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Give Mad Props

Date: May 29 2007

Author: kmetzpor

Lesson

In the United States, saying kind words for something someone does is an acceptable form of flattery. To give someone props, means to say congratulations for someone's accomplishment. It does not mean to give someone an object.

For example, you and your friend play soccer together on a team. You friend scores a goal. It is kind to say, "props" to your friend.

If someone does something extra special, for example, your friend scores two goals, you tell your friend, "mad props." This is a higher form of congratulations than simply saying "Props."

Try it yourself

You say: Props for scoring a goal.

Your Friend says: Thank you.

You say: Mad props for scoring two goals!

Your Friend says: Thank you so much!

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hoda61

Morocco

nice idiom

thx

dedavcelar

Czech Republic

I hear it for the first timo…well I hope to keep it

lol80

Peru

thank ayou so much that was an amazing lesson!!mad props dude!!

ALsaher

Saudi Arabia

I'll try it as soon as possible.

alogigi

United States

thank you so much

chamoh42@gmail.com

Solomon Islands

Yes ,indeed this is a new word.

Mad probs to you and to all of you who learn this .

Thanks alot..

Ta! chamoh

smartyali

Pakistan

thanx dude for teach us to this

cephaspaulos_p3

Philippines

mad props to you! :)

samarajordan

Jordan

I’LL TEACH THIS TO MY STUDENTS.MAD PROPS

desert swimmer

Saudi Arabia

Excellent approach

esha gul

Pakistan

Mad props for telling new words

kandukuri

India

thanks man, we learned new word

mengyujijie

China

mengyujijie

China

Props for your lesson.

mad props for your email

my email:

I want to make friend with you,and hope you write letter for me in email.improve my english.

dint_901

Indonesia

Props for write ‘bout props!

JOSEFRANCISCO

Colombia

Hi, good for us, add knew word

SadieM

Honduras

mad props for all

katara

Brazil

props for this lesson!

mohbyte

Algeria

Dear sir,I am so grateful to you for giving me something I can't find in my academic books of grammar. Although our endeavor as English users and teachers, I and my freinds still lack conversational skills with English native speakers because conversation can be defined as an oral and usually an informal or freindly interchange of views and sentiments. etc.finally I would say mad props for your note mate. best regards Mohamed