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Nov 2021
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#192 How to avoid uncomfortable conversa...

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
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Today, we are going to continue with more things that we should not say or do when you have a conversation in English.

Next, you will practice some grammar in an intuitive way with a point of view lesson

Cool! Let's look at some more bad strategies. This way, you can avoid having uncomfortable conversations in the future.

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