This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2578.
Don't fall into these conversation traps.
Welcome to the All Ears English podcast downloaded more than 200 million times.
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Aubrey Carter, the IELTS Wiz, and Lindsay McMahon,
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Today is a what not to say episode.
Find out what comments you should avoid,
especially about someone's appearance that may be okay in your own culture,
but will get you into trouble in the US.
Have you ever walked out of a meeting thinking, I could have said that better.
You understood everything, but your response came out short.
or unclear, or not quite like you.
Maybe your ideas are strong, but your English doesn't show it yet.
You forget words you know, you can't explain things naturally,
and fast conversations leave you quietly catching up.