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Jeopardize, endanger, compromise.
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Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times.
Are you feeling stuck with your English?
We'll show you how to become.
Fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection.
With your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer, and Michelle Kaplan,
the New York radio girl, coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA.
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Can you tell the difference when native speakers say closed to versus close to?
Today, let's figure out how they are different and how to make sure you never get confused again.
Have you ever listened to native speakers and thought, I understand the words, but I still feel slightly lost.
That's because real English conversations include more than vocabulary.
There's speed.
There's connected speech.
There are cultural references and casual phrases.
Your brain has to process all of this in real time.
If conversations sometimes feel overwhelming, it may simply mean you're ready for the next level of training.
Find out your exact level with our quick, free fluency quiz.