A slow English story about A restaurant taxed the tip before the tax, so I got the bill fixed. 13 simple sentences. Word by word. About 13 minutes.

📝 Today's sentences

① Today I went out for dinner with a friend.

② The food was great, and so was the service.

③ When the bill came, I was about to leave a 20% tip.

④ But then I noticed something was off.

⑤ Normally, you only pay tax on the food itself.

⑥ And the tip just gets added on top. It shouldn't be taxed.

⑦ But this restaurant added the tip before the tax.

⑧ So my tip got taxed too, and that's definitely not right.

⑨ You know I'm good with numbers, especially when it comes to money.

⑩ My friend told me to just tip 15% and let it go.

⑪ But I didn't want to. So I asked the manager if there was a mistake.

⑫ In the end, they fixed the bill, and I still left an 18% tip.

⑬ I guess I can be really particular about these things.

🔑 Vocabulary

• tip /tɪp/

• something was off /ˈsʌmθɪŋ wəz ɔːf/

• on top /ɒn tɒp/

• got taxed /ɡɒt tækst/

• when it comes to money /wen ɪt kʌmz tə ˈmʌni/

• let it go /let ɪt ɡoʊ/

• particular /pərˈtɪkjələr/

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