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Graziadaily
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Graziadaily
Love Island: What Is Double Dutch Language And How Is Angel Swift Fluent In It?
You can't say Love Island isn't educational. On Monday night's episode, new bombshell Angel Swift revealed she can speak Double Dutch language. If, like us, you found yourself wondering what that actually means, look no further. Double Dutch is a fictional language known for sounding incomprehensible to anyone who does not understand its rules or logic. It's a popular way for children and adults to speak to each other in code. After Boris Vidovic told Angel he can speak Slovenian, Croatian, English, Spanish and a bit of German, Angel explained that she can speak the 'made up language'. She wasn't flexing about being bilingual in an official sense, but she did reveal she can speak fluent gibberish – much like most of the boys in the villa. The Double Dutch alphabet is the same as the English one, but the secret language uses extra letters to create words that sound like made up versions of the English ones. W - 'duvagub-buvagle-u-va-gu' So the name 'Mary' would be 'Ma-va-gar-ra-va-ga-ry'. To say 'fine, thank you' would be 'fi-va-gi-ne, th-va-gh-ank y-va-gyou'. If only the girls could speak to each other in Double Dutch to exchange notes about the boys' bad behaviour, especially from the likes of Harrison Solomon, Harry Cooksley and Dejon Noel-Williams, we might have saved a lot of heartache. Nikki Peach is a writer at Grazia UK, working across entertainment, TV and news. She has also written for the i, i-D and the New Statesman Media Group and covers all things pop culture for Grazia (treating high and lowbrow with equal respect).
Hamilton Spectator
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Wellandport teens skip to World Jump Rope Championships
For three Wellandport teens, what started out as a chat on a beach eight years ago has turned into a passion for jumping rope and two trips to the world championships. Sarayah Killins, 14, along with her sisters Lexi, 16, and Kaeli, 17, will be competing at the World Jump Rope Championships in Kawasaki, Japan July 27 to Aug. 3. Kim Killins, the teens' mother, noted they were on the beach at their cottage in Long Point when the niece of a family friend asked them to join the Lincoln Leapers pre-competitive team. The girls agreed to give it a try. 'My kids had never skipped before,' Kim said. 'It was a fluke and it turned out amazing for the kids.' A video of them skipping on the deck of their Wellandport home was sent to the family friend's niece — who was with the Lincoln Leapers — and the trio were accepted. It wasn't long before the girls joined the competitive team, and they have been jumping rope competitively ever since. In 2023, they finished in the middle of the pack at their first world competition in Colorado, and last year they joined the Jumpsations rope skipping group in Hamilton. The teens were chosen in January for the 103-member Team Canada squad after a competition in Hamilton last November. Jumpers compete in a variety of speed and freestyle competitions. Speed events include endurance and power contests in singles, pairs and team categories, while freestyle jumping is divided into singles, pairs, Double Dutch and team sections and the athletes are judged on content and presentation. 'I'm hoping to place on the podium (in the top three) for at least one of my 12 events,' Sarayah said. 'There's a lot of pressure.' She said the pairs Double Dutch event (two people turning the rope and two people jumping) is her best chance at a top-three finish. 'It takes a lot of concentration to focus on the routine part and memorizing it,' said Sarayah, who will be entering Grade 9 at E.L. Crossley Secondary School in September. 'I hope to get top three in the one-by-60 (one jumper and two people turning the rope) or the pairs Double Dutch,' Lexi said. 'You really have to focus and make sure you're not turning the ropes too fast or too slow and you have to make sure they're not slapping on the ground and hitting our jumpers' foot and even when you're jumping in the ropes, you have to make sure you keep your feet up nice and high and you're staying in the middle of the rope.' She is heading into Grade 11 at Crossley. Kaeli said she finds competitive rope jumping rewarding. '(When) you get on the podium at the nationals and you're like 'oh wow, I did it,' that's kind of what brings me back,' said Kaeli, who will be studying political science at Brock University in September. 'To hit a new personal best or a clean routine is still as rewarding (as a podium finish).' Kaeli said the wheel event is her specialty. The wheel features two jumpers each holding one end of their own rope and one end of their partner's rope and the jumpers turn the ropes in a synchronized, cyclical motion. Error! Sorry, there was an error processing your request. There was a problem with the recaptcha. Please try again. You may unsubscribe at any time. By signing up, you agree to our terms of use and privacy policy . This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google privacy policy and terms of service apply. Want more of the latest from us? Sign up for more at our newsletter page .
