{"id":9398,"date":"2019-06-25T12:43:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T18:43:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=9398"},"modified":"2022-12-10T18:07:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-11T00:07:40","slug":"wnba-stars-call-out-trolls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wnba-stars-call-out-trolls\/","title":{"rendered":"wnba stars call out trolls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/3rd-conditional-vocabulary-after-the-2019-nba-finals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the nba finals<\/a>, nba draft and nba awards for 2019 are all over, but that doesn&#8217;t mean u still can&#8217;t learn great new english vocabulary from world-class basketball talent. the <strong>wnba<\/strong> 2019 season is ON, and to <em> (<\/em>criticize<em>) <\/em>some of the  (rude internet users) the players get comments from online, several of the league&#8217;s stars participated in a video that was shared on the wnba twitter account.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey Troll&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaszthomas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jaszthomas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bigmamastef?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@bigmamastef<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justDROB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@justDROB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkyDigg4?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SkyDigg4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seimoneaugustus?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@seimoneaugustus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DianaTaurasi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@DianaTaurasi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/brittneygriner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@brittneygriner<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gabbywilliams15?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@gabbywilliams15<\/a> would like to chat as we tip off the 2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WNBA<\/a> season. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dx5BI1qGWQ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Dx5BI1qGWQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; WNBA (@WNBA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WNBA\/status\/1132006814483136513?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 24, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>the  opinion of the players is that the <em>trolling<\/em> is not really even funny.<\/p>\n<p>for example, at :25 <strong>seimone augustus<\/strong> of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>minnesota lynx<\/strong> <\/span>and <strong>britney griner<\/strong> of the <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>phoenix mercury<\/strong> <\/span><em><strong>team up<\/strong><\/em> (work together) for this comment<\/p>\n<h4>enough with the kitchen jokes. they&#8217;re <em>stale<\/em> and not funny.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>stale<\/strong><\/em> means <em>old<\/em>, <em>not fresh<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2014-02-28-13.53.00-e1395336123802.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9540\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2014-02-28-13.53.00-e1395336123802-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2014-02-28-13.53.00-e1395336123802-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2014-02-28-13.53.00-e1395336123802-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/2014-02-28-13.53.00-e1395336123802.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>stale<\/em><\/span><em> is most frequently used to describe bread that is a few days old. (localglobalkitchen.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>several of the players read a post from a <em>troll<\/em> on social media and then give their opinion about it. for instance, at :29 <strong>jasmine thomas<\/strong> of the <span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-align: left;\"><strong>connecticut sun <\/strong><\/span>says<\/p>\n<h4><em>&#8220;wanna<\/em> know why nobody likes the wnba? because all <em>y&#8217;all<\/em> females tall. nobody likes a female who can <em>dunk<\/em> on them.&#8221; i feel like no females like u. and maybe that&#8217;s why u <em>salty<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>wanna<\/em><\/strong> is a reduction of <i>want to. <\/i>the question is also a reduction of <i>do u want to?\u00a0<\/i>is a <strong>contraction<\/strong> of <em>you<\/em> and <em>all<\/em>. it is used as the plural for u. jasmine uses <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/why-is-jae-crowder-salty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>salty<\/em><\/strong><\/a> to imply that the author of the post is <em>angry because he&#8217;s a loser. <\/em><em><strong>dunk<\/strong><\/em> is the basketball play of forcefully putting the ball in the basket. it is considered an exciting, sometimes spectacular play that ironically almost never happens in the wnba. brittney griner has had a few , including this one earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Brittney Griner Rises For Her 11th Regular Season Dunk\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eH5JIOP6TNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>stefanie dolson<\/strong> of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>chicago sky<\/strong><\/span> shares this at :50<\/p>\n<h4>&#8220;i&#8217;m watching <em>lingerie<\/em> football. this <em>shit<\/em> <em>ain&#8217;t<\/em> that bad. like <em>the<\/em> <em>best of both worlds<\/em>. <em>if wnba wore panties, i&#8217;d watch it<\/em>.&#8221; no. we&#8217;re not <em>wearing<\/em> panties. no one sees me in my <em>drawers<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>lingerie<\/strong><\/em> is <em>sexy underwear<\/em>is referring to lingerie football; it&#8217;s NOT negative. it means <em>stuff<\/em>, <em>material<\/em>. <strong><em>ain&#8217;t<\/em><\/strong> is an alternative\u00a0to\u00a0<em>isn&#8217;t<\/em>. it&#8217;s used a lot, but  in formal environments.\u00a0<em><strong>the best of both worlds<\/strong><\/em> describes a scenario in which two different (sometimes very different) things can be enjoyed simultaneously, in this case sexy girls and football. in the case of <strong><em>hannah montana<\/em><\/strong>, it&#8217;s the regular life of a schoolgirl and the fabulous life of a popstar. that&#8217;s why <em>the best of both worlds<\/em> is a good title for the show&#8217;s theme song.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hannah Montana - New Theme Song HQ\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5B8fv-UJgus?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>if the wnba wore panties<\/strong><\/em>, <strong><em>i&#8217;d watch it<\/em><\/strong> is &#8211;a hypothetical possibility. wnba players wear shorts, not <em><strong>panties<\/strong><\/em> (women&#8217;s underpants). <em><strong>wore<\/strong><\/em> is the irregular past tense of <em>wear.<\/em> remember, especially if spanish is your first language, \u00a0<em>wear<\/em> NOT <em>use<\/em>\u00a0is for talking about the clothes u have on. <strong><em>drawers<\/em><\/strong> are <em>underpants<\/em> too; men&#8217;s or women&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/images-60.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9541\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/images-60.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"205\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>a drawer full of <u>drawers<\/u> (<u>panties<\/u>). and bras. (goodhousekeeping.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong>danielle robinson<\/strong> of the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>minnesota lynx<\/strong> <\/span>reads this <em>troll<\/em> question at 1:07&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>why <em>ain&#8217;t<\/em> nobody tell me the wnba draft is on?<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>ain&#8217;t<\/em><\/strong> replaces <em>didn&#8217;t<\/em> in this negative, past tense question.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Who-WNBA-Player-Skylar-Diggins-Smith.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9548\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Who-WNBA-Player-Skylar-Diggins-Smith-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"skylar diggins of the dallas wings\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Who-WNBA-Player-Skylar-Diggins-Smith-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Who-WNBA-Player-Skylar-Diggins-Smith-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Who-WNBA-Player-Skylar-Diggins-Smith-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Who-WNBA-Player-Skylar-Diggins-Smith-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Who-WNBA-Player-Skylar-Diggins-Smith.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>skylar diggins of the dallas wings (popsugar.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at 1:15 <strong>skylar diggins-smith<\/strong> of the <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><strong>dallas wings <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> (more or less, basically) just laughs at this offensive question<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>why do college women basketball players look way better than wnba players? it&#8217;s like they <em>get ugly soon as <\/em>they<em> get drafted<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><em>get<\/em> in the phrase <strong><em>get ugly<\/em><\/strong> means <em>become<\/em>. <em><strong>soon as<\/strong><\/em> is a reduction of the expression <strong><em>as soon as<\/em><\/strong>, a comparative that means<em> at that precise moment<\/em>. <strong><em>get drafted<\/em><\/strong> is an example of <em>get<\/em> used in the . the players who <em>get drafted<\/em> are the object in this example. the subject (the teams that draft the players) isn&#8217;t really important to the idea and isn&#8217;t mentioned. <strong><em>draft<\/em><\/strong> means select.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juwannamann.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9547\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juwannamann-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"juwanna mann dunking\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juwannamann-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/juwannamann.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>juwanna mann dunking<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong>seimone augustus<\/strong> of the <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>minnesota lynx<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> is critical of a comment that confuses the noun <em>honesty<\/em> with the adverb <em>honestly<\/em> at 1:27.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>i <em>honesty<\/em> stopped really following the wnba after juwanna mann left. when u understand <em>honesty<\/em> and <em>honestly<\/em>, then u can come <em>holla at me<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>juwanna mann<\/em><\/strong> was a fictional character and the eponymous title of a movie about a man who disguises himself as a woman to play professional basketball. <strong><em>holla<\/em><\/strong> is a reduction of <strong><em>holler<\/em><\/strong>, which means <em>shout<\/em> or <em>yell<\/em>. <strong><em>holla at me<\/em><\/strong> is a popular expression that means <em>talk to me<\/em>, <em>contact me<\/em>. it&#8217;s also the title of this song by <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/settle-down-songs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>2pac<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TuPac - Holla At Me Lyrics\" width=\"758\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9AEDNK0r62U?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>finally, at 1:54 <strong>gabby williams<\/strong> of the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>chicago sky <\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">tells a male <em>troll<\/em><\/span><\/span> who is joking about menstruation<\/p>\n<h4>u <em>get<\/em> a menstrual cycle, and then u <em>lol<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>get<\/em><\/strong> means <em>have<\/em>, <em>acquire<\/em>. <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/lol-lmao-rofl-how-hard-are-u-laughing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>lol<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is an abbreviation for <em>laugh (laughing) out loud<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/10977_7ca5eb06feca2d4d2029ef99de456a25.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9546\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/10977_7ca5eb06feca2d4d2029ef99de456a25-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"trolls on the internet\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/10977_7ca5eb06feca2d4d2029ef99de456a25-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/10977_7ca5eb06feca2d4d2029ef99de456a25.jpg 733w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">trolling<\/span> women about their <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/lost-period\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">periods<\/a>? 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