{"id":1650,"date":"2015-11-19T22:06:05","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T04:06:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/?p=1650"},"modified":"2019-11-04T08:48:39","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T14:48:39","slug":"u2-haters-hate-bono-most","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/u2-haters-hate-bono-most\/","title":{"rendered":"u2 haters hate bono most"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bono-as-the-fly.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2287 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bono-as-the-fly-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"bono as the fly\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bono-as-the-fly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bono-as-the-fly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bono-as-the-fly.jpg 491w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>bono as one of his alteregos, the fly (u2spain.es)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>while i have kinda <strong>u2<\/strong> over the past couple of years, they have <em><strong>popped up<\/strong> <\/em>(appeared) a couple times <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/things-mick-jagger-u2-learned\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here on<strong> richyrocks.com<\/strong><\/a> and i still consider myself a fan. \u00a0not everybody feels that way though. \u00a0take a look at this headline from <\/p>\n<h1><em>Leave U2 alone<\/em>: Why did one of our best rock bands become so <em>loathed<\/em>?<\/h1>\n<p><em><strong>loathe<\/strong><\/em> means <em>hate<\/em>. \u00a0<strong><em>leave alone<\/em><\/strong> means <em>stop bothering or criticizing<\/em>. \u00a0<strong>michael jackson <\/strong>used it\u00a0in this 1987\u00a0song directed to the media and haters<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Jackson - Leave Me Alone (Official Video)\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/crbFmpezO4A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>bono, <\/strong>u2&#8217;s lead singer<strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>probably takes most of the negative energy directed at the band. zaleski\u00a0explains<\/p>\n<h4><em>clumsiness<\/em> is intrinsic to bono\u2019s personality: despite his fame and ability to <em>hobnob<\/em> and <em>hold his own<\/em> intellectually with world leaders, he\u2019s never quite <em>grown out<\/em> <em>of<\/em> being a <em>loudmouthed<\/em> irishman who\u2019s cheerfully, proudly imperfect and always having to apologize for social <em>gracelessness<\/em>. depending <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">on<\/span> the level of fandom, this personality trait is <em>either<\/em> entirely <em>charming<\/em> or totally irritating.<\/h4>\n<p>words that end with <em><strong>-ness<\/strong><\/em> are\u00a0nouns. <em><strong>clumsi<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ness<\/span><\/strong><\/em> is the characteristic of being <em><strong>clumsy<\/strong><\/em> (uncoordinated, awkward).\u00a0don&#8217;t confuse the suffix <em>-ness<\/em> with the suffix <em>-less (without)<\/em>, as in <em><\/em> and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/dance-central-2-english-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>flaw<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">less<\/span><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>gracelessness<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0contains\u00a0both suffixes and is actually a synonym for <em>clumsiness<\/em> (without grace).<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bono-hobnobbing-with-bill-gates.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2292\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bono-hobnobbing-with-bill-gates-300x251.jpg\" alt=\"bono hobnobbing with bill gates\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bono-hobnobbing-with-bill-gates-300x251.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/bono-hobnobbing-with-bill-gates.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5><em>bono <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">hobnobbing<\/span> with former microsoft chairman bill gates (u2station.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><em><strong>hobnob<\/strong><\/em> means <em>socialize<\/em> or <em>schmooze<\/em>. <em><strong>hold his own<\/strong><\/em> means <em>compete<\/em>. <em><strong>grow out of<\/strong><\/em> means <em>mature, adopt\u00a0a more adult behavior<\/em>. <em><strong>loudmouthed<\/strong><\/em> describes\u00a0a very vocal person. REMEMBER <em><strong>depends <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">on<\/span><\/strong><\/em> in english is correct. <em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">depends <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">of<\/span><\/span><\/em> is spanglish, translated from <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em>depende <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">de<span style=\"color: #000000; text-decoration: underline;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><\/strong><\/em> indicates there are two alternatives is <em>charismatic, likeable<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2294\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/prince-charming-shrek-bono.jpg\" alt=\"the shrek version of prince charming\" width=\"210\" height=\"240\" \/><\/h6>\n<h5><em>prince <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">charming<\/span> from the <span style=\"color: #00ff00;\">shrek<\/span> franchise. bono is much more <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">charming.<\/span><\/em><\/h5>\n<p>zaleski says this in the singer&#8217;s defense<\/p>\n<h4>it\u2019s <em>rare<\/em> that bono\u2019s intentions are malicious, which makes the <em>scorn<\/em> he and the band receive that much more <em>tiring.<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/rare-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>rare<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is <em>the opposite of common<\/em>. it IS NOT usually the same as <em>raro<\/em> in spanish, which translates as <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/weird-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">weird<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>(strange, eccentric) most of the time. <strong><em>scorn<\/em> <\/strong>is similar to <em>loathing<\/em> from the headline of the story. <em><strong>tiring<\/strong><\/em> refers to something that <em>makes u tired<\/em>.<a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/prince-charming-shrek-bono.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/songs-of-innocence-u2-bono.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2295\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/songs-of-innocence-u2-bono-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"songs of innocence u2 bono\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/songs-of-innocence-u2-bono-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/songs-of-innocence-u2-bono.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5><em>in 2014, some itunes users <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">scornfully<\/span> rejected the automatic addition of u2&#8217;s <strong>songs of innocence<\/strong> album to their playlists, even though it was free<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>in contrast to michael jackson, bono isn&#8217;t really asking to be <em>left alone<\/em>. on the contrary, <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/art-is-divisive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>dorian lynskey<\/strong> reported on <strong>theguardian.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4>he <em>got used to it<\/em> 30 years ago. \u00a0[bono said] &#8220;we were already <em><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/a-gay-old-time-with-the-flintstones\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">annoying<\/a><\/em> people, it was already divisive, it was already, \u2018i <em>can\u2019t stand<\/em> them, I want to kill them.\u2019 it\u2019s the job of art to be divisive\u201d.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/get-used-to-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>got used to it<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means he\u00a0<em>got accustomed to it<\/em>; it was normal to him. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-annoying-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>annoying<\/strong><\/em><\/a> means <em>bothering<\/em> or <em>irritating<\/em>. <em><strong>can&#8217;t stand<\/strong><\/em> is yet another way to express\u00a0<em>hate<\/em> (along with loathe and scorn).<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/richyrocks-youtube-subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fun english practice\u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-smiley\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/simple-smile.png\" alt=\":)\" \/>\u00a0richyrocks english on youtube<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>and like amy zaleski, dorian lynskey believes<\/p>\n<h4>not every comment [bono]\u00a0makes <em>deserves<\/em> to be <em>twisted<\/em> into something inflammatory.<\/h4>\n<p> means <em>merit<\/em> or <em>is worthy of. <strong>twisted<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>means <em>distorted<\/em> or <em>changed<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h6><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/twister-bono.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2288 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/twister-bono-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"twister bono\" width=\"245\" height=\"196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/twister-bono-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/twister-bono.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 245px) 100vw, 245px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/the-twist-bono.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-2289 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/the-twist-bono-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"the twist bono\" width=\"388\" height=\"251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/the-twist-bono-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/the-twist-bono.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 388px) 100vw, 388px\" \/><\/a><\/h6>\n<h5><em>other uses of<strong> twist<\/strong>: the game\u00a0<strong>twister<\/strong>\u00a0and the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/eponymous-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eponymous<\/a> dance\u00a0<\/em><em>(wayne croslin,associated press) <\/em><\/h5>\n<p>are u a u2 fan, or are they <em>loathsome<\/em>? or is your opinion somewhere in between?\u00a0share your thoughts\u00a0under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>bono as one of his alteregos, the fly (u2spain.es) while i have kinda u2 over the past couple of years, they have popped up (appeared)&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":""},"categories":[4,89],"tags":[354,995,1009,1262,999,626,8,1521,9,11,10,365,1004,1002,1000,1001,997,996,1003,1011,998,1006,1007,1008,1010,91],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/bono-as-the-fly.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1650"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1650"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10102,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1650\/revisions\/10102"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}