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HOW TO RESPOND TO A JOKE
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- 1Crack a joke / Tell a jokeIn English we always TELL A JOKE, it is not correct to SAY A JOKE
• Whenever I have to give a speech I always tell a joke, it works as an icebreaker.
• I met this guy that was so funny, he was cracking jokes all night. He really made up the night for all of us. - 2Crack up / Burst out laughing• Andrés Lopez is a comedian; he makes people crack up during the whole show.
• One of those embarrassing moments is when you’re walking and you just trip up in front of many people and they burst out laughing - 3HilariousIt refers to something that is very funny and makes you laugh a lot.
• One of my favorite classical sitcoms is “I Love Lucy”, Lucille Ball’s performance is hilarious, she makes me laugh so much.
• Don’t you think “Suso” is hilarious? I laugh so much when I watch his show. - 4I don’t get itAn informal way to say “I don’t understand”.
• I don’t get it !!! Why do they say that “Modern Family” is a funny sitcom. I couldn’t find the funny in it. - 5A joke fell flatAn expression mostly used when you tell a joke and nobody finds its funny, in other words it was an “unsuccessful joke”.
• John: Hey, Pete. Have you had any embarrassing moments?
• Pete: Embarrassing moments? Well, yes. Recently I was at a party and I told a joke, but unfortunately it fell flat. - 6Just kiddingAn expression used to say “I am just joking”,” I’m not speaking seriously”. Usually after making a funny comment that maybe someone will not understand.
• My boyfriend is so tall that when we go out he always says his dating an ant, but his just kidding. - 7No joke / No laughing matterWhen you refer to something that is “no joke” or “no laughing matter” means that the situation is serious and there is no reason to laugh about it.
• I’m telling you, having a virus in my PC is no joke. I damaged a lot of my files.
• The metro was so jammed that at one of the stops, a man fell over me and he just laughed. I looked at him and just said “Being pushed in this jam is no laughing matter.
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