so like, here we go, the drama is starting.
Yeah, this kind of signifies that you maybe expected that to happen, like eventually it was gonna happen if you put these two people together, but then it's actually starting now, right?
Right right exactly, again enter the chat, actually saying somebody has entered the chat.
Um, i do think it's mostly written in this celebrity gossipy kind of way, but that's why it can be used as a joke um, and you can have fun with it.
So let's show how this, how these look like and like how these look in a role play, okay.
So here we are friends on the phone.
Here we go, okay.
Okay, did you hear the latest about sydney sweeney?
I know plot twist.
Ariana Grande was also involved.
Here we go.
Drama, drama.
Oh, wow.
They just wrote that her manager commented.
It says Ricky jilt has entered the chat.
Ooh, this is getting juicy.
I don't even know what that whole thing was with Sydney swing.
I never even, I just couldn't keep up.
I just can't keep up with this stuff.
I don't know.
This has nothing.
I made a total mess.
Okay.
Random names.
Yeah.
I just chose names.
And then I, yeah.
Um, this is not real.
Um, but yes, there was, there's always drama about all of these people.
I couldn't imagine.
I think it would be hard being famous, you know, people talking about you and geez, no, thank you.
Yeah.
Yep.
Exactly.
Um, all right.
So I said, did you hear the latest about Sydney Sweeney?
And then you said, I know plot twist.
So it was some sort of surprise and Ariana Grande was also involved.
So the plot twist is the fact that Ariana Grande said something or contributed to the conversation.
Oh my goodness.
Yeah.
Okay.
Got it.
And then I said, here we go.
Drama, drama.
Now, when I say here we go, I'm expecting, I'm saying I would expect there to be drama now.
Right.
This is not unexpected.
Right.
Right.
Yes.
And then you were commenting on something that you are reading online.
So it said, oh, wow, they just wrote that her manager comment.
It says Rocky.
Ricky Jilt has entered the chat.
So maybe you saw that in a meme or whatever it may be.
But he's saying his piece.
Yeah.
Love it.
Interesting.
All right.
So, even if you don't have time for celebrity gossip like us, this is actually a super interesting episode because we're giving you guys you know, especially at the C1, C2 level, ways to take a phrase that is popular out in the world and reapply it in a metaphorical way.
That shows your creativity and your sense of humor and you're just being articulate, right?
Yeah.
This is really cool, actually.
Yeah.
Really cool.
Yeah, definitely a fun one.
So guys, head on over, check out episode 2573.
That was, is this episode a slap on the wrist?
Yep.
Yep, that's kind of the takeaway, what we just said.
Is there anything else?
This, you know, creativity builds connection, humor builds connection michelle, i mean, use this in a way that fits with your own personality, especially.
I love the examples.
You know, my hunger has entered the chat Right.
Exactly.
Like so, Lindsay, like, for example, we talked about now taking a break after this episode.
You know, I could say, all right, my hunger has entered the chat.
I'm going to get a snack.
Right.
Something like that.
Very cute.
Right.
I like it.
Thank you.
That's creativity right there, guys.
We want to show you because I know for a lot of our listeners Michelle, we've talked to a lot of them in the last few weeks.
One of the challenges is being yourself in English.
And this is a stepping stone to getting there.
Right.
How do we be ourself in English?
If this is you, this is who you are, then use it.
Yes.
Right.
Love it.
Love it.
All right.
So good.
All right, Michelle, you have a good rest of your day.
Okay.
All right, Lindsay, have a good one and I'll talk to you later.
All right.
Bye.
Bye.
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