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Your Unintended English Teacher

Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department” lyrics drive record Google searches for challenging English words on its debut weekend

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Discover which words caught the world's attention

and where they're beign explored the most, and learn them so you can sing along confidently!

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But Daddy I Love Him-Track #6

Sanctimoniously

adverb
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Meaning

in a hypocritically righteous or moralizing manner

Synonyms
Hypocritically
Piously
Self-righteously
Holier-than-thou
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…"Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I'll never see"...
But Daddy I Love Him-Track #6

Sanctimoniously

adverb
Discover
Meaning

in a hypocritically righteous or moralizing manner

Synonyms
Hypocritically
Piously
Self-righteously
Holier-than-thou
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…"Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I'll never see"...
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Helping Swifties understand Taylor’s new lyrics

It Doesn’t Have to be Torture!
Explaining Taylor’s Poems is our Department.

Lots of Swifties, young and old, and those still getting the hang of English, might need a little help catching all the cool phrases she throws in!

You know how it is with iconic artists – they love their puns, slang, and funky expressions that you won't find in your everyday English lesson.

But no worries! We've got you covered. Here's the lowdown on all the quirky stuff you'll hear in her songs, so you can sing along like a true mastermind!

The Alchemy - Track #15

Alchemy 🔮

NOUN
Meaning

A seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination

Synonyms
Transmutation
Sorcery
Magic
Witchcraft
Enchantment
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Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?
The Alchemy - Track #15

Alchemy 🔮

NOUN
Meaning

A seemingly magical process of transformation, creation, or combination

Synonyms
Transmutation
Sorcery
Magic
Witchcraft
Enchantment
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Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?
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Methodology

We can't hide our excitement here ar Novakid - many of our teachers, students and staff are Swifties! Naturally, we were thrilled to drive into Taylor Swift’s latest album, "The  Tortured Poets Department.”

We knew the new album would throw up some complex words our kids learning English wouldn't quite understand. What we didn't expect was there would be a bunch of words in there that are a struggle for native English speakers of all ages too!

In our analysis of the album, dissecting each song song for these tricky phrases, we decided to check Google trends over the weekend. The results were astonishing - Google searches for the expressions we highlighted skyrocketed worldwide!

For example, in her song "But Daddy I love Him", she sings the line, "Sanctimoniously perfoming soliloquies I'll never see.”This phrase piqued people's curiosity, causing the words "sanctimoniously” and "sololoquies” to reach their highest peak in popularity on Google in over five years, as listeners who were unfamiliar with these terms searched for more information.

Here are some other phrases that are causing a buzz, along with the regions lowndoan on all the quirky stuff (over 35 terms) you'll hear in her songs, so you can along mastermind!

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