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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…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
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…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
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…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
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,…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
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…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
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…
6 months ago
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…
6 months ago
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 …
6 months ago
918 - Phrasal Verb Friday - Zone Out
Episode 918
Hey there! It’s Michael here - and welcome back to another Happy English, Phrasal Verb Friday. I’m here every Friday with a quick, one-point English …
6 months ago
917 - How Halloween is Really Celebrated in the USA
Episode 917
Boo! Did I scare you? I hope not. Halloween is literally right around the corner, and depending on where you live that may or may not have any partic…
6 months ago