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Five ways to get someone to do something in English.

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Do you want to ask someone to do something but you're not sure if it'll sound pushy? Today you'll get the best ways to get your message across without offending someone in English.

Hey Michelle, what's going on?

Hey Lindsay not too much are you watching the Olympics?

Oh um I have seen the Olympics a few times.

Yeah, how about you? Are you watching it yeah I'm watching I don't know I just

figure I wanted to wanted to bring it up because I don't know I know that guys by the

time you hear this episode it'll be yeah that was over with but I do it is fun to watch the Olympics yeah

today we are recording this on February 15th about a month in advance

that's okay that's okay but I hope you guys all enjoy the Olympics. I liked

watching the other night I watched Sean White. Yes I was gonna say I was gonna bring

that up actually yeah did you see what happened at the end of his thing yeah

and then he was like crying because he was so happy and like it was really nice

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