{"id":12138,"date":"2021-12-27T11:29:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T17:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=12138"},"modified":"2022-01-22T17:25:47","modified_gmt":"2022-01-22T23:25:47","slug":"infrastructure-cruel-cringy-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/infrastructure-cruel-cringy-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"infrastructure: a tik tok on pe\u00f1a nieto&#8217;s cruel, cringy legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the latest tiktok on the richyrocks english tiktok was inspired by <em>former<\/em> mexican president <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/enrique-pena-nieto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><strong>enrique pe\u00f1a nieto<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s unfortunate experience with the word <strong><em>infrastructure<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7050562270669196550\" data-video-id=\"7050562270669196550\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> el legado m\u00e1s cruel que dej\u00f3 pe\u00f1a nieto a <a title=\"mexico&#x1f1f2;&#x1f1fd;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mexico%F0%9F%87%B2%F0%9F%87%BD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#mexico&#x1f1f2;&#x1f1fd;<\/a> <a title=\"ingles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/ingles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ingles<\/a> <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"clasedeingles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/clasedeingles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#clasedeingles<\/a> <a title=\"englishclass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishclass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishclass<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"englishlesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlesson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlesson<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c IT HURTS! - San Holo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/IT-HURTS-6930257767865255937\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c IT HURTS! &#8211; San Holo<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>the first dialogue looks like it <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/take-place-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><em><strong>takes place<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (occurs) during an online meeting. it says&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>yeah, hi. i&#8217;m super <em>enthused<\/em>. it&#8217;s an <em>outstanding<\/em> and ambitious <em>endeavor<\/em> and i&#8217;m 100% <em>on board<\/em>. <em>at the same time<\/em>, i&#8217;d just like to say that i believe it&#8217;s integral to never <em>neglect<\/em> the continuous <em>upgrading<\/em> of our&#8230;<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>outstanding<\/em><\/strong> means <em>excellent<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/endeavor-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><strong><em>endeavor<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is an <em>effort<\/em> or an <em>activity<\/em>. <strong><em>on board<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0 is used to show support. <strong><em>at the same time<\/em><\/strong> is for presenting contrasting ideas similar to <em>nevertheless<\/em> or <em>but<\/em>. <strong><em>negelct<\/em><\/strong> means not give enough attention to. <strong><em>upgrade<\/em><\/strong> means <em>improve<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lovecraft_Country_Official_Season_1_Poster.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12150\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lovecraft_Country_Official_Season_1_Poster-240x300.jpeg\" alt=\"poster for the series lovecraft country vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lovecraft_Country_Official_Season_1_Poster-240x300.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Lovecraft_Country_Official_Season_1_Poster.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>lovecraft country was nominated for a sag award for <u>outstanding<\/u> performance by an ensemble in a drama series in 2021. have u seen it?<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong><em>enthused<\/em><\/strong> is an abreviated form of <em>enthusiastic<\/em>. it is used in the first verse of <strong>biz markie<\/strong>&#8216;s classic rap <em><strong>just a friend<\/strong><\/em>. at 1:15 in the video biz believes that the woman he&#8217;s interested in is <em>enthused<\/em>. she may be, but the conclusion of the song is that she is romantically involved with a guy who she <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/claim-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\">claims<\/a> is just a friend.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Biz Markie - Just A Friend (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9aofoBrFNdg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>after an extended reel of pe\u00f1a nieto <strong><em>butchering<\/em><\/strong> (messing up) <em>infrastructure<\/em> that represents the images that pass through mexicans&#8217; minds immediately before they have to say infrastructure, the reaction is<\/p>\n<h4>forget it. nah. <em>never mind<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>never mind<\/em><\/strong> is dismissing the previous dialogue <strong><em>due to<\/em><\/strong> (because of) insecurity about pronouncing <em>infrastructure<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nevermind.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12148\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nevermind-300x201.jpg\" alt=\"nevermind album cover vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nevermind-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nevermind-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nevermind-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/nevermind.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>nevermind is the name of the album that made nirvana famous in 1991<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the final comment is read by a robot and talks about the impact pe\u00f1a nieto&#8217;s pronunciation has had on english speakers in mexico<\/p>\n<h4>the <em>former<\/em> president&#8217;s many failed attempts at <em>properly<\/em> pronouncing infrastructure <em>led to<\/em> a stigmatization of the word infrastucture\u00a0that <em>has affected<\/em> at least two generations of mexicans.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/enrique-pena-nieto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><strong><em>former<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means pe\u00f1a nieto <em>was president but isn&#8217;t now<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/proper-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><strong><em>properly<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>correctly<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/lead-to-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><em><strong>lead to<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means cause to happen. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/led-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><strong><em>led<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is the irregular past tense of <em>lead<\/em>. <strong><em>has affected<\/em><\/strong> is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/present-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-schema-attribute=\"\"><strong>present perfect<\/strong><\/a> and indicates that the infrastructure meme continues to affect english speakers in mexico.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/epn-infrastructure.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12149\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/epn-infrastructure-300x159.jpeg\" alt=\"quote meme of president enrique pe\u00f1a nieto's mispronunciation of infrastructure vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/epn-infrastructure-300x159.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/epn-infrastructure.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>do u think of pe\u00f1a nieto when u have to say <em>infrastructure<\/em> in english? share your experience under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.217.120\" \/><span 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