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…

Business English vocabulary: bubble sitter

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Hello and welcome to 2-minute English. Brought to you by Better At English dot com. Today’s word is bubble sitter. It’s a fairly new “slang” word in real estate and economy.

Real English Conversations: annoying coworkers

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Lori and Michael discuss annoying coworkers.

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