kids and children and aufwiedersehn etc

[jiang]

Dear teachers,

1. I noticed in films people tend to use 'kids' instead of 'children'. Could please explain why?

２．　Ｉ　ｗａｓ　ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ　ｔｈｅ　ｆｉｌｍ　ｔｈｅ　Ｓｏｕｎｄ　ｏｆ　Ｍｕｓｉｃ　ｗｈｅｎ　Ｉ　ｃａｍｅ　ａｃｒｏｓｓ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｗｏｒｄｓ　ｏｒ　ｅｘ ｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ　ｔｈａｔ　Ｉ　ｄｏｎ＇ｔ　ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ．　Ｓｏ　Ｉ　ｒｅａｄ　ｔｈｅ　ｓ ｃｒｉｐｔｓ．　Ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｄｓ　ａｒｅ：
＇ａｕｆｗｉｅｄｅｒｓｅｈｕ＇　ａｎｄ　＇ａｄｉｅｕ＇ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　Ｓｏｕｎｄ　ｏｆ　Ｍｕｓｉｃ．Ｆ ｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ　Ｉ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｔｈｅｙ　ｍｅａｎ　＇Ｇｏｏｄｂｙｅ＇．Ｉｆ　ｔｈｅ ｙ　ａｒｅ，　ｃｏｕｌｄ　ｙｏｕ　
ｐｌｅａｓｅ　ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ　ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ　
ｔｈｅ　ｔｗｏ？　Ａｎｄ　ａｒｅ　ｔｈｅｙ　Ｇｅｒｍａｎ　
ｖｏｃａｂｕｌａｒｙ？　

３．Ｔｈｅ　ｓａｍｅ　ｈａｐｐｅｎｄ　ｗｈｅｎ　Ｉ　ｗａｓ　ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ　Ｒｏｍｅ　Ｈｏｌｉｄａ ｙ．Ｔｈｅ　ｗｏｒｄｓ　ａｒｅ：
　　Ｂｕｏｎａ　Ｎｏｃｈｅ．Ｆｒｏｍ　ｔｈｅ　ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ　Ｉ　
ｇｕｅｓｓｅｄ　ｉｔ　ｍｅａｎｓ＇Ｇｏｏｄｂｙｅ＇　ｏｒ　ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ　ｌｉｋｅ　ｔｈａｔ．　 Ｓｉｎｃｅ　ｉｔ　ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ　ｉｎ　Ｒｏｍｅ　Ｉ　ｇｕｅｓｓ　ｉｔ　ｉｓ　Ｉｔａｌｉａｎ．　Ｂ ｕｔ　ａｓ　ｆａｒ　ａｓ　Ｉ　
ｋｎｏｗ，　ｔｈｅｒｅ　ｉｓ　ａ　ｗｏｒｄ　＇ｃｉａｏ＇ｉｎ　Ｉｔａｌｉａｎ　
ｗｈｉｃｈ　ｍｅａｎｓ　＇Ｇｏｏｄｙｂｙｅ＇．Ｃｏｕｌｄ　ｐｌｅａｓｅ　
ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ　ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｔｗｏ？

Ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ　ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ　ｔｏ　ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ　ｆｒｏｍ　ｙｏｕ．

Ｔｈａｎｋ　ｙｏｕ　ｉｎ　ａｄｖａｎｃｅ．

Ｊｉａｎｇ

[Ouisch]

"Kids" is less formal than "children" and used more often in conversation. It's also only one syllable (instead of two), so it's easier to yell when you're angry and in a hurry: "You kids pick up your toys this minute!" "Hey, you kids! Quit bouncing that basketball outside my window!" Or, the famous Scooby-Do quote: "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for you meddling kids!"

[jiang]

Dear Quisch,

Thank you very much for your explanation.

Jiang

"Kids" is less formal than "children" and used more often in conversation. It's also only one syllable (instead of two), so it's easier to yell when you're angry and in a hurry: "You kids pick up your toys this minute!" "Hey, you kids! Quit bouncing that basketball outside my window!" Or, the famous Scooby-Do quote: "And I would've gotten away with it, too, if it hadn't been for you meddling kids!"