Can I have a quick word with you? (It'll only take about 15 minutes)

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

Luke Thompson

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🗓️ 23 May 2016

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Hi listeners - this is just a 15 minute episode. I just want to have a quick word with you. The thing is, I'm worried about a few things and I wanted to talk to you about them. Have a listen to this episode or read the notes below. Let me know what you think about what I'm saying in the comment section. Thanks! Luke :) http://teacherluke.co.uk/2016/05/23/can-i-have-a-quick-word-with-you-itll-only-take-about-15-minutes/

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0:00.0	Hello everyone. This is not a full episode of Luke's English podcast. This is just a quick word.
0:07.0	I'm recording this just so I can have a quick word with you. There's no number associated with this one. There's no sponsorship mention or anything.
0:15.3	It's just a quick word from me to you. So a quick word that's the sort of thing that your boss might say to you when he wants to talk to you about something in private, that expression.
0:28.0	Can I just have a quick word with you?
0:30.0	Luke, can I just have a quick word with you in my office?
0:34.0	Close the door, that's right, sit down.
0:36.2	Sounds a bit serious, doesn't it?
0:38.0	If someone says, can I have a quick word?
0:40.5	That sounds a bit serious.
0:41.7	It shouldn't be. It's a phrase that's used every day in offices and in other situations in the English speaking word.
0:50.0	Word? The English speaking world. People say that to each other. Can I have a quick word?
0:55.2	It's just a way of saying I'd like to just talk to you about something very briefly. It's not going to take much time.
1:00.8	And that's what I'm intending to do in this short episode. It's not a proper
1:05.6	episode of the podcast. It's just a quick word. I just wanted to tell you a few things.
1:10.8	I just wanted to tell you a few things. I hope that you listen to all of this.
1:15.2	I just want to tell you a couple of things. It sounds this still sounds serious, doesn't it?
1:20.7	It shouldn't. I just wanted to kind of get straight through to you and just say a couple of things.
1:27.0	I'll be honest, right? I'll be honest and completely honest, I'm a bit worried. I'm a bit worried. What you worried about Luke well I'm a bit worried that in the next
1:36.8	couple of weeks I'm going to upload too much content and as a result of that you won't listen all right that's what I'm worried
1:45.7	about I'm worried that I will upload too much stuff and because there will be so many
1:51.8	episodes you won't listen to them.
1:54.2	Like for example it might be hard for you to keep up with all the new stuff that I'm going to upload.
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