Quote
1. Quote - Listen to the quote and guess what the slang means.
“I believe that our education, like such as South Africa and the Iraq everywhere like such as...I believe that they should, our education over here in the US should help the US…”
- Miss South Carolina, Caitlin Upton, when asked why one-fifth of Americans can’t locate the US on a map.
Definition
1. Definition - Study the definition.
an introduction to a comparison or list
2. Use - Learn how the slang is used.
You might notice that this week’s quotation makes no sense. In fact, the entire answer that Caitlin Upton gave to the question made no sense. Upton was a contestant in a beauty pageant, a competition young women enter in which they are judged by their looks and skills, and she has recently become famous for answering this question so poorly.
Upton was confused about the question (or about where she was), so she tried to sound smart by saying such as a lot, as well as the names of various countries. (Note: it’s incorrect to put “the” before Iraq.)
Such as is a phrase you can use to introduce a list or make a comparison. You can almost always use “like” anywhere you use such as, but it’s a little more formal and proper to say such as, which is why Upton kept saying it in her answer. Just think, now that you know how to use the phrase such as, you can speak English better than a lot of Americans,such as Miss South Carolina!
Examples
1. Examples - Hear some example sentences.
“I chose which car to buy based on qualities such as how fast it goes, what color it is, and if I think it will help me attract lovers.”
“If I lived in a dry place, such as Nevada, I think I would get sick a lot less often.”