Christine Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 what is difference between 'gig' and 'concert' ?in Korea ppl use the word 'concert' much more than the word 'gig'. but it seems that native speakers use the word 'gig' when talking about the 'popstar' or 'rockstar' show. (classical show is definitly 'concert' ..I think...' Mika also use the word 'gig' when talking about his show....but in Korea he also said like 'for my concert blah blah...' thing to me ..that's so confusing thing! so anyone could make it clear for me? I'm not sure there is much of a distinction, it's more a matter of dialect. In the UK it seems that they use gig to talk about any artist's concert. In North America "gig" is not as common and usually when people talk about gigs it's smaller artists and small venues like a bar. So you would go to your brother's gig at a local bar but if you went to see Rihanna at an arena you would refer to it as a concert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Annyoung, Yuna! In my opinion (as I'm not really sure if it's a fact) a gig is a small performance with not a very big crowd. For example, when iMMa plays her own music she's performing in pubs/bars - that's more like a gig. A concert, to me, is when it's a really big production with loads of effects and a huge audience. In terms of difference, perhaps you'll notice it in these videos! GIG [YOUTUBE]K-E1a1Tx13U[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]DRDZlP82wms&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] CONCERT [YOUTUBE]gTegV_LuHFE&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] (Thanks Tiibet for the video!) [YOUTUBE]fZi2rItmB4M[/YOUTUBE] :teehee: [YOUTUBE]LR8ITxTOvHc[/YOUTUBE] Edited April 2, 2011 by CazGirl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuna Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) I'm not sure there is much of a distinction, it's more a matter of dialect. In the UK it seems that they use gig to talk about any artist's concert. In North America "gig" is not as common and usually when people talk about gigs it's smaller artists and small venues like a bar. So you would go to your brother's gig at a local bar but if you went to see Rihanna at an arena you would refer to it as a concert. Annyoung, Yuna! In my opinion (as I'm not really sure if it's a fact) a gig is a small performance with not a very big crowd. For example, when iMMa plays her own music she's performing in pubs/bars - that's more like a gig. A concert, to me, is when it's a really big production with loads of effects and a huge audience. In terms of difference, perhaps you'll notice it in these videos! GIG [YOUTUBE]K-E1a1Tx13U[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]DRDZlP82wms&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] CONCERT [YOUTUBE]gTegV_LuHFE&feature=related[/YOUTUBE] (Thanks Tiibet for the video!) [YOUTUBE]fZi2rItmB4M[/YOUTUBE] :teehee: [YOUTUBE]LR8ITxTOvHc[/YOUTUBE] Ohh so I got it.. thank you girls! :wub2: well mika sometimes refers to his 55000 paris show as a 'gig' though * Yes caz now I got why ppl call Korean singer's show as a 'concert' now.. they always have HUGE crowds at a HUGE venue! Edited April 2, 2011 by Yuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 Ohh so I got it.. thank you girls! :wub2:well mika sometimes refers to his 55000 paris show as a 'gig' though * Yes caz now I got why ppl call Korean singer's show as a 'concert' now.. they always have HUGE crowds at a HUGE venue! Well that's just Mika Like Christine said, the word "gig" tends to be a more popular word over here in the UK. Yep - your Korean artists definitely have large venues! And large fanbases. DBSK's "Casseipoeia" fanclub being the biggest fanclub in the world I hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuna Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 (edited) Well that's just Mika Like Christine said, the word "gig" tends to be a more popular word over here in the UK. Yep - your Korean artists definitely have large venues! And large fanbases. DBSK's "Casseipoeia" fanclub being the biggest fanclub in the world I hear! yes I heard that their OFFICIAL Casseiopeia members are over 800,000 so on the Guiness world record as an artist's fanclub there are 50 million ppl livin in S Korea, and 0.8 million ppl are the member of Casseiopoia. huge...really Edited April 2, 2011 by Yuna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazGirl Posted April 2, 2011 Share Posted April 2, 2011 yes I heard that their OFFICIAL Casseiopeia members are over 800,000 so on the Guiness world record as an artist's fanclub there are 50 million ppl livin in S Korea, and 0.8 million ppl are the member of Casseiopoia. huge...really Love it! Shame they split up and now it's just Changmin and Yunho (my favourite members ) I'd have loved to have seen them all live. If I ever got/will get the money to travel there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Queen Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Heyy, this thread was priceless, so I'm about to revitalize it Girls, what MOJO means on slang? Especially in context of Austin Powers? Wikipedia gives too many variants of this word meaning, mostly personal and magazines names, and I need just a general meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Heyy, this thread was priceless, so I'm about to revitalize it Girls, what MOJO means on slang? Especially in context of Austin Powers? Wikipedia gives too many variants of this word meaning, mostly personal and magazines names, and I need just a general meaning. In the context of Austin Powers you can go with a couple of urban dictionary definitions if this makes sense: The word originally means a charm or a spell. But now its more commonly said meaning sex appeal or talent. Self-confidence, Self-assuredness. As in basis for belief in ones self in a situation. Esp. I context of contest or display of skill such as sexual advances or going into battle. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mojo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Queen Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 In the context of Austin Powers you can go with a couple of urban dictionary definitions if this makes sense: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mojo Oh, thank you, Christine! It is exactly what I wanted to know. I always forget about this dictionary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaMariaPetra Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 My friend recently got a master degree in English. She's an English teacher, and did a study at university. She invited 5 friends (I am one of them:mf_lustslow:) for a real sophisticated english High Tea. She send a lovely invitation card with a poem: When the world is all at odds And the mind is all at sea Then cease the useless tedium And brew a cup of tea. There is magic in its fragrance. There is solace in its taste. And the laden moments vanish Somehow into space. The world becomes a lovely thing. There's beauty as you'll see; All because you briefly stopped To brew a cup [...] AND YOU ARE INVITED! It's time for hig tea! and then the time and date. And, very important: rsvp I choose a nice card for my answer, but: I want my answer to be in English. And because she is a teacher with a degree....I want it to be in very well spoken/written English. Could anyone offer me some help? Please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emika Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 My friend recently got a master degree in English. She's an English teacher, and did a study at university. She invited 5 friends (I am one of them:mf_lustslow:) for a real sophisticated english High Tea. She send a lovely invitation card with a poem: When the world is all at odds And the mind is all at sea Then cease the useless tedium And brew a cup of tea. There is magic in its fragrance. There is solace in its taste. And the laden moments vanish Somehow into space. The world becomes a lovely thing. There's beauty as you'll see; All because you briefly stopped To brew a cup [...] AND YOU ARE INVITED! It's time for hig tea! and then the time and date. And, very important: rsvp I choose a nice card for my answer, but: I want my answer to be in English. And because she is a teacher with a degree....I want it to be in very well spoken/written English. Could anyone offer me some help? Please? Well, do you want to respond with a poem or a few nice sentences or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaMariaPetra Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Well, do you want to respond with a poem or a few nice sentences or something? Not with a poem, maybe a few nice sentences. Is there an 'official' way to respond? (I have to log off now, but will be back later, thanks in advance!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emika Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Not with a poem, maybe a few nice sentences.Is there an 'official' way to respond? (I have to log off now, but will be back later, thanks in advance!) To my knowledge, there is no 'generic' way to respond per se, but the way i've always been told is to be polite and appreciative at the same time, so something like: 'Thank you for this amazing offer. I would love to attend' is a good start, but a little basic. I hope this is helpful for the moment. I'll have a think about what you could write and post them up later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaMariaPetra Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 To my knowledge, there is no 'generic' way to respond per se, but the way i've always been told is to be polite and appreciative at the same time, so something like:'Thank you for this amazing offer. I would love to attend' is a good start, but a little basic. I hope this is helpful for the moment. I'll have a think about what you could write and post them up later. I suddenly thought about a Dutch band (TeeSet) from the sixties who had a song about tea ('Tea is famous in the whole wide world'), I'll take a couple of lines out of the song as a short poem and then I would like to end with this: I'm honored to be asked ad I'll surely attend! Love, AMP any spelling- or other mistakes? tnx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 I suddenly thought about a Dutch band (TeeSet) from the sixties who had a song about tea ('Tea is famous in the whole wide world'), I'll take a couple of lines out of the song as a short poem and then I would like to end with this: I'm honored to be asked ad I'll surely attend! Love, AMP any spelling- or other mistakes? tnx Well, in UK (but not US) English it would be "honoured" - so not a mistake, just a variation and I think you've missed the "n" from "and" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnaMariaPetra Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 Well, in UK (but not US) English it would be "honoured" - so not a mistake, just a variation and I think you've missed the "n" from "and" Thanks Silver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyaboutmika Posted October 5, 2011 Share Posted October 5, 2011 *subscribes and goes to bed* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basicamenteyo Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I asked on the twitter thread but everybody shunned me I´m serious, I don´t get the meaning of "Bit the sh*t outta my lip"... I wonder if it´s something like "to spit" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilStar Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I asked on the twitter thread but everybody shunned me I´m serious, I don´t get the meaning of "Bit the sh*t outta my lip"... I wonder if it´s something like "to spit" well, not me but whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basicamenteyo Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 well, not me but whatever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I asked on the twitter thread but everybody shunned me I´m serious, I don´t get the meaning of "Bit the sh*t outta my lip"... I wonder if it´s something like "to spit" No it means she bit her lip, probably really badly. If you were to beat the sh*t out of someone they would probably suffer some injuries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basicamenteyo Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 No it means she bit her lip, probably really badly. If you were to beat the sh*t out of someone they would probably suffer some injuries. OOOOHH!!! Thank you!! And now only one more question... is it the same (in that sentence) to "bit" than to "beat"?? I know what those verbs mean, but since you used "beat" I take the meaning of the sentence it´s the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 OOOOHH!!! Thank you!! And now only one more question... is it the same (in that sentence) to "bit" than to "beat"?? I know what those verbs mean, but since you used "beat" I take the meaning of the sentence it´s the same? No. Bite/bit/bitten all refer to what you do with your teeth Beat/beaten would refer to hitting, in this example. Unfortunately "beat" is a word with multiple meanings, it depends on the context it is used in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atreyu Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 OOOOHH!!! Thank you!! And now only one more question... is it the same (in that sentence) to "bit" than to "beat"?? I know what those verbs mean, but since you used "beat" I take the meaning of the sentence it´s the same? both words sound the same way but bit is the past tense and past participle of bite (To cut, tear, etc. with the teeth) beat: to hit, strike, punch, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basicamenteyo Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 No. Bite/bit/bitten all refer to what you do with your teeth Beat/beaten would refer to hitting, in this example. Unfortunately "beat" is a word with multiple meanings, it depends on the context it is used in. both words sound the same way but bit is the past tense and past participle of bite (To cut, tear, etc. with the teeth) beat: to hit, strike, punch, etc. Oh, yes, thank you!! I knew the meaning of the verbs, but my question was if "to beat the sh*t out of someone" means like "injuring someone" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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