Pumpkin is a Term of Endearment
Interesting Facts in Easy English
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- term of endearment / pet name: a cute name for a person that you adore
- customary: common
- adoration: heartfelt love (not necessarily romantic)
- address: to speak or write to someone specific
- alarmed: surprised and worried
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Pumpkin is a Term of Endearment
Comprehension Questions
- Why does this report mention the word “pumpkin”?
- How is a term of endearment formatted differently than a nickname in writing?
- Why might a stranger say “Sorry, love” to you if she bumps into you accidentally?
Discussion Questions: What terms of endearment do people use in your language? Can you translate them into English?
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6 comments
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Salem says:
This activity is good for recognizing the population’s traditions and by which practicing English is done.
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English Club Indonesia says:
“Pumpkin” is one of the names that can be used for someone that you adore. A term of endearment is not usually capitalized. Strangers might call you love, not because they have romantic feelings towards you. It is just one way to address people softly. In my country, Indonesia, a woman can call another woman “say” or “babe.”
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David Valencia says:
People in Colombia often use buddy, princess, baby and a strange expression that people here qualifies as an endearment: “mor”
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Ludmila Holfinger says:
In Brasil, some people call tio(uncle),buddy (companheiro),aunt (tia),brother (irmao),sister (irma),and other ones.The terms tio and tia are nicknames or endearment way to call older people.
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osama says:
There are a lot of endearment people use in my Country. Like People usually refer to other guy as a brother or girl as a sister. Moreover, People use the Buddy as close friend.
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roli says:
someone else notice the weird way she pronounce handsome