It's a small world

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🗓️ 2 July 2019

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Learn an expression about coincidences.

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
0:03.0	To find out more, visit our website.
0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:09.0	From BBC learning English.
0:12.0	com. Hello and welcome back Rob. Now, FaeFae. Now, Faee, do I have a story for you?
0:20.8	Oh, do tell? Well, I was out shopping at the weekend when I ran into Neil.
0:25.6	Okay. Well, we decided to get some lunch together when who should be run into but Dan?
0:31.4	Dan from the office?
0:33.0	No way!
0:34.0	It gets weirder.
0:35.0	Dan joined us for a bite to eat,
0:37.0	and then we saw Sam and Sean getting lunch together as well.
0:40.0	It was a big unplanned BBC Learning English meet-up.
0:44.1	That's unbelievable. It's a small world, isn't it?
0:48.2	Faye, what are you talking about? It's a massive world.
0:52.1	Over 190 countries, more than 7.5 billion people. It's enormous.
0:58.0	Rob, I'm not talking about the size of the world. I'm saying that it was quite a coincidence that you
1:06.1	all met up.
1:07.1	I know. What are the chances that five of us would all meet up at the same time. Indeed. Let's take a look at some other
1:15.7	examples of this phrase.
1:19.2	Your brother works in the same office as my girlfriend.
1:23.0	It's a small world.
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