This is the All-Ears English Podcast, episode 2522. What to say when you lose your train of thought.

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that happens in everyday conversation is that we lose our train of thought.

Today, find out what to say in English when this happens to you,

and how to help the other person if it happens to them to maintain a great connection.

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Good. I'm excited to be back for another great week of all ears English, but I'm curious about something. All right, let's hear it. So do you tend to lose your train of thought often? Does this happen to you? forget what you're saying yes yeah more and more oh no that's not good i'll just forget what i was

saying or you know you leave a room going to another room and wait, what was I talking about? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Or open the fridge and forget why you went there. Things like that. Yes. Absolutely. Right. The older I get, the more. Yes. And, you know, you've got a lot going on. We've got kids running around everywhere. You're busy.

So, yeah, I don't remember this is happening to me as much when I was young.

Right. And, you know, you've got a lot going on. We've got kids running around everywhere. You're busy. So, yeah, I don't remember this is happening to me as much when I was young.

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