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š„µ Scorchio!
#090
Jack Ellis
July 06, 2025
Itās been scorchio in Europe this week.
The kind of heat where your phone overheats. Where your brain slows down, and doing anything takes extra effort.
When I started learning Spanish I was disappointed to learn that scorchio wasnāt a real word.
Itās just a made-up expression from a British comedy sketch, based on the word scorching.
But that hasnāt stopped it from becoming a classic British holiday phrase.
So next time you speak about the hot weather to a Brit, donāt say hace mucho calor.
Look them in the eye and say scorchio!
Itās neither English nor Spanish, but youāll understand each other perfectly.
Summer has truly arrived
This weekās three tips:
SOMETHING TO AVOID š«£
š¤¦š»āāļø āThere is a lot of hotā
Wrong for a few reasons. Remember to say it isā¦ when talking about the weather.
It was raining when we arrived.
ā āItās very hotā
Remember, you can never say a lot of + an adjective. Say very instead.
It will be very hot again next week.
SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT š§
š Business expressions
āHot potatoā
A sensitive topic that no one wants to handle for long.
As soon as the scandal broke, it became a hot potato in the officeāeveryone was trying to distance themselves.
SOMETHING TO READ š
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