Who taught: Kevin and NYT

Antsy (source: http://ilovetrampolines.blogspot.com/)

There are so many words that end with “y.” I am not kidding.. There are so many and people here use them a lot. Listen carefully to a conversation between American people when you have a chance. You will hear those words, ending with ‘y’, in many sentences.

Let me give you two examples today.

1. Dicey : Ever played a board game? A lot of board games come with a pair of dice. As you roll your dice, you cannot be certain what numbers you would get. You are uncertain. And if it is an important roll, it even looks dangerous, right? That is the feeling of this expression. For example, a few days ago, Kevin on the Insider show was talking about Brad Pitt. He talked about his ex-wife, Jennifer Anniston. Unfortunately, it was not a good thing. As Kevin was reporting this story, he said, “It is always dicey to talk about ex-spouse.”

2.  Antsy: Do you like ants? I did when I was young but not any more. Ever since I own my house, I do not really like them at all. Especially if you ever see an anthill in front of your house, you would not like it at all. Speaking of anthill, if you sit on any anthill when you are on a picnic, they would get into your pants. Now what? You cannot sit down and be still. You have to move around and jump around to have them go away from your body, right. Suppose that I do not know what is happening with you, I would think like, “You are sort of upset or impatient.” So, there is an expression, “having ants in someone’s pants.”

Huh? Would you expect that American people use that long expression? No way! They simply say, “antsy.” Again, with “y.”

Let me give you a sentence that can help you to remember these two words.

Don’t get too antsy by doing something dicey!

I am telling you again…. There are a lot more words ending with “y.” If you found one, let me know.