{"id":8460,"date":"2022-06-21T09:19:49","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T13:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=8460"},"modified":"2022-06-20T14:25:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T18:25:31","slug":"who-wants-to-talk-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/who-wants-to-talk-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Who wants to talk inflation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Hey everyone, how is it hanging? June is drawing to a close, but the 2022 financial crisis seems to have no end in sight. Due a number of circumstances, it is unlikely that we\u2019ll be getting good news anytime soon. Yes, inflation is now the hot topic on everyone\u2019s lips. Since it has affected all of us practically worldwide, talking about it is hard to avoid.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8467\" style=\"width: 381px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8467\" class=\" wp-image-8467\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/business-g1435c9eb2_640-350x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"371\" height=\"209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/business-g1435c9eb2_640-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/business-g1435c9eb2_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 371px) 100vw, 371px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Costs are going through the roof (Image by PublicDomainPictures from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well, if we can\u2019t beat it for now, at least we can discuss it, right? Specialists, journalists and ordinary people alike have been sharing money-saving tips to help tackle this issue. From an educational standpoint, this kind of content can offer an insight into the English language and teach us some useful terms when it comes to speaking about the current economical situation. After all, no matter if you are having a casual bar chat with friends or speaking to a business partner, I\u2019m sure this subject will come up eventually!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">So lately I\u2019ve been skimming through articles online not only to get informed but also to put together a glossary of <\/span><b>relevant terms and phrases about inflation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> that you can use, along with some sample sentences to learn in context. So let\u2019s get down to business?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Adjectives, nouns, verbs and collocations to refer to the inflation and high prices:<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A lot of words have been used in association with our current times, as in phrases like:<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>whopping inflation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>price hikes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>consumer prices<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_8466\" style=\"width: 422px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8466\" class=\" wp-image-8466\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/money-g7682b5b68_640-350x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"412\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/money-g7682b5b68_640-350x250.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/money-g7682b5b68_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inflation is on the rise (Image by Foto-Rabe from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div><\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>purchasing power<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>to spike <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>to surge<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>to skyrocket <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>to soar<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>to be on the rise<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>to go through the roof<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h3><strong>to drive up the prices\/costs<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now see the examples below:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a result of a disruption on the supply chain, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">fuel prices have <\/span><b>skyrocketed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> over the past months.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ongoing war in Ukraine has been<\/span> <b>driving up costs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> throughout Europe.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Economists warn that the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">price of electricity could <\/span><b>soar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the months to come.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With inflation rates<\/span><b> on the rise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, they had to put off their hope of taking out a mortgage this year.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">My car expenses have been <\/span><b>going through the roof <\/b>l<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">ately, I think I\u2019ll just start walking to work.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Since the beginning of the year, rent has<\/span><b> spiked<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in my area.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_8465\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8465\" class=\" wp-image-8465\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/money-gbbc450d9e_640-350x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/money-gbbc450d9e_640-350x207.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/money-gbbc450d9e_640.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rent has spiked (Image by Nattanan Kanchanaprat from Pixabay)<\/p><\/div>\n<h3><strong>Using adverbs to highlight your point<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Although they might not sound as natural in other languages, E<\/span>nglish speakers are big fans of adverbs and they often use them as intensifiers.\u00a0 Here\u2019s how you can use words like <strong>drastically, sharply, significantly, alarmingly<\/strong> and etc. to place some emphasis:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As consumer prices are surging in France, the purchasing power has reduced <strong>sharply<\/strong>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Two years of pandemic restrictions and lockdowns have <strong>drastically<\/strong> impacted the automotive industry.<\/li>\n<li>Families must face the fact that an increased cost of living might <strong>significantly<\/strong> alter their future plans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More on this coming shortly! Stay tuned!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/pexels-nappy-935979-350x235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/pexels-nappy-935979-350x235.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/pexels-nappy-935979.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Hey everyone, how is it hanging? June is drawing to a close, but the 2022 financial crisis seems to have no end in sight. Due a number of circumstances, it is unlikely that we\u2019ll be getting good news anytime soon. Yes, inflation is now the hot topic on everyone\u2019s lips. 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