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#084
Jack Ellis
May 18, 2025
When people used to ask me where Iām from, Iād reply:
āIām from England.ā
āLondon?ā They often asked.
āMmm, no. Near Bristol.ā
This is usually where the problems start.
āItās in the South-Westā I add, helpfully.
āBrighton?ā
āBrighton is in the South-East, Iām from the South-Westā.
āAhh. So not near London?ā Iām asked, disappointed.
āNo. Really Iām from a village in the middle of the countryside.
āFrom a place called Dorset. There are no cities there, but itās beautiful.ā
At this moment there is usually a pause, followed by something like:
āI went to London once.ā
āThatās nice.ā I say.
These days when people ask me where Iām from I just say:
āNear London.ā
Krystallo enjoys UK in the sun
Thereās nowhere better when the sun is shining
āJackās hillā
Someoneās goat
I hope you enjoyed the photos of Dorset in Spring
This weekās three tips:
SOMETHING TO AVOID š«£
š¤¦š»āāļø āI like a lot the sunny weatherā
Translating āme gusta muchoā, word for word sounds terrible.
ā āI like the sunny weather a lotā
You need to remember to put a lot at the end of the sentence. As simple as that.
She loves fish and chips a lot
SOMETHING TO SOUND CONFIDENT š§
š Business expressions
āWishful thinkingā
The formation of beliefs and expectations based on what is pleasing to imagine, rather than on logic, reason, or reality.
He thinks heāll get the promotion even though heās always late and misses deadlinesāthatās pure wishful thinking.
SOMETHING TO READ š
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