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Hello and welcome to the English we speak with you Neil and you Jiang and today Jaiying, it's your birthday.
I'm going to make the coffee but.
No, I insist And I'm going to buy the biscuits not the cheap ones this time.
Really?
Hmm.
Promises, promises.
Yep, that's right, two promises.
Make the coffee and buy nice biscuits.
It is your birthday after all.
When I said promises promises I was being sarcastic.
Oh,
when we say promises promises to someone we're being sarcastic
because we don't really believe that someone would do what they said they would do.
Sorry Neil, I was saying I don't believe you'll do it.
Let's hear these examples.
Promises, promises.
The plumber said he'd be here at 8am but he isn't.
Next time I will remember to bring some money to pay for dinner.
Promises, promises.