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The English we speak.

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Hello and welcome to the English we speak with me Fay Fay and me Roy.

We may sound a little different that's because we're not able to record in our normal studios during the coronavirus outbreak.

In this program we have a phrase that means to keep talking about something, usually in a boring or annoying way.

You kept talking about some band this morning. What were you banging on about?

What do you mean banging on? I wasn't hitting anything this morning with a pan. I was just

talking about music with Neil. Exactly. You were talking about it so much and I was trying to work.

Banging on about something isn't literal and why would you mention a pan?

It means you were talking about something to a level that it became annoying.

Ah, the way in which you kept talking about that film.

Unicorns eat bananas in the stars. You banged on about it so much last week that people left the room.

That film is amazing.

Fay Faye, you kept giving people spoilers. amazing. everything that happened. Well, that's your opinion, Roy.

Anyway, let's listen to these examples.

My friend keeps banging on about where he's going to go when he buys his new car.

It's really frustrating.

That person on the bus was really annoying. She kept banging on about how the prices had gone up.

Will you please stop banging on about my project? If you think you could do a better job, you can do my work for me.

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