This is an All-Ears English podcast episode 1476.

Don't apologize for a job well done.

Welcome to the All-Ears English podcast

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Are you feeling stuck with your English?

We'll show you how to become fearless and

fearless and fluent

with your American host Aubrey Carter, the Ialt's whiz,

and Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer,

coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA.

And to get your transcripts delivered by email every week, go to all ears English dot com forward slash subscribe.

What could be the result of a lifetime of apologizing when you make statements at work?

In American culture it could cause a lower salary, a lack of promotions,

and it could make your colleagues respect you less.

Today, listen to this second episode in our series on language trends in 2020. How's it going Aubrey? Good to have you on the show. Yes, I know. I always love being over here. How are you?

Good, good, doing well. I've been visiting some family on the East Coast so yeah

breathing in that ocean air is always a good thing when you're in a land log state

Yes, right get away from Colorado and you'll actually be a little closer to an ocean

anywhere whichever direction you drive you'll get closer to an ocean. That's true.

So I have a question for you. Yeah you know I love to start these fun questions. Oh yeah. Do you find it easy to talk up your

accomplishments at work? Like if you had to fill something out that asked, what did you do well this week would that be easy for you? I think more

now than before you know at my age right at this point probably easier than it was

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