AEE 2628: Who Else Is Going? Is It Okay to Ask?
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2628. Who else is going? Is it okay to ask?
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What is the main question about social invitations?
coming to you from Colorado and New York City, USA. And to get your transcripts delivered by email every week, go to allearsenglish.com forward slash subscribe. When you get invited to a party, is it okay to ask who else is going before accepting? Find out why you might want to avoid this, especially with new connections and friends. Do you ever feel like your English is good, but not quite where you want it to be? Maybe you can have conversations, but you still hesitate when expressing complex ideas. Maybe you know what you want to say, but you can't always say it naturally. If that sounds familiar, our B2 English fluency course was designed for you. You'll learn how to speak more naturally, express yourself with confidence, and finally stop feeling stuck at the intermediate level.
This week, you can save $50 on our basic plan or save $100 on our personal coach plan. Go to allearsenglish.com slash B2. That's allearsenglish.com slash letter B number two. Hey there, Michelle. How's everything today? Good. Lindsay, how are you? Feeling good. Glad to be on the podcast with you. Michelle, have you ever invited someone to something and then they go and they ask who else is going? Oh, yeah. That doesn't feel great. No, it really doesn't. I mean, how did it make you feel?
Yeah. I mean, it makes you feel like, oh, so I'm not good enough or, you know, it just doesn't feel right, you know? It's really not.
It's not a classy thing to say.
It's really not. No, it's definitely not.
Have you been in that position? Yeah. I feel like when I was younger, I got that question sometimes. And that made me like the person a lot less when they asked me that.
It kind of tells you something about the person, right?
Yeah, that they just want to be around the cool kids, you know, and maybe you're not a cool kid, but if they're going to be cool kids there, they'll go, right? That's not good.
No. Yes, exactly. So today we're going to talk about this situation and what not to say. So this actually came up in a recent episode about deciding to go to something with a friend. Yes. I'm going to see if I can find that episode number for you later on. But if not, just, you know, scroll through. You'll see it was it was a good one.
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So, Lindsay, let's talk about it.
Why might it be inappropriate to ask who else is going?
So this situation is different. This is if you ask, right, in that other episode, it was if you ask who's coming to something in a way that makes it seem like you're making your decision to come based on who else is going to be there. And no, whether it's true or not, if you ask who is coming before you give your RSVP, it can be really insulting to the person inviting you. Totally agree.
100%. So what are we getting into today then, Michelle?
Yeah. So we're talking basically today is a what not to say episode. And then we're going to talk about it, you know, what you what you could possibly do. So but let's give a little role play example of exactly how this sounds. All right.
So Michelle, are you coming to my party on Saturday? Um, maybe who else is going? Oh, I have no. Ouch. Right. It really sounds like something that like a snobby girl would say to you in middle school or something. Yes.
You know? Yes. It's so true. It is. That is a. It's very painful. So people know what that means, right? People know exactly what that means.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:35
2
What is the main question about social invitations?
0:35–3:38
3
Why might it be inappropriate to ask who else is going?
3:38–7:08
4
What feelings can arise from asking about attendees?
7:08–12:11
5
What are some alternative ways to inquire about an event?
12:11–15:26
Speakers
3 identifiedMore from All Ears English Podcast
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