At first , it wasn't easy for me to strike up conversions with strangers in group chats. but I soon came to realize that unlike other online communites, chatrooms enable real time communications. This is a big plus.
These days, I am active in serveral group chats. First, there are group chats for freinds and family. There are also groups chats for school parents, moms in our apartment complex, book clubs, and study groups. and of course, there's a group chat where i show off that I caught the original broadcasts of "입트영"
There might be hundreds of messages a day in a busy group chat, so its best to turn off notifcations or set them to silent. I sometimes read a lot of messgaes at once, since i can't check each time. This is called "riding the wall", and it can be quite time consuming.
| Strike up a conversation Start a conversation initiate a conversation |
대화를 시작하다. |
| come to realize | 깨닫게 되다. |
| be active in | ~에서 활동하다. |
| show off | 인증하다. |
| catch the original broadcast | 본방을 사수하다. |
| turn off notifications | 알람을 꺼 놓다. |
| set somethins to silent | ~을 무음모드로 설정하다. |
| check each time | 매번 확인하다. |
| be quite time consuming | 시간이 상당히 많이 소요되다. |
| a boatload of | 매우 많은 |
| on the spot | 바로 그 자리에서 |
ex. I wanted to show off my new phone.
i want to show off my lovely boy.
show off "my boy" , 표현도 사용하기는 하지만 he is not a toy.
I overslept today, because yesterday i set my phone to silent.