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A-list American singers Khalid and Normani come together in collaboration for the song “Love Lies.” This R&B/pop duet explores themes of dating, love, and romance, while also balancing a variety of English-language elements:

• Southern American English

• informal language

• slang

• many idioms

• phrasal verbs

• a meaning of “ain’t” used in context

• a meaning of “lie” used in context

• present simple

• present perfect

• present perfect continuous

• imperative

• conditional

• contractions

• unvoiced plosives

• cursive singing

and much more…!

What do you think of this song? Do you like R&B and pop music? Who are your favourite English singers in these genres? Let me know in the comments below.

Thumbnail photo courtesy of Spotify, Fair use, on Wikipedia.com.