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Oct 2024
10m 26s

#318 Ghosts, Ghosting — Halloween 2024

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
About this episode

Today, we'll talk about ghosting, why it happens, and how to handle it. Plus, we'll practice some grammar in context with a Point-of-View story.

Since Halloween is coming, let's talk about something spooky—ghosts and ghosting. I don't believe in real ghosts, but they are fun to see in stories, movies, and on Halloween! A ghost is the spirit of a person who has died, and people imagine they appear and disappear mysteriously.

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