{"id":14186,"date":"2023-09-28T10:27:31","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T16:27:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=14186"},"modified":"2023-09-29T08:29:48","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T14:29:48","slug":"yahritza-y-su-esencia-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"yahritza y su esencia: english vocabulary for talking about their controversial comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish\/video\/7283912991207165190\" data-video-id=\"7283912991207165190\">\n<section><a title=\"@richyrocksenglish\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@richyrocksenglish?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@richyrocksenglish<\/a> visit richyrocks.com for more <a title=\"english\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/english?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#english<\/a> <a title=\"vocabulary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabulary?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabulary<\/a> inspired by yahritza y su esencia in 2023 <a title=\"fyp\u30b7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp%E3%82%B7?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#fyp\u30b7<\/a> <a title=\"englishcoach\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishcoach?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishcoach<\/a> <a title=\"englishteacher\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishteacher?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishteacher<\/a> <a title=\"vocabularioeningl\u00e9s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/vocabularioeningl%C3%A9s?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#vocabularioeningl\u00e9s<\/a> <a title=\"englishclass\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishclass?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishclass<\/a> <a title=\"englishlesson\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishlesson?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishlesson<\/a> <a title=\"englishpractice\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/englishpractice?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#englishpractice<\/a> <a title=\"yahritzaysuesencia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/yahritzaysuesencia?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#yahritzaysuesencia<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c sonido original - maycol&#x1f988;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/sonido-original-7241341640727857925?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c sonido original &#8211; maycol&#x1f988;<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>yahritza y su esencia<\/strong>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/sibling-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sibling<\/a> trio from the <strong>yakima valley<\/strong>, <strong>washington<\/strong>, <strong>usa <\/strong>that plays regional mexican music<strong>, <\/strong>consists of <strong>yahritza <\/strong>, <strong>mando\u00a0 <\/strong>and <strong>jairo martinez<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-e1695919642859.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14247\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-e1695919642859-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"yahritza y su esencia--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-e1695919642859-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-e1695919642859-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-e1695919642859-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-e1695919642859.jpg 1026w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>yahritza y su esencia<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>they have faced significant controversy in 2023 and their media experience is full of practical vocabulary for talking about the immigrant experience <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/as-well-as-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">as well as<\/a> several other scenarios. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-latin\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-apologizes-for-mexico-comments-1234800387\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>tom\u00e1s mier<\/strong>&#8216;s article on <strong>rollingstone.com<\/strong> explains<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>yahritza y su esencia <em>caught flak<\/em> earlier this year after&#8230;yahritza, in between <em>giggles<\/em>, told an interviewer that she doesn\u2019t like hearing \u201cthe cars, the police sirens, and everything\u201d when she <em>wakes up<\/em> [in mexico city], while [her brothers] jairo and mando said they weren\u2019t so <em>fond of<\/em> mexican food. many fans in mexico expressed their discontent with the teenagers\u2019 answers, <em>claiming<\/em> that the artists&#8230;were not well-connected with their <em>roots<\/em>, and felt that they were <em>betraying<\/em> their culture and their fans in mexico<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>catch flak<\/strong><\/em> means <em>they were criticized<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/wake-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>wake up<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, one of the most necessary phrasal verbs and possibly the first phrasal verb u ever learned, means <em>return to consciousness<\/em> <em>after sleep.<\/em> <strong><em>fond of<\/em><\/strong> means <em>like<\/em>. <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>ernie<\/strong><\/span> of <strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">sesame street<\/span><\/strong> fame uses it famously in this song about his rubber ducky. listen for this lyric three times in the song including the final line&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">rubber ducky i&#8217;m <em>awfully<\/em> <em>fond<\/em> of u<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>awfully<\/strong><\/em> means <em>very<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sesame Street: Ernie and his Rubber Duckie\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mh85R-S-dh8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/claim-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>claim<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>express an opinion that is not accepted as fact by everyone<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/roots-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>roots<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>cultural origins<\/em>. <strong><em>betray<\/em><\/strong> means <em>be disloyal<\/em>. <strong><em>giggles<\/em><\/strong> are <em>little laughs<\/em>. check out this example&#8230;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-bottom: 56.25%;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/getyarn.io\/yarn-clip\/18b5597a-555a-457e-a1cf-121f9ecc0bb3\/embed?autoplay=false&amp;responsive=true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h5><em>kevin from the office <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">giggling<\/span> about the prospect of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roast_(comedy)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">roasting<\/a> his boss michael (from s 05 episode 14)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>an article on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2022-04-26\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-mexican-regional-soy-el-unico-obsessed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <strong>la times.com<\/strong> by <strong>kristina garcia <\/strong>shares that<\/a>&#8230;<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4>the trio <em>grew up<\/em> <em>surrounded<\/em> by mexican music, watching their father play in a family band with their two uncles<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/grew-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grew<\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong> is the irregular past tense of <em>grow<\/em>. the <strong>phrasal verb<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/grow-up-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>grow up<\/strong><\/em><\/a> refers to th<em>e transition from child to adult<\/em>. rapper <strong>danny brown<\/strong> uses it similarly on his track <strong><em>grown up<\/em><\/strong>. listen closely in the chorus for<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">who <em>ever<\/em> thought i&#8217;d be the greatest <em>growing up<\/em>?<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>grown up<\/em><\/strong> means <em>adult<\/em>. <em><strong>the greatest<\/strong><\/em> is a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/superlatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>superlative<\/strong><\/a> that means nobody\/nothing is equal. <strong><em>ever<\/em><\/strong> means <em>at any time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Danny Brown - Grown Up (Explicit)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/32RAzqA5UNc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/surround-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>surrounded<\/strong><\/em> <\/a>means <em>all around them<\/em>. u can hear it clearly at the beginning of the second verse of <strong>pearl jam<\/strong>&#8216;s classic <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/breakup-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">breakup<\/a> song <em><strong>black<\/strong><\/em>. listen at 2:00 for<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">i take a walk outside, i&#8217;m <em>surrounde<\/em><strong><em>d <\/em>by some kids at play<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pearl Jam - Black (lyrics)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VOSQV7iuSNI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>garcia&#8217;s article quotes yahritza, the 16-year-old vocalist of yahritza y su esencia, talking about how her mexican dad\u00a0 inspired her&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>when i was younger i <em>would see<\/em> my dad singing and i wanted to be like him.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/would-to-indicate-past-tense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>would<\/em><\/strong><\/a> can be used to indicate past tense, similar to <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/used-to-simple-form-of-verb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>used to + simple form of verb<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>selena gomez<\/strong> uses <em>would<\/em> this way twice in her hit <strong><em>lose u to love me<\/em><\/strong> that fans speculate <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/might-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">might<\/a> be about <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/justin-bieber\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">justin bieber<\/a>.<\/strong> listen at :50 and again at 1:45 for<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>we&#8217;d always go into<\/em> it blindly<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>go into<\/strong><\/em> means <em>enter<\/em>. it gives the idea of an <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/on-and-off-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>on and off<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (occasional) relationship that lasted for years.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Selena Gomez - Lose You To Love Me (Official Music Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zlJDTxahav0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/delos\/story\/2023-08-17\/yahritza-y-su-esencia-clear-the-air-after-mexico-city-gaffe-we-needed-more-experience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in another la times article, <strong>suzy exposito<\/strong> describes <\/a>the mexican community in the yakima valley as <em><strong>tightknit<\/strong><\/em> (united) but <strong>mando<\/strong>, the guitar player and <strong><em>eldest<\/em><\/strong> (oldest) sibling in yahritza y su esencia <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/recount-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recounts<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/taunt-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>taunting<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (insults) and exclusion from americans and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fellow-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fellow<\/a> mexicans too&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>so many kids <em>get bullied<\/em> just for not being able to speak spanish right \u2014 or they <em>get bullied<\/em> for being <i>too m<\/i>exican in the u.s. <em>even<\/em> artists get that type of energy. u don\u2019t know where u <em>belong<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>get bullied<\/strong><\/em> is <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/passive-voice-with-get\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>passive voice<\/strong><\/a>. it is referring to the receivers of the bullying, not the bullies. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/too-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>too<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>excessively<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/even-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>even<\/em><\/strong><\/a> emphasizes the surprise that artists are treated the same way. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/belong-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>belong<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means<em> be part of a group<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Alejandro G. I\u00f1arritu: \u2018I May Be Too Mexican For Americans and Too American for Mexicans\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pi4uEFSAZ8\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/Pi4uEFSAZ8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1RC7RJGcSF\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/1RC7RJGcSF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IndieWire (@IndieWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndieWire\/status\/1566758040681865217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">September 5, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h5><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<em>\u00a0mexican film director alejandro gonz\u00e1lez i\u00f1\u00e1rritu knows what mando is talking about<\/em><\/h5>\n<div>\n<div>exposito observes that this brutal dilemma for spanish-speaking immigrants in the u.s. stands in contrast to other developing cultural <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/trend-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>trends <\/strong><\/em><\/a>(tendencies)&#8230;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>the <em>staunch<\/em> nationalism exhibited in both the u.s. and latin america is growing <em>out of step<\/em> with increasing migration and the resulting cultural <em>hybridism<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>staunch<\/strong><\/em> means <em>devoted<\/em>, <em>firm<\/em>. <em><strong>out of step<\/strong><\/em> means <em>different, disconnected<\/em>. <strong><em>hybridism<\/em><\/strong> is the <em>mix<\/em> of cultures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pp-natanael.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14242\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pp-natanael-300x168.webp\" alt=\"peso pluma and natanael cano--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pp-natanael-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pp-natanael-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/pp-natanael.webp 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>peso pluma &amp; natanael cano<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>exposito reinforces this point by <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/point-out-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>pointing out<\/strong><\/em><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/highlight-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">highlighting<\/a>) that there are mexican artists performing music in spanish who are popular in the u.s. and the same is true for english-speaking artists in mexico&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4><em>mexican-born<\/em> stars, like natanael cano and peso pluma&#8230;have perform[ed] for massive crowds <em>throughout<\/em> <em>the states<\/em>&#8230;largely thanks to immigrants and their children who are <em>eager<\/em> to stay connected to mexico <em>from<\/em> <em>afar<\/em>. <em>meanwhile<\/em>, <em>anglophone<\/em> acts like coldplay, my chemical romance and most recently taylor swift <em>have<\/em> all <em>sold out<\/em> tours in mexico <em>within<\/em> hours, <em>even<\/em> minutes in some cases.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/throughout-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>throughout<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>everywhere<\/em>. <strong><em>the states<\/em><\/strong> is an abbreviated form of <strong>united states<\/strong>. <em><strong>eager<\/strong> <\/em>means <em>excited<\/em>. <em><strong>from afar<\/strong><\/em> means<em> from a great distance<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/meanwhile-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>meanwhile<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is an adverb that means <em>at the same time<\/em>.\u00a0 an <em><strong>anglophone<\/strong><\/em> <em>speaks english<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/sell-out-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>sell out<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>sell all available tickets<\/em>. it is used in the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/present-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>present perfect<\/strong><\/a> here (auxiliary <em>have<\/em> + past participle). <strong><em>sold<\/em><\/strong> is the irregular past participle of <em>sell<\/em>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/within-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>within<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>inside that period of time<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/taylor-swift-fans.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14256\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/taylor-swift-fans-300x187.jpg\" alt=\"taylor swift fans in mexico city--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"300\" height=\"187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/taylor-swift-fans-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/taylor-swift-fans.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>taylor swift fans in mexico city (alejandro aguilar\/sol de m\u00e9xico)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em><strong>born<\/strong><\/em> and <em><strong>mexican-born<\/strong><\/em> (born in mexico) are adjectives. <em>born<\/em> alone is NOT a verb. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/be-born-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>be born<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is the verb. the title of <strong>kygo<\/strong> and <strong>imagine dragons<\/strong> popular song <em><strong>born to be yours<\/strong><\/em> is a <strong>reduction<\/strong> of <em>i <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">was born<\/span> to be yours <\/em>which appears in the chorus&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">i know when it <em>rains, oh, it pours<\/em><br aria-hidden=\"true\" \/>and I know i <em>was born<\/em> to be yours<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/when-it-rains-it-pours-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>when it rains it pours<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is an idiom that means <em>one bad thing often causes a series of bad moments to occur<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kygo, Imagine Dragons - Born To Be Yours (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_G-k6TQYUek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/toluca-lyrc-3-believer-imagine-dragons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">imagine dragons<\/a> is, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/btw-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">btw,<\/a> yet another english-speaking act that is popular in mexico. they have played in mexico city, guadalajara and monterrey this year.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-weeknd-foro-sol-e1695979670656.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14262\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-weeknd-foro-sol-e1695979670656-300x243.webp\" alt=\"the weeknd poster for concert in foro sol--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"239\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-weeknd-foro-sol-e1695979670656-300x243.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/the-weeknd-foro-sol-e1695979670656.webp 659w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 239px) 100vw, 239px\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/depeche-mode-foro-sol.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14263\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/depeche-mode-foro-sol-300x154.webp\" alt=\"depeche mode poster for foro sol concert--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s\" width=\"339\" height=\"174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/depeche-mode-foro-sol-300x154.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/depeche-mode-foro-sol-1024x525.webp 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/depeche-mode-foro-sol-768x394.webp 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/depeche-mode-foro-sol.webp 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 339px) 100vw, 339px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>the weeknd and depeche mode, two more <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">anglophone<\/span> acts, both played in mexico city this week &#x1f640;<\/em><\/h5>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy lrv-a-font-body-l \"><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/amid-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>amid <\/strong><\/em><\/a>(in the middle of) all the controversy, yahritza y su esencia seem to be secure about how they define themselves. tom\u00e1s mier&#8217;s rolling stone article comments that via social media the group&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy lrv-a-font-body-l \"><em>doubled down<\/em> on their <em>commitment<\/em> <em>to<\/em> <em>representing<\/em> their<em> roots<\/em> in their music, saying that their greatest <em>pride<\/em> is the mexican <em>blood<\/em> in their veins<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/double-down-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>double down<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means they are taking <em>a more intense position<\/em>. a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/commitment-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>commitment<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>is <em>a serious promise<\/em>. <em>compromiso<\/em> in spanish is NOT <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/compromise-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>compromise <\/em><\/a>in english&#8211; it&#8217;s <em>commitment <\/em>&#x1f63c; <strong><em>representing<\/em><\/strong> is in the -ing form because <em><strong>to<\/strong><\/em> is a preposition and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/ing-verbs-after-prepositions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">any verb that comes directly after a preposition should be in the -ing form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/american-grown-with-mexican-roots.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14266\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/american-grown-with-mexican-roots-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"grown with mexican roots\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/american-grown-with-mexican-roots-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/american-grown-with-mexican-roots-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/american-grown-with-mexican-roots-768x1153.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/american-grown-with-mexican-roots.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/slogan-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">slogan<\/a> for people who <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">grow up<\/span> in the u.s. but have <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">roots<\/span> in mexico<br \/>\n<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the <em>oo<\/em> in roots is pronounced like <em>new,<\/em> <em>true<\/em>, <em>zoom<\/em> and <em>google<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/however-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">however<\/a>, the <em>oo<\/em> in <em>blood<\/em> is pronounced with the <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/shwuh-sound\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>shwuh sound<\/strong><\/a> so that it sounds like <em>mud<\/em> or <em>stud<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/pride-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>pride<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means yahritza y su esencia feel <em>a sense of belonging and satisfaction from being mexican<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-yankees.webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-14232\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-yankees-300x185.webp\" alt=\"yahritza singing in a yankees cap--vocabulario en ingl\u00e9s--double down\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-yankees-300x185.webp 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-yankees-1024x631.webp 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-yankees-768x474.webp 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/yahritza-yankees.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>was yahritza <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">doubling down<\/span> on her identity when she wore a yankees cap while performing in the zocalo on noche mexicana?<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the <strong>tiktok<\/strong> at the top of the post contains definitions of the following words\/phrases:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/as-long-as-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>as long as<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/flub-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>flub<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>wherever<\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/whenever-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>whenever<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/quite-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>quite<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/kinda-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>kinda<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/have-got-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>have got structure<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/pissed-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>pissed<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>unenthused<\/em><\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/underwhelming-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>underwhelmed<\/em><\/strong><\/a>,<strong><em> taqueria<\/em><\/strong> (mexican spanish), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/realize-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>realize<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <strong><em>tiendita<\/em><\/strong> (spanish), <strong><em>chesco<\/em><\/strong> (mexican spanish), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/blown-away-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>blown away<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/felt-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>felt<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, <em><strong>even<\/strong><\/em>, <strong><em>caguama<\/em><\/strong> (mexican spanish), <strong><em>envase<\/em><\/strong> (spanish), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fuck-expressions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>fucking<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fucking-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">adj<\/a>), <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/fire-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>fire<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>(adj). considering the subject matter, the spanglish is necessary &#x1f638;<\/p>\n<p>what are your feelings about cultural hybridism? 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