Hey everyone!

I have another bit of English slang for you today

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The phrase is “for real” this means speaking, truthfully, or honestly. Also used as a confirmation of your agreement with someone’s statement

John: Sarah this workload the boss wants us to do is insane!
Sarah: for real, we will never finish in time!

Please note this is SLANG and shouldn’t be used on a formal setting. You may also hear it pronounced “fer-real” instead of “for real“ can you hear the difference?

I hope you found this helpful! Thanks guys!

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Emma 2019.08.03 16:18

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Thank you !
职场人Jason 2019.08.03 16:23

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这个还是蛮常用的
Mery 2019.08.03 16:24

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Thank you!
iliana 2019.08.03 16:50

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Do "for real" and "for sure" have the same meaning?
慕容霏Faye 2019.08.04 00:11

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Hi ！Ben. What's the difference between “slang ”and “idiom ”？
Ben 2019.08.04 00:20

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@慕容霏Faye by no means am I a linguist- so this my not be a proper explanation - but I believe an idiom is a exact use of language and words to form an alternative meaning. Where as slang is a manipulation of a word(s) to use on a social or even group level to streamline conversation or understanding
慕容霏Faye 2019.08.04 00:53

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@Ben So can I understand it as, idioms are used from ancient times to the present, they are created by famous people. and slangs come from social people and are wildly used as time goes by？
Frank 61 2019.08.04 02:39

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in my opinion,idioms are used from ancient times to the present, they are created by famous people. and slangs come from zonal people and are used with timeliness .
Lynn 2019.08.06 04:11

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翻译：讲真的
Lil_Pony 2019.12.16 13:51

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Gotcha! Is the word “legit” also used to say something factual or truthful?