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Death is a sensitive topic. Not many people feel comfortable talking about it. So there are a lot of other expressions--less direct expressions--we use to refer to death. Of course, it depends on the context.

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This episode covers even more ways native speakers of American English connect words together. Knowing these patterns improves your understanding and speaking 👍🏻📄 Follow along with the transcript ⁠here⁠🏁 New to English Extras? Start with episode 1, “Ways to say Hello, how are you”📱Follow me on ⁠Instagram⁠☕️Subscribe for $5 a month to get access to all the transcripts!

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Native speakers (of any language) will take the shortest, most efficient path to say something, and it often sounds different than when a word is said in isolation. This episode shares the most common patterns of connected speech in American English. 📄 Follow along with the transcript here🏁 New to English Extras? Start with episode 1, “Ways to say Hello, how are you”📱Follow me on Instagram☕️Subscribe for $5 a month to get access to all the transcripts!

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Saying sorry is so hard. In this episode, I talk about three ways to apologize more formally, three ways to apologize more casually, and some things you can say after you apologize.

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I don't know about you, but I think learning numbers in another language is hard. In this episode, I talk about (1) how my students say 2,500 vs. how native speakers usually say it and (2) a common mistake I hear from my students about -teen vs. -ty.📄 Follow along with the transcript here🏁 New to English Extras? Start with episode 1, “Ways to say Hello, how are you”📱Follow me on Instagram🗣️ How do you feel about learning numbers?

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I don't know about you, but I try to be as polite as possible, especially when I'm talking to someone older than me, or an authority figure, or someone providing me a service.

In this episode, I discuss various ways to show respect and politeness--in a very general way, because "polite" means different things to different people in different cultures.

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Introducing yourself is super important, and you'll need to do it a lot! In this episode, I discuss various ways to introduce yourself to a future English teacher.

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Let's discuss common mistakes I hear my students make and how to remember the correct way. In this episode, I also talk about two more time-related words that native speakers don't agree on.

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Do I have a weird thing about pickles? Possibly. Depends on who you ask. In this episode, I share 5 things about me that maybe you didn't already know--about my languages, about my hobbies, my dog, and more!

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In this episode, we talk about ways to ask about the weather and to talk about it, including a common idiom that talks about rain using cats and dogs.

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