AEE 2591: Who Even Does That?! How to Comment When Actions Are Outside the Norm
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This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2591. Who even does that? How to comment when actions are outside the norm. 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, USA.
What does 'Who Even Does That?' mean in conversation?
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Hey, Lindsay, how are you?
I'm doing great, Michelle. How are you? How's it going?
Yeah, I'm good. Well, you know, I was sick last week, but my friend made me soup and left it at my doorstep. Wow. Who even does that, Michelle? Yeah, she's amazing. Just kidding. This didn't really happen, but it would be very nice.
Everyone wants a friend like that. That's so nice. There are people out there that are very thoughtful. You know what I mean? Yeah. Oh. Yeah.
Yeah. Dan didn't make me soup yesterday. So that was good. Oh, that's good. Yeah.
Partners can do it too, for sure.
Yes, exactly. So today we're going to talk about a very native and unique way of speaking. And so this is a special expression, a special construction. And it came up in a recent conversation that you and I had, and we wanted to take some time to go over it.
Yep. The best episodes happen when we hear ourselves say something very spontaneously, naturally on this show, guys, and we think, boom, that would be a great episode idea. And here it is today. So what exactly is the expression for today, Michelle?
Okay. Well, from the role play, it was who does that? So it's basically who blanks that? So for example, let's do who does that? So is this, Lindsay, when someone says who does that? Yeah. Is this a question to be answered? Good question.
No, I'm not supposed to start listing. Well, sometimes my partner does that and the friend down the street does that. No, no, no. You're not asking for an answer, right? It's rhetorical, right? It's an exclamation saying that basically something that's been done by someone is kind of shocking. It's out of the ordinary.
How can you comment on unusual actions in English?
Michelle, would you say this is positive or negative?
So I think it can be either. So let's look at the role play from the beginning. Yeah. So I said I was sick last week. My friend made me soup and left it on my doorstep. And what did you say? I said, wow, who does that? So is that positive or are you saying something good or something bad?
I think it's positive. I think it's positive here. It just it's more about the fact that maybe maybe I'm saying like it's a little old fashioned. Right. Or it's just people just don't take the time to do these nice things as much anymore is what I'm saying. Right. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah, that person was so generous or so kind. It's out of the norm. Yes. So it's surprising, but it's in a good way. So, you know, you're and you're not asking me.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:42
2
What does 'Who Even Does That?' mean in conversation?
0:42–4:12
3
How can you comment on unusual actions in English?
4:12–5:08
4
What is the importance of rhythm in English pronunciation?
5:08–12:01
5
Can 'Who Does That?' be used positively or negatively?
12:01–22:09
Speakers
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