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Something You Should Know

A Smart Guide to Friendships & English Tips From A Master Grammarian - SYSK Choice

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Social Sciences, Science

4.5 • 4.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2024

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

I can’t imagine anyone who wants to receive MORE emails. Most of us would prefer to get far fewer. That’s why this episode begins with some quick and effective ideas to reduce the number of emails flowing into your inbox every day. Source: Kaitlin Sherwood author of Overcome Email Overload (https://amzn.to/3RBsKNW) Having friends is important for a lot of reasons. Still, people today report having fewer friends than in the past while some people say they don’t have anyone they could call a real friend. Well, here with some help is Dr. Marisa Franco. She is a recognized expert on finding, making and keeping friends. Her work has appeared in Psychology Today, The New York Times and Scientific American. She is author of the book Platonic: How the Science of Attachment Can Make and Keep Friends (https://amzn.to/3RuMm60) Marisa’s website is : https://drmarisagfranco.com/ Even people who speak English have a lot of questions about it. For instance: Is it further or farther? Do you lay down or lie down? When do you use effect or affect? Here with some help and to explore other interesting quirks of our language is Ellen Jovin. She has studied twenty-five languages, and she is the author of the book, Rebel With A Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian (https://amzn.to/3cKpzo9) Ellen’s website is: https://www.ellenjovin.com/ Here is an interesting little fact - overweight people tend to chew their food differently than people who are slim. Listen as I reveal how chewing food differently could help you lose weight. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chewing-more-helps-people-eat-less-study-says/ PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS!!! INDEED:  Get a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to get your jobs more visibility at https://Indeed.com/SOMETHING  Support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast.  Terms and conditions apply. SHOPIFY:  Sign up for a $1 per-month trial period at https://Shopify.com/sysk . Go to SHOPIFY.com/sysk to grow your business – no matter what stage you’re in! MINT MOBILE: Cut your wireless bill to $15 a month at https://MintMobile.com/something! $45 upfront payment required (equivalent to $15/mo.).  New customers on first 3 month plan only. Additional taxes, fees, & restrictions apply. HERS: Hers is changing women's healthcare by providing access to GLP-1 weekly injections with the same active ingredient as Ozempic and Wegovy, as well as oral medication kits. Start your free online visit today at https://forhers.com/sysk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by Diet Coke.

0:04.6

Time for a Diet Coke break.

0:08.8

Enjoy what you like.

0:11.6

Just how you like it.

0:16.1

This is my taste.

0:19.8

What's yours?

0:22.6

Celebrate your my taste. What's yours? Celebrate your unique taste with Diet Coke.

0:30.6

Today on something you should know, simple ways to reduce the number of emails you get.

0:36.6

Then how friendship works, why we need friends and why friends often come and go.

0:43.4

It's absolutely normal to go through these breakups with friends, and actually every seven

0:48.0

years we lose about half our friends. Also, about half of our friends don't consider us

0:52.1

their friends. What we do know is that the longer a friendship has lasted, the more likely it is to continue to

0:58.6

last.

0:59.4

Also, some interesting intel about how you chew your food and some common questions and

1:05.5

answers about the English language, how we speak it and how we write it.

1:09.9

I get asked a lot about effect and effect.

1:13.6

The one with the E is a noun and the one with an A is a verb.

1:16.6

So your behavior affects me, that would be an A.

1:20.6

Your behavior has an effect on me would be an E.

1:25.6

All this today on something you should know.

1:30.2

Anyone who has tried knows it's hard to lose weight. Yet if you are overweight, losing weight is

1:36.8

critical for your health, longevity, and just how you feel about yourself. So how do you lose

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