{"id":50354,"date":"2020-07-27T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-1406-how-to-make-fun-of-yourself-in-all-your-glory\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:41:10","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:41:10","slug":"aee-1406-how-to-make-fun-of-yourself-in-all-your-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-1406-how-to-make-fun-of-yourself-in-all-your-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 1406: How to Make Fun of Yourself in All Your Glory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you like Trevor Noah or comedians like him? <\/p>\n

He\u2019s a popular one, and you might wonder why.<\/p>\n

Much of his comedy is based upon sarcasm and humor where he\u2019s picking on himself.<\/p>\n

Today we\u2019re going to look at this sort of sarcastic humor and how this and some self deprecation can go a long way in making connections. <\/p>\n

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Funny enough, we have a listener who wrote in with a question about Trevor Noah. <\/p>\n

She previously sent us another question about the word \u201cbrace\u201d but today we\u2019re featuring her question about Trevor Noah.<\/p>\n

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Hi Girls,<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

I have been watching Trevor Noah and on one of his shows he talked about \u201csweatpants of glory.\u201d I was confused by this and didn\u2019t really understand what it meant. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

How would you use glory? Can we say something like stay-at-home glory? I just didn\u2019t really understand how he used it or what it meant.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks in advance for your help!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Sherry<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Understanding This Word and Its Usage<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is a great question because it focuses on something common that may be misunderstood at times.<\/p>\n

If you look at the word glory,-it has several meanings but the most common is amazing.<\/p>\n

It could be used to say that something or someone is famous, or even used in a religious sense.<\/p>\n

It is a very diverse word used in many ways, but today we will talk about this particular usage.<\/p>\n

Trevor Noah said \u201csweatpants of glory\u201d in the example above.<\/p>\n

He wasn\u2019t serious here, and was using sarcasm to make a joke.<\/p>\n

Since glory is a word that generally means amazing, beautiful, or wonderful, he is being sarcastic when using this to talk about sweatpants.<\/p>\n

The reality is that sweatpants are generally thought of as being for inside the home, not as nice as jeans or pants.<\/p>\n

So many of us have been wearing sweatpants and comfy clothes on Zoom calls because we\u2019re working from home. <\/p>\n

The listener asked if we can say stay at home glory? <\/p>\n

It really depends on the context, like you could say something along the lines of \u201cI\u2019m staying at home in all my glory.<\/p>\n

The thing to remember in this instance is that we are talking about this as a joking sarcastic thing.<\/p>\n

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A Sarcastic Type of Humor<\/strong><\/h3>\n

We took the example of the word glory and we\u2019re using that is a sarcastic way.<\/p>\n

This is a different type of humor and there\u2019s some self deprecation here where you are putting yourself down too. <\/p>\n

This is all about sarcasm and if used well and in the right way, it can be a great way to deliver a bit of humor. <\/p>\n

Here are some examples that can help you to see how this works and <\/p>\n