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Hello and welcome to the English we speak. I'm Faye. And I'm Roy. Did you watch the latest episode of the hit soap, A Duck Between A Rock and A Hard Place?

No, I haven't watched the latest episode yet.

It was epic.

Spoiler alert, it turns out that Martin wasn't really a duck but actually Bob

the evil twin brother of the magnificent unicorn flimflam.

What I can't believe you ruined the story for me with that spoiler. I've been watching them and now you have told me the big ending for the story.

But I did say spoiler alert before I told you and for the

evil unicorn book before I told you and don't worry there's going to be another episode tonight because

spoiler alert the evil unicorn Bob didn't die at the end.

Roy, that's another thing you've told me.

Just because you say spoiler alert

doesn't mean you can tell me everything that happens.

Sorry, Faye.

I promise I won't tell you any other spoilers.

Let's listen to these examples.

Martina told me a massive secret that happens in the book and she forgot to say

spoiler alert. I'm so annoyed with her. Next time you give me a spoiler

make sure you say spoiler alert beforehand.

I hate spoilers. They ruin films for me, but when I watch a video on social media

and I hear someone say spoiler alert I turn it straight off.

This is the English we speak from BBC Learning English and we're talking about the expression

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