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Apr 2025
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820 - Conversational Like

Michael DiGiacomo Happy English
About this episode
I worked a lot this week. I think I was at work like, 65 hours all together. So when I was done last night, I was like, so tired. I fell asleep on the sofa with my clothes on. When I woke up it was like, already light outside and the birds were singing. Even though it was like 5:00 AM, I was wide awake. 

Today, let's look at some conversational ways we use LIKE.

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