AEE 2643: The Warning Signs Were There - How to Relate Over Early Indications of a Problem
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This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2643. The warning signs were there. How to relate over early indications of a problem. 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. To get real-time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list, try the All Ears English app for iOS and Android. Start your seven-day free trial at allearsenglish.com
app. What were the early warning signs of COVID? Or the last time you got sick? Or when your car broke down? These are situations we all encounter. So learn how to talk about them today.
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Hey, Lindsay, how are you? Hey, Michelle. How are things going in your world today? What's going on?
Yeah, everything is good over here. Lindsay, has your car ever broken down?
Oh, my gosh. Has my car ever broken down? Shockingly, no. Yeah, I've never had a car break down on me. But what about you?
Has that ever happened to you? um it's happened to dan where he had to then you know sit on the side of the highway um but yeah um i'm trying to think if there were any warning signs i don't think so that's what's so crazy about it um sometimes that can just happen it can just be totally unexpected but sometimes with the car there are certainly warning signs that you can just kind of ignore and then you're like oh no i i knew it Ignore the warning signs at your own peril, right? Yes, exactly. So, yeah, that's what we're talking about today. Because when something bad happens, there's often some warning signs before the actual event. So, but are warning signs actual problems, Lindsay?
They're not problems because they don't necessarily stop warning. whatever you're trying to do like maybe dan had a hard time i'm just guessing maybe the car didn't start at first in the morning when he took the car out that day but he eventually started the car and so there was no problem initially the problem just happened when the actual breakdown happened
Yes. And then you look back and you're like, oh, yeah, I remember now I had trouble. Yeah. So but talking about warning signs can really help you build connection because when we talk about warning signs, it's really easy to sympathize with others' experiences. And it's just relatable because we've all been there, right? We have a problem. And when we look back, we realize that there were several early signals that something wasn't right.
Oh, my gosh, for sure. I mean, I think we're going to talk a little bit about COVID. COVID is a great example because everyone went through this. Every single person on planet Earth went through COVID. And we all have a story about where we were, you know, the Sunday before the Monday when everything shut down. Right. And, you know, how we felt and what we knew at the time. And we have so much more knowledge now. It's just a really interesting connection moment.
Yeah, exactly. So today we're going to talk about common warning signs, how we use this term in English. And yeah, just talk about some stories. But before we do that, guys, we want to ask you to leave us a review.
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