It’s 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 wasn’t a real word.
It’s just a made-up expression from a British comedy sketch, based on the word scorching.
But that hasn’t stopped it from becoming a classic British holiday phrase.
So next time you speak about the hot weather to a Brit, don’t say hace mucho calor.
Look them in the eye and say scorchio!
It’s neither English nor Spanish, but you’ll understand each other perfectly.
Summer has truly arrived
This week’s three tips:
SOMETHING TO AVOID 🫣
🤦🏻♀️ “There is a lot of hot”
Wrong for a few reasons. Remember to say it is… when talking about the weather.
It was raining when we arrived.
✅ “It’s very hot”
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 🧐
👔 Business expressions
“Hot potato”
A sensitive topic that no one wants to handle for long.
As soon as the scandal broke, it became a hot potato in the office—everyone was trying to distance themselves.
SOMETHING TO READ 👀
NEXT STEP ➡️
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The Crystal Clear English Team
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