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Welcome to the English We Speak.
I'm Neil.
And I'm Feifei.
You're a pretty polite person, aren't you, Fei Fei?
Oh, well, thanks.
I don't know.
I'd try to be.
Well, that was a very polite answer.
But sometimes we want to say things that are very honest or that others might not want to hear.
For example, I ask you, do I look tired today?
Well, I could directly say, yes, you do look a bit tired.
Or you could start with this slang expression, not gonna lie.
Not gonna lie.
Fei Fei, you do look a little tired.
I know.
I need to get to bed earlier.
Gonna, of course, is short for going to.