What For? Grammar Tips for a Tricky English Preposition

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  This is an all ears English podcast, episode 2072.

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  What for?

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  Grammar tips for a tricky english preposition.

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  Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times.

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  Are you feeling stuck with your english?

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  We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection, with your american host, Aubrey Carter, the IELTs Wiz, and Lindsay McMahon, the english adventurer coming to you from Arizona and Colorado, USA.

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  In today's episode, we answer a great listener question about the grammar that we use with the preposition.

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  Find out the rule today and how to use it to connect in English.

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  Hey there, Aubrey.

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  What have you got going on today?

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  Ooh, I have to pick my kids up early from school today.

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  Oh, yeah?

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  What for?

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  They have dentist appointments.

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  There's always the dentist appointment.

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  It's the worst, especially for small children, because they have a hard time holding still and it's tickly when they get cleaned.

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  And my kids have a propensity for cavities as well.

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  Really?

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