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Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

892. You're not a LEPster, by any chance, are you? (July 2024 Ramble)

Jul 24, 2024
02:05:23
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Join a fun ramble discussing ninjas, perfect continuous verb forms, stand-up comedy update, dramatic bank robbery scenario language, UK general election results, and more in a lively and engaging podcast episode.
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Quick takeaways

  • Using 'happen to' in questions softens the tone and adds politeness.
  • 'Happen to' can be employed with verbs like 'know' and 'come across'.

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Use of 'Happen to' for Indirect Questions

Using 'happen to' in questions softens the tone and makes them more polite. For example, instead of asking 'Where's the meeting taking place?', you can ask 'Do you happen to know where the meeting is taking place?' to be more polite and indirect.

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