This is an All-Ears English Podcast episode 1593, how to paraphrase in English like a native.

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In today's episode, find out what to listen for when the person you are talking to quotes or summarizes

what someone else said. Listen today so that you'll be ready to respond with confidence.

Hey, Lindsay, how are you?

Hey, Michelle. I'm feeling good. I'm actually recording from a closet today.

Oh, awesome. What a random place.

I feel like I've almost done that before. Like, I've definitely thought about it.

No, I think you've been in a closet a few times.

Oh, yes, I have. Oh, yes, actually pretty recently. I started in the closet when I moved out.

Yes, gamers. It's sometimes we have to get creative.

That's right. We live such glamorous lives, live podcasters.

We have to get creative. So I'm down here on a little workcation, right?

And we are all working. We're both working from the Airbnb.

So I need a little space of my own to be loud and just have a voice on the podcast.

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