This is an All Ears English Podcast, episode 2659. Don't be thrown off by this vocabulary.
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Does your schedule often get derailed?
Today, we answer an amazing listener question and teach four phrases for plans being interrupted.
Have you ever walked away from a conversation thinking, wait, what did they just say?
Native speakers speak fast.
They interrupt.
They use slang.
They don't speak textbook English.
If you sometimes feel one step behind, you're not alone and you're not incapable.
You just need targeted listening training.
The first step?
Find out your exact level and where the breakdown is happening.