This is an all-ears English bonus episode, live web class, and two ways natives get wacky with English pronunciation.

Welcome to the all-ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times.

Are you feeling stuck with your English?

We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection.

With your American host, former IELTS examiner Jessica Beck and Lindsay McMahon, the English

adventurer. Coming to you from Denver and Portland, USA.

Native speakers drop sounds, they add sounds, and they do weird things in English.

Today, find out exactly how to never miss a word they say in fast conversations. Plus,

learn how to sign up for the live web class with Lindsay and Michelle coming very soon.

Hey there, Jessica. How are you doing today?

I'm doing great. I'm so happy to be back on all ears English. How are you?

No, we love having your voice on the show. It's good to have you guys. If you haven't

heard Jessica's voice before, she's over on the IELTS Energy Podcast most days. She's got those

14 years of examiner experience. That is a long time to be an examiner.

Yeah, for sure. Even if you're not doing IELTS, come on over to the IELTS Energy Podcast,

grammar, vocab, listening skills. You need it all. Come hang out with me and Aubrey.

Exactly. Such a good time over there. Over here, we've got you today. We are talking about,

well, we want to make sure our listeners know that there's going to be a free live web class

that Michelle and I are both going to host together. It's live. It's free and it's fun, right, Jessica?

Yes, guys, I mean, that's the number one reason to sign up all earsenglish.com slash understand

is you get to hang out with two of the nicest teachers in the world Lindsay and Michelle.

I mean, that's the number one reason. And then secondary, you are going to learn three ways

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