This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2467.
Jump into more natural English.
Welcome to the All Ears English podcast, downloaded more than 200 million times.
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.
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Jumping in the shower sounds dangerous, but it's not necessarily what native speakers actually mean.
Today, learn how to use verbs such as throw, jump,
pop, and hop in order to express spontaneity in English.
But sometimes you still hesitate before speaking or your English feels a little too formal,
not quite natural.
That's the final gap, fluency and connection.
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