Take with a pinch of salt

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🗓️ 21 January 2013

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Why does Li think that there is a ghost in her house? Find out more here.

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0:00.0	This is a feature from BBC learning English.
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0:09.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English We Speak
0:14.0	Hi, you're listening to the English we speak.
0:18.0	I'm Kaz and today I'm having dinner at Lee's house.
0:22.0	Hi, I'm Lee, and prepared some chocolate moose for dessert.
0:27.0	Oh, thanks. I love chocolate moose.
0:30.0	Mm, it's delicious.
0:32.0	Good. Anyway, what was I saying?
0:36.0	Oh yes, I don't know if I want to stay in this house.
0:40.0	I mean, Chris thinks it's haunted and there are ghosts here. He says he can sense their
0:46.2	presence.
0:47.2	Really? I can't sense anything.
0:50.2	Shh, shh, listen. Can you hear something?
0:53.0	No, Lee. I can't hear anything. Just the wind outside.
0:58.0	If you want my advice, you should take it with a pinch of salt.
1:02.0	Okay, I will.
1:05.0	Oh yuck, that's disgusting.
1:08.0	Lee, what are you doing?
1:10.0	I just ate my chocolate moose with a pinch of salt as you suggested and it's absolutely disgusting
1:18.0	Lee I was talking about what Chris said about ghosts in your house. In English, if you take something with a pinch of salt,
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