Chatterbox #338 – Common sense

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4.8 • 968 Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Why do some people do foolish things even though they’re smart? And why do some things that are obvious to you seem difficult for others to understand? In this episode, Andrew and Anna explore the idea of “common sense.” They discuss what it means, where it comes from, and why people sometimes seem to lack it. As they chat, Andrew and Anna share funny real-life stories from their lives and compare “common sense” with “book smarts.”

This episode is best for upper-intermediate English learners who want to speak more fluently about common sense, decision-making, and how people think in everyday life.

What you’ll learn with this episode:

* How to explain the meaning of common sense in clear English
* Natural ways to use everyday expressions like clueless, ditzy, all over the place, and book smarts
* How to talk about practical knowledge, life experience, and problem-solving skills in everyday English
* How culture, age, and personal experience can affect what we think is “obvious”

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0:00.0	Hello, guys, and welcome back to another Culep's Chatterbox episode. Chatterbox is our series that features completely clear and natural conversations between two native speakers about a fascinating topic.
0:14.1	Joining me today as my co-host is Anna. Hey, Anna, what's up? How are you doing today?
0:20.4	Hi, Andrew. Hi, everyone. I'm great. Thanks. How are you?
0:23.1	I am also doing very well, Anna. I just woke up from a nap, so I should be refreshed and ready to go for this
0:30.0	episode. And we have a fun topic today. We're going to talk about common sense. And in a way, this is continuing the series that we've
0:41.7	been doing over the last several Chatterbox episodes where we've been talking about the five senses,
0:47.4	you know, sight and touch and hearing, et cetera. And then we had an episode about the sixth sense
0:53.3	and intuition. And now we're talking about common sense. So we had an episode about the sixth sense and intuition.
0:54.6	And now we're talking about common sense.
0:56.5	So we're talking still about sense, but in a different way, in a different sense.
1:02.2	If I could make a bad pun there.
1:04.1	So that's our topic for today, guys.
1:05.7	We're talking about common sense.
1:07.5	And we'll get into it and get started in just a moment.
1:10.5	But before we do, let me
1:11.8	remind you that there is an interactive transcript and a helpful study guide available for
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