This is an All-Ears-English podcast episode 1,469.

Don't overdose on your adverbs in English.

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We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection not perfection.

With your American host, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan, the New York Radio Girl, coming to you

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Adverbs can be a powerful way to add personality and color to your message, but use them intelligently.

Today we'll show you how to do this in a business English context.

Hello Lindsay, how are you?

Hey Michelle, I'm doing pretty good. How are you? What's going on?

Oh, I'm good. I'm good. I'm out with some family right now, so I'm having a nice time.

Nice.

And yeah, I mean, I've just, you know, taking it day by day.

I'm trying to think if I have anything funny that's happened to me lately,

but if I think of something I'll, I'll mention it later in the show.

Oh, man, I'm sure there's been something funny. I'm sure you always end up in

adventures, funny adventures. I definitely do. For someone who really just stays

home now, I somehow, somehow always have something.

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