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Connie asks after a neighbor

hey neighbor oh hi uh Connie was asking after you that you hadn't been over in a while make him happy hey neighbor oh hi Connie was asking after you that you haven't went over i...

Course: Following stories on screenSection: Asking after someone and coming overSubtitles: en

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hey neighbor

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oh hi uh Connie was asking after you

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that you hadn't been over in a while

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make him happy

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hey neighbor

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oh hi Connie was asking after you that

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you haven't went over in a while

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to make him happy

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in this part we are going to talk about

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a pronunciation tip

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the phrase make em happy is a

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contraction of make them happy

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m is a shortened version of them that is

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commonly used in spoken English

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especially in informal contexts like

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conversation or text messaging

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in

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