AEE 2641: Should You Call Someone a Bummer?

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Language Learning, Education, Business

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2026

⏱️ 17 minutes

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0:00.0	This is an all ears English podcast episode 2641. Should you call someone a bummer?
0:07.9	Welcome to the all ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling
0:15.1	stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection,
0:24.1	with your American host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTS Whiz, and Lindsay McMahon, the English
0:31.1	adventurer, coming to you from Arizona and Colorado USA.
0:41.1	To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list,
0:44.2	try the All-Ears English app for iOS and Android.
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0:57.9	When it comes to connection, the words you use need to match the gravity of the situation.
1:03.8	Do you know when to use the word bummer and when not to?
1:07.3	Today, find out how to make sure you don't trivialize a situation in English.
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1:39.1	Hey, Aubrey, how's it going? I'm great. How are you, Lindsay? Good. Aubrey, is there anything
1:43.9	that's getting you down this week, making you feel kind of low? Yeah, I just got home from vacation, which is always tough. I haven't had to cook for anyone in several days. Now I'm like, what do I make for dinner? Yeah, there's always a bit of a letdown when you come home from vacation, right?
2:02.2	Yeah, get back to work and everything.
2:04.7	That's such a bummer, really. I know.
2:05.3	It is such a bummer that I have to start having my mom responsibilities back.
2:10.6	It's always kind of nice to get a break, but I'll survive.
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