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928 - Rattle Off - Phrasal Verbs in a Minute | Happy English
928 - Rattle Off - Phrasal Verbs in a Minute | Happy English

Episode 928

Hey there! It’s Michael here - and welcome back to Phrasal Verbs in a Minute from Happy English.
I’m here every Friday with a quick one-point lesson t…

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927 - How to Use ‘Make’ and ‘Do’ in English - What’s the Difference?”
927 - How to Use ‘Make’ and ‘Do’ in English - What’s the Difference?”

Episode 927

I get it - make and do can be super confusing. You’ve probably learned that both verbs mean "to take action" in some way. But for example, how do you…

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926 - How to Agree and Disagree Politely in English
926 - How to Agree and Disagree Politely in English

Episode 926

I guess you're here because you think podcasts are a good way to learn English. Yeah, absolutely — I was thinking the same thing. You might even thin…

4 months ago

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925 - Sunday Speak - Lemme, Gimme, Gemme - Reductions in American English
925 - Sunday Speak - Lemme, Gimme, Gemme - Reductions in American English

Episode 925

In everyday spoken American English, we often use reduction. Here, reduction means we shorten or soften sounds when we speak. It’s when certain words…

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924 - Saturday Short - Sounds Like a Plan
924 - Saturday Short - Sounds Like a Plan

Episode 924

Today, let’s look at a really natural and friendly phrase you’ll hear all the time in everyday English - “Sounds like a plan.” We use sounds like a p…

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923 - Phrasal Verb Friday - Whip Up
923 - Phrasal Verb Friday - Whip Up

Episode 923

Today’s phrasal verb is whip up.  When you whip something up, it means you make or create something quickly - usually food, but it can also be ideas,…

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922 - Office Speak- What Do These Phrases Really Mean?
922 - Office Speak- What Do These Phrases Really Mean?

Episode 922

Let’s table this. That’s what the boss said. And then someone else said, we need to pivot. So then I suggested we take it off line, but the boss said…

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921 - Business English Idioms for Everyday Work Life
921 - Business English Idioms for Everyday Work Life

Episode 921

I know that I promised to keep you in the loop, so I’m touching base with you in this podcast English lesson to let you know I’ve been thinking outsi…

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920 - Sunday Speak - The Schwa Sound- The Secret to Natural Speech
920 - Sunday Speak - The Schwa Sound- The Secret to Natural Speech

Episode 920

One of the biggest secrets to sounding natural in English is something called the schwa sound. It’s the most common sound in American English, and it…

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919 - 6-7 Is The Hottest Slang From GEN-Z
919 - 6-7 Is The Hottest Slang From GEN-Z

Episode 919

In today’s Saturday Short, Michael talks about one of the newest slang expressions to hit the English language — “6-7.”
You’ll learn where this Gen Z …

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