AEE 2547: Teasing? Direct? How to Know Based on the Context

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Business, Education, Language Learning

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2026

⏱️ 21 minutes

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0:00.0	This is an all ears English podcast episode 2547, teasing direct, how to know based on context.
0:09.7	Welcome to the all ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling
0:17.6	stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent
0:23.0	by focusing on connection, not perfection,
0:27.0	with your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon,
0:30.4	the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan,
0:33.7	the New York Radio Girl,
0:35.6	coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.
0:41.3	To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list,
0:47.5	try the All-Ears English app for iOS and Android.
0:51.4	Start your seven-day free trial at all-yearsEnglish.com forward slash app.
0:59.9	Today, learn a new phrase that can be used in multiple ways to mean different things. Build the skill to
1:06.2	tease someone and be sarcastic or to be direct. Listen in to make your vocabulary more robust today.
1:20.4	Are you still translating from your native language into English in your head? Are you always
1:26.4	getting confused between the different
1:28.3	grammar tenses? Let's figure out what you need to work on. Find your current English level with our
1:34.4	five-minute quiz at all-earsenglish.com slash fluency score.
1:46.0	Hey, Michelle, how's it going today?
1:47.5	Hey, Lindsay.
1:52.3	I ate four bagels yesterday.
1:53.9	Oh, wow, Michelle.
1:55.8	You reached a new low.
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