--- title: Regret, silly buys and peer pressure — a lesson of Mova's school · trees and pragmatics description: «Regret, silly buys and peer pressure», a lesson of the money course of Mova's primary school, sentence by sentence with dependency trees and pragmatics. It begins: Jack spends his whole £10 on the fidget toy everyone has, and two days later nobody cares about fidget toys any more: that is £5 for ea --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/) / [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/) / Regret, silly buys and peer pressure # Regret, silly buys and peer pressure Lesson 10 of the money course of Mova's primary school: 16 sentences, each with its syntax tree and pragmatics. The lessons are written for Mova, and their agreed trees are part of Mova corpus 0.4 (CC BY-SA 4.0). How Mova does on its tests: [the lesson at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/). - [0](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/0/) — Jack spends his whole £10 on the fidget toy everyone has, and two days later nobody cares about fidget toys any more: that is £5 for each day of fun, and a short craze like that is called a fad. - [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/1/) — Peer pressure is feeling pushed to buy or do something because friends do; "everyone has them" often means 3 children in a class of 30, which is 1 in 10, not everyone. - [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/2/) — Many videos of kids unboxing heaps of toys are really adverts: the toys were given free so that you would want them, and comparing yourself with them, or with older and richer people, can make you unhappy for no reason. - [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/3/) — Regret is a feeling that teaches you; a good rule is to "sleep on it", waiting a day and asking "Will I still want this in a month?", and true friends never make you feel bad about money. - [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/4/) — A fad is something that is popular for only a short time. - [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/5/) — Regret is the feeling of wishing you had not done something; it can help you choose better next time. - [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/6/) — Peer pressure is feeling pushed by people your age to buy or do something to fit in. - [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/7/) — "Everyone has one" is often not true; counting usually shows it is just a few people. - [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/8/) — Mystery bags make buying exciting, but you pay for the surprise and often get things you do not want. - [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/9/) — Saying no to spending is okay; good friends do not make you feel bad about money. - [10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/10/) — Very cheap things sometimes break fast, so you pay twice; paying a bit more for something that lasts can save money. - [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/11/) — When someone promises you something too good to be true, like double money back tomorrow, it is probably a trick; tell a trusted adult. - [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/12/) — Many shops will not take back something just because you changed your mind, so think before you buy. - [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/13/) — Many online videos are sponsored: the maker gets things free or is paid to show them. - [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/14/) — Making something yourself can be cheaper and more special than buying it. - [15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/10-regret-silly-buys-and-peer-pressure/15/) — "Tight" is British slang for not wanting to spend money; "rip-off" means something that costs far more than it is worth. - ← previous: [The piggy bank and a jar for each goal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/9-the-piggy-bank-and-a-jar-for-each-goal/) - next →: [Prices and change at the till](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/11-prices-and-change-at-the-till/) - ↑ back to [Money](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/money/)