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Welcome to the English we speak with me, Jane.

And me, Roy.

Did you just eat my entire bucket of popcorn?

Yes, I did. Yolo.

I can't believe you ate my popcorn.

I was going to share that with you while we watched a film and what on earth does

Yolo mean?

You only live once.

Thanks for reminding me but seriously what does Yolo mean YOLO is an abbreviation which stands for you only live once.

People often say YOLO to remind others to enjoy the present and not worry too much about the future.

Which is somehow connected to why you ate all the popcorn, is it?

Well I was hungry so I ate it.

YOLO.

Let's talk more about it after these examples.

I decided to buy that new car.

I know it's expensive but YOLO.

She said that I was boring and left me.

The last thing she said was YOLO.

Bertie quit his job as a bus driver and opened up a new sci-fi themed cafe.

Yolo.

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