phrasal verbs: to pay over (wills and testaments)

 
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Hello and welcome to another edition of 2-minute English, here at Better at English dot com. This post is in response to an email question from E.G. (who I think comes from Greece).

She writes, “I have a question about a phrasal verb that I read in a will. What exactly does
pay over mean and what does survivorship mean? …

Announcement: going on a short business trip

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I will be away on business for the next 5 days, so I won’t be able to make any new podcasts for you until I get back. While I’m gone, I have a favor to ask you: it would be great if you could let me know which type of podcast you find most [...]

Real English conversations: Lori scores a year’s supply of toilet paper

 
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Now, I’m really sticking my neck out with today’s podcast, because this informal conversation between me and Michael reveals some of my bad speaking habits. The worst offender: when I’m telling a story, I use the word “like” to introduce reported speech, a mannerism that “careful users of English” really don’t approve of. I also use some expressions that could be considered slang, such as…

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