pet peeve最受不了的小事

inseparable 一個詞就把那段關係定了性，句尾 all of us 又把範圍補滿。

We were inseparable, all of us.

形容一群人關係極好、形影不離時用，樸素又有力。

We were joined at the hip. ／ None of us could be apart.

中性

We were 連讀，inseparable 重讀拉長，all of us 放慢收。

We were inseparable, the whole squad. 我們分不開，整支隊伍都是。

We were inseparable, all four of us. 我們分不開，四個人都是。

Everybody's got 是地道口語，把宏大話題收進每個人的私人口味裡。

Everybody's got their favorite ...

聊共同經歷時，承認每個人口味不同又想把話題鋪開，口語、親和。

Everyone has their own favorite. ／ We all have a favorite episode.

口語

Everybody's got 連讀成 everybody-zgot，their favorite 輕快收。

Everybody's got their favorite songs. 每個人都有自己最愛的幾首歌。

Everybody's got their favorite players. 每個人都有自己最愛的球員。

正確答案本身毫無邏輯，卻一本正經地丟擲，笑點就在這個反差。

Actually, it's ...

揭曉一個荒誕又一本正經的答案時用，口語、喜劇感強。

Actually, the answer is something else entirely. ／ The real answer is even stranger.

口語

Actually 輕起，it's 稍停，名字部分逐詞加重收尾。

Actually, it's a plastic flamingo. 其實是隻塑膠火烈鳥。

Actually, it's a totally different name. 其實是個完全不同的名字。

fun 和 devastating 兩個反方向的詞並列，把一場遊戲的兩面同時說出來。

It was really fun and really ...

形容一件事既愉快又讓人受傷時用，口語、帶情緒。

It was a blast and a disaster at the same time. ／ So much fun, and so brutal.

口語

really fun 上揚，and 稍停，really devastating 放慢收。

That match was really fun and really brutal. 那場比賽特別好玩，也特別虐。

That game was really fun and really stressful. 那局遊戲特別好玩，也特別緊張。

兩句 This is 並列，把年紀講成玩笑，自嘲裡帶著時代的重量。

This is how ... we are. This is what ... were.

老朋友翻舊物自嘲年紀時用，口語、幽默，正式場合別用。

This is how old we've gotten. ／ This is what phones used to be.

口語

This is how old 放慢，we are 稍停，laptops 重讀。

Look how old we are. This is what music used to be. 瞧瞧我們多老了。以前的音樂就長這樣。

See how old we've gotten. This is what cameras were. 瞧瞧我們都多老了。以前的相機就長這樣。