This is an All-Ears English Podcast episode 1652.

Is your English up to snuff?

Welcome to the All-Ears English Podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times.

Are you feeling stuck with your English?

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

With your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan,

the New York Radio Girl, coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.

In today's episode, you'll learn native and natural ways to talk about standards.

What happens if you and a group member don't have the same standards?

Find out what to do in English today.

Hey, Lindsay, how are you?

Hey, Michelle. Doing well, doing great.

Excited to be here for our listeners today.

How about you?

I'm good. I guess it's almost pumpkin spice time.

Ooh, are you into the famous pumpkin spice latte?

You know, I'm not.

No, no, my gosh.

I think that for me, lattes were like a gateway drug into coffee,

but no, there's just too much sugar in those sweet drinks for me.

I don't drink it. I don't put any sugar in my coffee whatsoever.

Oh, wow. I mean, I do a little bit of creamer,

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