2026-04-14
18 分钟This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2599.
Build someone's confidence by fighting this battle.
Welcome to the All Ears English podcast.
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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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Do you ever need to help someone feel less embarrassed or to make them feel strong?
Today, get a key phrase to personify objects or events and build connection.
Can be technically correct in English and still not sound natural.
Maybe your sentences are grammatically right,
but something feels stiff, a little robotic, not quite how a native speaker would say it.
That's nuance.
Fluency lives in collocations, phrasal verbs, and word choice, not just grammar rules.
If you keep using the same safe phrases, it may be time to stretch.
Find out your level and what vocabulary skills you're missing in our free two minute quiz.