{"id":72439,"date":"2024-01-23T03:21:50","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T03:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=72439"},"modified":"2024-01-26T06:35:59","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T06:35:59","slug":"most-popular-word-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/most-popular-word-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 2135: Authentic or AI? 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She\u2019ll get her comeuppance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-onslaught\"><strong>#3: Onslaught<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This means a large quantity of something that is difficult to cope with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ride-on-someones-coattails\/\">negative connotation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You wouldn&#8217;t say you had an onslaught of something good, like birthday presents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A line from the article read: \u201c2023 was the year that authenticity morphed into performance, its very meaning made fuzzy amidst the onslaught of algorithms and alternative facts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is another example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I\u2019m exhausted! I\u2019m dealing with an onslaught of new clients at work!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-conversation-starters\"><strong>Conversation starters<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you learn new vocabulary, it\u2019s best to try and incorporate it into your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/excited-about-this-episode\/\">English conversation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can help you improve your English speaking skills while you build a connection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some sample conversation starters recommended by Lindsay and Aubrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use these to spark a conversation about these interesting topics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Can you tell if something is authentic or if it was created by AI?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you feel you\u2019re good at being your authentic self?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:44px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-roleplay\"><strong>Roleplay<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is an additional sample of how to use the vocabulary used in a conversation via a roleplay between Lindsay and Aubrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this scenario, they are at the airport waiting for a flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Lindsay: <\/strong>There\u2019s quite the onslaught of people here today!<br><strong>Aubrey:<\/strong> Right? 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