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The English we speak.

We speak.

Thank you for the lift to work today,

Féphin. Thank you for the lift to work today, Faye, it's a pleasure Finn, but my car has got a few problems.

Sometimes he makes funny noises.

And I even had to call a mechanic a few times.

Yeah, it looks like quite an old car.

Yes, it is. I'm saving money to buy a new one.

Well, maybe Vé-Fé you should give up eating in expensive restaurants every week and all those expensive holidays.

But I love my holidays, and the good good food the designer clothes.

Yes but if you want to save money you have to go the extra mile.

The extra mile? I don't think this old car would survive even one more mile.

I don't mean go the extra mile in the car. I mean go the extra mile when saving money how do you mean in English

when you tell someone to go the extra mile you're telling them to make more effort than usual

to achieve their objectives and that's our phrase in this the English we speak let's

listen to some examples.

If you want to succeed in business, you have to work harder than your competitors.

You've got to go the extra mile.

Mary left university without a diploma. She spent all her time

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