**Jiaying
**Welcome to The English We Speak with me, Jiaying…
Neil… and me, Neil.
Jiaying What is that? What are you eating?
NeilOh, just some really expensive cheese – you can tell it’s expensive cause it’s got lots of blue in it!
**Jiaying
**I don’t think it’s meant to be that colour – I think it’s mouldy. It’s the smell for me!
NeilWhat? The smell for you? You mean you want to smell like the cheese I’m eating?
**Jiaying
**Definitely not! We use the form ‘it’s the’ plus a person or thing followed by ‘for me’ at the end to say that something or someone stands out – and it’s often used to highlight what’s wrong! So, like I said – it’s the pungent smell for me.
NeilYou know – I think it’s the fact it’s covered in blue stuff for me! I might stop eating it!
Jiaying
Good idea, Neil! Well, let’s talk more about things that stand out after these examples.
ExamplesI can’t stand that new song! It’s the way she sings the high notes for me!
I really love that new TV show. It’s the way they write it for me!
It’s the sound for me! The noise he makes when eating is disgusting!
**Jiaying
**You’re listening to The English We Speak from BBC Learning English, and we’re talking about the structure ‘it’s the (something) for me’. We use this structure to say that something or someone stands out – and it can be used to highlight things we love or hate.
NeilYes, so if I want to say what I love most about video games, I’d say it’s the stories for me!
**Jiaying
**Exactly! But obviously it’s used more when we’re complaining about something or someone – like the cheese you’re eating!
Neil Was eating! I’m afraid you’re right about the smell! But it was the taste for me! It’s disgusting!
**Jiaying
**I can imagine! But where did you get the cheese?
NeilRob gave it to me – I think it was a present!
**Jiaying
**No Neil – that wasn’t for eating. He was throwing away some old cheese from the fridge!
NeilOh no – I think I’d better sit down!
**Jiaying
**Good idea! Bye, Neil.
Neil Bye.