This is an All-Ears English podcast episode 1416. Are you going bananas? What does that even mean?

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slash fluency score. Hey Lindsay, how's it going?

Hey Michelle, I'm doing well.

I'm doing well. What about you?

Are you going to take some time off this summer to relax?

I would like to.

I don't think so but I think you're a busy person.

Hopefully things will be okay though and I'm sure that I'll take I'll take a few days at least so yeah

I mean I know August is the name the name of August for a lot of people around the world is

relaxation right just a month The name of August for a lot of people around the world is relaxation, right?

Just a month to relax. A lot of people go on vacation. Vacations are going to be a little different this year, right?

Of course. But yeah, so I hope you can have a little time to relax in August. Yeah, well I'll be teaching a little bit and doing this and I'm sure but but still I think that it'll be good. I'll definitely take like a good long weekend or something like that but for sure

But yeah I agree August is a good month for like kind of getting recharged

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