{"id":8474,"date":"2022-07-05T08:33:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T12:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/?p=8474"},"modified":"2022-06-28T16:35:28","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T20:35:28","slug":"talking-inflation-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/talking-inflation-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking inflation &#8211; Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_8468\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8468\" class=\" wp-image-8468\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/pexels-cottonbro-3943716-350x234.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/pexels-cottonbro-3943716-350x234.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/pexels-cottonbro-3943716.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inflation is hitting us hard (Photo by cottonbro from pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Greetings, dear readers! How is everybody doing? Our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/who-wants-to-talk-inflation\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">previous post<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> outlines a few terms and phrases that are being used to address the inflation that has been hitting us hard and is the reason of much distress and economic recession worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now for the second part of our text, we are going to have a look at some<\/span><b> inflation-related <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">keywords and terms collected from news articles and headlines. If you, like me, often feels bombarded by the<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> overload of information in the media, we can at least try to look at it in a meaningful way. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0We don\u2019t know what lies ahead. So let\u2019s stay in the present for now and talk inflation!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One thing that caught my attention when watching the news were the words used to describe this historic<\/span><b> inflation surge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><strong>unprecedented<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><strong>at an all-time high<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><strong>record-high\/ record-breaking<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On the other hand, many sources were also eager to offer advice and tips on how to deal with the problem, often using collocations like:<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_8469\" style=\"width: 417px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8469\" class=\" wp-image-8469\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/06\/pexels-nappy-935979-350x235.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"273\" 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: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-8469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How are you coping with inflation? (Photo by nappy from Pexels)<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><strong>cutting down expenses\/ cut back on spending<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><strong>to fit the budget \/ stick to a monthly budget<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><strong>money is tight\/ tight budget<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><strong>cope with\/ navigate<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><strong>live within one\u2019s means<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<h3><strong>demands for a wage increase\/ discuss a pay raise<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The examples below might provide some insight on how to use these phrases in a sentence:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Record-breaking<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> June inflation rates have led to an <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">increased cost of living.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If your <\/span><b>budget a bit too tight<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and you feel like your<\/span><b> dollar is stretched thin<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, you might want to consider changing your habits.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Households hit by inflation are having to<\/span> <b>dip into<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> family <\/span><b>savings <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">and <\/span><b>cut down expenses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One way to <\/span><b>cut back on spending <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is unplugging appliances when they are not being used.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In times of <\/span><b>unprecedented <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">financial uncertainty, <\/span><b>sticking to your budget<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is key to <\/span><b>navigating inflation.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With my<\/span><b> savings dwindling away<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and my <\/span><b>money losing value, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I think the time has come to <\/span><b>discuss a pay raise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Workers are <b>demanding a wage increase<\/b> following the dramatic surge in <b>consumer prices<\/b> which has reduced their <b>purchasing power<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As the cost of every day items continues to rise, low-income families are struggling to<\/span><b> cope with<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the <\/span><b>record-high<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> inflation and <\/span><b>live within their means<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How have you been tackling inflation? Do you think harder times are yet to come? Share your thoughts with us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Care to learn more about money vocabulary? We\u2019ve got you covered! 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How is everybody doing? Our previous post outlines a few terms and phrases that are being used to address the inflation that has been hitting us hard and is the reason of much distress and economic recession worldwide. Now for the second part of our text, we are going to have a&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/talking-inflation-part-ii\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":8481,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[135139,135370,179],"tags":[333415,554198,554199,554194,554195,554193,554188,554196,554197,554190,554192,554191,554083,554189],"class_list":["post-8474","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-language","category-english-vocabulary","category-news","tag-business-english","tag-cut-back","tag-cut-down","tag-drive-up-the-prices","tag-finance-english","tag-go-through-the-roof","tag-inflation","tag-inflation-english","tag-money-english","tag-skyrocket-meaning","tag-soar","tag-soaring-meaning","tag-talking-about-money-english","tag-whopping-inflation"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8474"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8480,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8474\/revisions\/8480"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}