DEAL (=GOING TO HAPPEN)

Good morning / afternoon / evening everyone, depending on when you are reading this. Welcome back to the Daily Vitamin. I hope your day is going well.

Today we're looking at another meaning of DEAL.

Today's meaning is what is happening or what is going to happen; it is usually reserved for spoken English.

Example 1:
So, what's the deal? Is your mother-in-law coming or not?

Example 2:
Speaker 1: Will you please tell me what the deal is?
Speaker 2: Yes. We're going to meet in 10 minutes in the plaza.

To get some writing practice in English, and to remember this different use of DEAL, I encourage you to write your own sentence, or two, with this word. You can post your sentences on one of our social media sites (Facebook or Bluesky) and we will give you feedback about them ASAP.

Have a great day!