This is an All-Ears-English podcast episode 907.

Don't ruin the connection.

Choose the right word at the right time.

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Hey Michelle what are your plans for the weekend coming up here?

Ooh what are my plans for the week?

Oh, well, I mean, I know we're recording in advance,

but on Friday night, the Olympic opening ceremony is on.

Oh, yeah, that's true. true guys so we're recording in February

early February this is coming out in early March but yeah so Olympics how cool

oh my gosh are you gonna see I know well I am having a couple of friends over and we're going to watch the opening ceremony.

And so yeah, that's and I'm hoping to do some yoga, Lindsay.

Really? Where are you going to do that? What kind of yoga?

It's a flow. I don't know.

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