This is an All-Ears English podcast episode one thousand seventy.

It's been a minute how to connect when you run into someone.

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the New York Radio Girl,

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What do you say when you unexpectedly bump into someone and you haven't seen them in a while? this is a key moment for connection.

Make them feel special by using these phrases.

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Hey Lindsay, how's it going?

It's going well, Michelle, how are you? I'm good, I'm good, I can't believe it's December already.

I know, isn't that so crazy? Oh my gosh, it's December, it's mid-December. We're moving into Christmas time here pretty soon.

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