The English We Speak: Don't get me wrong!

Learning English Conversations

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Education, Language Learning

4.6 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2012

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Summary

In this series you can learn authentic English words and phrases. In this edition of The English We Speak, Li finds Neil's cat 'just a bit surprising' and teaches us a useful phrase to prevent people taking offence at something.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This is a download from the BBC.
0:03.0	For more information and our terms of use, go to BBCworldservice.com
0:08.0	forward slash podcasts.
0:11.0	The English we speak.
0:13.0	We Speak.
0:14.0	From the BBC.
0:17.0	Hello, I'm Lee and joining me today is Neil. Hello, I'm Lee, and joining me today is Neil.
0:24.0	Hello, Neil.
0:25.0	Mow. Hello.
0:27.0	Is that a cat in the past kit you are holding?
0:30.0	It's my adorable cat, Spencer.
0:32.0	Oh, Spencer, can I see him?
0:34.0	Of course.
0:36.0	Ereh.
0:38.0	Eweau.
0:40.0	Uygh!
0:41.0	What do you mean? Ugh?
0:43.0	That's not a cat.
0:45.0	It is a kind of frog chicken.
0:48.0	Meow?
0:49.0	It doesn't have any fur.
0:52.0	Spencer certainly is a cat.
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