Happy English Podcast (Natural American English)

Yesterday I go to the pizza place down the block and I find out they have new owners. And I look behind the counter and they have all of these weird kinds of pizza. They even have one with pineapple and tuna. I don’t think that’s really pizza.
 
Hey, are you wondering why my story about yesterday uses all present verbs? You may be surprised to know that the simple present tense has seven different uses in everyday English conversation and that's what we're going to do a deep dive into today so, let's get the ball rolling. 

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pet can result in having a headache. My dog Max is having a birthday in a few months, and I was thinking of having a birthday party for him. 

Did you notice all the ways I just used have? Have is a wonderful verb that has a huge repertoire of meanings and uses. Without further delay, I present to you, our special verb of the evening, have.  

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I’m so glad I called up my buddy Ed the other day. He’s a buddy of mine from high school and last week, out of the blue,  he hit me up in a text message. I’ve been meaning to get in touch with him for a while, and it was so great to have the chance to catch up with him. 

Using phrasal verbs is a great way to make your English conversation sound more natural.  That's why today I want to introduce a couple of phrasal verbs and other expressions that you can use, when you talk about communicating with other people. 

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The word tired is one of those words in English that has a number of different uses and while you may be familiar with the basic meaning of tired, which is sleepy, did you know that tired can also be used to mean that something is not fresh or that a machine is not in working condition? 

For today’s English lesson, we’re going to look at those uses of tired and the phrases tired of and tired from. 

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Always is a commonly used word, and probably one that you learned when you first started studying English. I’m sure everyone listening today  knows that we use always when we talk about something that happens consistently.  Like,  I always drink coffee in the morning.  But what you might not know is that always can be used in five different ways in every day English conversation.

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It’s time to kick off another podcast English lesson. Boot up your ipod, and fire up your headphones. We’re about to dive into a bunch of phrasal verbs that talk about starting something. 

It’s been a while since we looked at phrasal verbs, and since the start of the year, I’ve been thinking about kicking off a lesson with them. For today’s podcast English lesson, let’s have a look at a group of phrasal verbs related to starting something. 

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How about this? Let’s look at the word how and see all the ways you can use how to make your English sound more natural. How come? I’m glad you asked that. Because you depend on me to tell you these things. And how!

There are a lot of basic words in English that have multiple meanings and uses in everyday conversation. One good example of this is the question word how. There are a whole bunch of conversational phrases with how that we use in American English these days, and that's what we're going to talk about in today's podcast. 

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Today, I have a podcast for your that’s all about the end. I hope you can stick around until the tail end because by the time we are at the end, you’ll know the difference between in the end and at the end. That should put an end to your confusion. 

English is a language rich in idioms and figurative expressions. This makes the language both interesting and complicated at the same time. Today, let’s look at some common, conversational phrases that use the word “end.” We’ll start of by looking at at the end and in the end, two phrases that can be hard to get.

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Let me tell you a bit about the setup I have here. First off, I’ve got two clocks in the office. One of them is on the wall above my desk, and the other one is above the whiteboard in the teaching area. I keep a sweater over the back of my chair to put over my shoulders when it gets too cold in here from the A/C.

We can use both above and over to describe the position of something which is in a higher position than another thing. However, we use these two prepositions differently. In this English lesson, I’m going to show you how you can use above and over in your everyday English conversations. 

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Bring and take. Both of these words can be used in English to talk about moving something or someone from place to place. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, believe it or not, these two words tend to cause headaches for a lot of English learners. For today’s podcast English lesson, let’s have a look at how we use bring and take in everyday English.

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