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Last week, I realized that Valentine's Day is coming up, and I wanted to dedicate this

lesson to students who want to know how to ask a girl out.

You never know when you're going to meet that special someone, so you got to be prepared.

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All right, I'll just cut to the chase and tell you how to ask a girl out.

Oh, now you're probably wondering what the expression cut to the chase means.

Well, we use this phrase when we start talking about the important aspect of something. We want to get to

the point without wasting time. Now I'm really going to cut to the chase. There are different

circumstances when you want to ask a girl out. If you want to ask a friend to go up with you, you'll need to have a clear idea

where and when you want your date to be. Don't just tell her you'd like to hang out sometime.

One thing you could do is take her to dinner at a not-so-elegant restaurant. It's a good choice for a first date.

By the way, here are some useful expressions that you can use when you want to ask someone on a date.

You could use hangout, get together, or do something.

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