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Hello, this is the English we speak with me, Fay,

and hello, it's me Rob.

Rob. Hey Rob, you look a bit fed up.

Oh, I am.

I had tickets to see Roy's Rolling Biscuits next week,

but now the gig has been cancelled.

Cancelled meaning a planned activity will not happen well lots of things have been

cancelled at the moment.

But this was The Biscuits, you know, the best band ever.

Well, Rob, to be honest, I cancelled them a long time ago.

What? You had tickets and you cancelled them? No Rob, this is another

meaning of cancelled. I didn't like the bad language in the band's songs, so I stopped supporting them.

I cancelled them.

Oh!

Yep, when you cancel someone, you don't agree with what they do or say, and you stop supporting or promoting them. This particularly relates to

celebrities. So if you don't like someone, cancel them.

Okay, Faye, let's hear some examples.

I was a big supporter of our local mayor until he agreed to build the bypass.

I've cancelled him now.

My favourite singer started singing anti-climate change songs.

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