Hello and welcome to The English We Speak.
I'm Feifei.
And I'm Roy. Did you watch the latest
episode of the hit soap, A Duck Between
a Rock and a Hard Place?
No, I haven't watched the latest episode yet.
It was epic - spoiler alert - it turns out
that Martin wasn't really a duck but actually
Bob, the evil twin brother of the magnificent
unicorn, Flimflam.
What! I can't believe you ruined the story for
me with that spoiler. I've been watching them
and now you have told me the big ending for
the story.
But I did say 'spoiler alert' before I told you
and don't worry, there's going to be another
episode tonight because - spoiler alert -
the evil unicorn, Bob, didn't die at the end.
Roy, that's another thing you've told me. Just
because you say 'spoiler alert' doesn't mean
you can tell me everything that happens.
Sorry Feifei, I promise I won't tell you any
other spoilers. Let's listen to these examples.
Martina told me a massive secret that
happens in the book and she forgot to say
'spoiler alert'. I'm so annoyed with her.
Next time you give me a spoiler make sure
you say 'spoiler alert' beforehand.
I hate spoilers - they ruin films for me but
when I watch a video on social media and I
hear someone say 'spoiler alert', I turn it
straight off.
This is The English We Speak from BBC
Learning English and we're talking about the
expression 'spoiler alert'. We say this as a
warning when we're going to reveal part of
the story of a film, book or TV series. I hate
when people give me spoilers.
Yeah, spoilers can ruin the story for
someone.
I'm sorry Feifei, I shouldn't have given you any
spoilers. Well after you say 'spoiler alert',
you need to give me more time before you
tell me what happened.
Sorry, I will do. Well, I suppose we're even
now for all the times you've told us secrets
about films and series. You never even say
'spoiler alert'. Well Roy, did you get the email
from me earlier? No. Why, what did it say?
Spoiler alert! You have to work the weekend
because I'm going to the spa.
What? Not again. Bye Feifei.
Bye.