Hits different

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 September 2021

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Here’s the expression you can use to talk about something special.

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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.
0:07.0	Welcome to the English we speak with me, Dang.
0:10.0	And me, Neil, what are you doing?
0:13.0	I'm just listening to the latest song by the parrots with Benjos.
0:17.0	Wow, it must be really good. You're really nodding your head.
0:21.0	Yes, it's amazing.
0:23.8	It really hits different.
0:25.0	I'm sorry, what?
0:27.5	You got hit by a parrot with a banjo?
0:30.3	I would agree that does hit differently. No, Neil, we use the expression,
0:35.0	hits different, to say it appeals to you in a unique way,
0:39.0	something that's special.
0:41.0	Ah, I get you.
0:43.0	So you really like the song because it hits different?
0:46.0	Exactly.
0:47.0	You need to check it out while I listen to these examples. His new art exhibition really hits different. There's something so special about the way he paints.
1:00.0	What Deborah says always hits different. She is so wise.
1:07.0	That new novel hits different.
1:10.0	It deals with some serious issues and I found it really interesting.
1:14.4	You're listening to the English we speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking
1:21.8	about the expression expression hits different. If something hits
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