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Learn American English with your host Michael DiGiacomo from Happy English in New York City.
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726 - Things You Can Go
I am gonna go to the store in order to buy milk. I am gonna go to the store to buy milk. I am gonna go to the store and buy milk. I am gonna go and buy milk. I’m gonna go buy milk.
Go is a pretty basic verb in English, and I guess because it’s so basic, there are a lot of different
phrases with go and different ways to use go. Today let’s look at some of the common ones.
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725 - TO ING
I finally got around to cleaning out that garage. Let me tell you something, that is not a job I look forward to doing at all. I guess I'm more used to messing it up. Yeah I definitely can admit to doing that.
You'll notice in all four cases, there's a there's a verb followed by TO followed by a gerund, you know the ING. But wait Michael, to should be followed by a base verb! Yes, that's true, but there are cases where TO is followed by a GERUND and that's what we're going to look at today.
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724 - Known As, By, For, To Be, And To Do
I guess you know that NYC is known as the Big Apple. But did you know that the Big Apple is known for it’s pizza? As well, the City is known for being the city that never sleeps.
I know that prepositions can be tricky and sometimes we can pair a word with a few different prepositions. Crazy, isn’t it! Today, we are going to look at the word known, which can be paired with 5 different prepositions and phrases with prepositions. Let’s dive in!
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723 - Unless, Should, As Long As, Provided
Don’t listen to this podcast unless you like learning English. Yeah, as long as you are a fan of learning English, I am sure you will enjoy this episode, that is provided you find this kind if thing interesting.
We’ve talk about using IF to talk about a condition a few times before, right? Well, have you ever wondered if there are other words you can us to talk about a condition? If so then you are in the right place. By the end of this podcast English lesson, you’ll be able to use unless, should, as long as, and provided to talk about conditions. Let’s get the ball rolling.
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722 - Phrases With At, In, and On
Do you like to stay in bed late on the weekends? What time are you usually at work until? Have you ever been on a farm or in the mountains. Oh...maybe you see where this conversation is going, huh?
Last week, in Episode 721, we talked about using at and in to talk about location. Today, I’d like to get into how we use in, at, and on in some set phrases, also to talk about location. Let’s get the ball rolling.
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721 - On vs. At
Are you home or at home? In the office or at the office. Are you listening to this podcast at your house or in your house. Those tricky English prepositions always cause trouble - until today.
Among the various aspects of learning English, prepositions seem to cause more problems than anything else. In particular, a lot of listeners to the podcast have told me that understanding when to use in and when to use at to talk about location tends to be confusing. Well, today I’m going to help you out with exactly that.
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