Speak Better English with Harry | Episode 534

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  Hi there, this is Harry.

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  Welcome back to Advanced English Lessons with Harry,

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  where I try to help you to get a better understanding of the English language,

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  to help you with your conversational skills, your business English skills,

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  interview skills, whatever your goals are, we're here to help.

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  And for those of you and your friends or family who want one-to-one lessons,

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  well, you know what to do.

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  Just get in touch www.englishlessonviaskype.com and you can apply for a free trial lesson and we'd be very happy to hear from you and very happy to help you.

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  And in this particular advanced English lesson today,

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  we're going to take a look at must-know words and expressions,

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  natural English, that will help you to improve your spoken and written English.

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  So we're going to talk specifically about vague language.

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  And vague means language which is not so clear, not so certain,

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  but it forms an important part of the English language.

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  Let me give you a very quick example.

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  When I say I'm almost finished.

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  I'm not telling you exactly when I have finished or when I will finish, but I've almost finished.

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  So almost can be used to describe vague language.

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  It doesn't mean we don't know what we're talking about.

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  Sometimes we might not want to give somebody the exact answer.

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