Online life · Home and routines
follow someone
subscribe online
To choose to receive someone's updates on a social media platform.
This vs that
I follow her on Instagram.
I unfollowed her yesterday.
Hear it in real life
Do you follow that comedian online?
Yes, his short videos are brilliant.
I follow a few British chefs because their recipes are easy to copy.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
People normally say 'follow' when talking about social media accounts.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I am following to a few travel bloggers.
Say: I am following a few travel bloggers.
'Follow' takes a direct object without 'to'.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
follow someone on ___
I follow a few local photographers on Instagram.
Do you follow her on TikTok?
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about online life.
scroll through something
I was scrolling through the news during my lunch break.
post something online
He posted something online about the local event.
Online life words
Home and routines · Online life: the words around “follow someone”.
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Same word, different world
Your turn: say it out loud
I follow her on Instagram.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
follow someone
subscribe online
“I follow a few British chefs because their recipes are easy to copy.”
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