This is an All-Ears English Podcast episode 1,659.

Believe it or not, this phrase brings connection in English.

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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.

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Today, you will learn one key native phrase that you can have in your back pocket

that will bring connection and show that you understand the other person.

Hello, Michelle. How's it going today? How's everything?

Hey, I'm good, Lindsay. I'm good. I'm good. How are you?

I'm happy to be here. I'm feeling good today. Yeah, we're in October. I can't believe it.

Oh my gosh. The year is flying by, Michelle. Before you know it, it'll be 2022.

I know. You know, you know me. I do a lot of, like, um,

note journal writing just to, like, remember what I did on certain days.

Yeah. So I have two things. I write, I write in, like, my daily thing, just like what I did,

not, like, deep emotions or anything, just what I did.

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