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Hello and welcome to the English we speak with you, Neil, and you Jaying.

And as always, we'll be teaching you a useful and informal English phrase or word.

Obs?

Excuse me?

Obs.

Isn't that what we always do?

Uh, yes, Neil, I suppose we do.

So what are we teaching today?

Isn't that Oves?

Oh, I get it. You want to talk about the word ofs, ofs. Ofs is a short or slown way of saying obviously, which means in a way that's clear or easy to understand. So, Neil, shall we hear some examples of this word?

Obbs.

If you're making tea, you'll find the milk in the fridge.

Obs. Our football team is the best in the world. Oves.

It's Oves that you've forgotten my birthday. You didn't buy me a present. This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English

and we're talking about a short and slang form of the word obviously,

which is Neil

Oves obviously as you can see it can sound a bit rude when you say it to someone

so be careful who you say it to. Who would get offended by a small

word like Oves? Well some things aren't always obvious to everyone like today is

your turn to make the tea.

Oves. How rude.

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