Clout

Learning English Conversations

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🗓️ 2 March 2021

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Learn an expression about having influence.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	Hello and welcome to the English we speak.
0:10.0	I'm Fay Fay.
0:11.0	And I'm Roy.
0:12.0	I'm really impressed.
0:15.0	Neil said you have real clout.
0:18.0	What you mean that Neil wants to hit me?
0:21.0	Is he angry with me?
0:23.0	Oh no, Roy. Clout can mean to hit someone as a verb, but it can also be used as a noun to mean
0:30.4	your influence or fame on social media.
0:33.4	Nia was talking about how much clout you have with all your followers.
0:38.0	Ah, that kind of clout, but I don't have that many followers sometimes people get my name
0:45.5	confused with Rob it's Rob who has the clout he has lots of followers and some real
0:51.9	influence on social media.
0:54.0	He's using it to sell biscuits his mom made.
0:57.0	Hmm. I'm going to try and find some more followers while we listen to some examples.
1:05.2	Esmerlda has some real clout on social media. She has so many followers who watch all her vlogs.
1:16.0	We've decided to hire an influencer with real clout to help us launch our new project. Derek used his clout to sell the new perfume to his millions of followers.
1:22.8	This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English
1:30.0	and we're talking about the informal expression clout, which means your level of fame or influence on social media.
1:38.0	It can also be used in another situation, can't it?
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