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Michelle Kaplan

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
2685 total appearances

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All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

You know, a friend might say to you, oh, don't quit your day job.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Yeah, it's just more of a metaphorical, just like a funny remark of, oh, yeah, let's stick to it.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Like, don't make this one of your main things.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Yeah.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

But Lindsay, would you use this to someone you don't really know that well?

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Especially because that is their day job also.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

That's a good point.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

That is actually their day job.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

So if it is someone's day job and you're saying don't quit your day job, you're really insulting.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Really not good.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

yeah so I mean this is for someone you have a very congenial and fun relationship with someone you joke around with maybe you're sarcastic with like a good buddy a sibling like I would say it to my brother for sure um I would say it to Dan you know and he could say it to me you know it's just yeah it's in it's it's with someone a special kind of relationship not not the handyman who's

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

right right exactly so let's do a tiny role play okay um okay oh sorry for my terrible singing yeah lindsey don't quit your day job i know i know

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Hey, Lindsay, watch me shoot some hoops.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Okay, now I'm going to miss every shot.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Right, exactly.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Okay, Lindsay, here's a question for you.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

If you are not good at something, like some sort of thing that all your friends are doing, do you try and avoid it?

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Or do you have like a lighthearted spirit where you can just do it and still have fun?

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

Yeah.

All Ears English Podcast
AEE 2572: How to Tease Someone When They're Not Good at Something in English

And I guess it depends how much of a push it is.