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Course: Following stories on screenSection: Informal English in ShrinkingSubtitles: en

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hello and welcome back

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in this video we're going to learn

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English with shrinking

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let's begin

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whoa whoa what the [ __ ]

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Alice is okay

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okay this is uh Sean

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he needs a place to crash Sean is my

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daughter Alice

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hey Alice

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what the [ __ ]

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Alice it's okay

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this is uh Sean

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he needs a place to crash Sean is my

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daughter Alice

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hey Alice

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the word crash has multiple meanings but

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one of its meanings is to sleep at

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someone else's house for the night often

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without prior planning or notice

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examples

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I'm going to crash at my friend's place

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tonight since I missed the last train

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home

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after the concert we crashed at our

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cousin's house who lives nearby

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the [ __ ] is a strong and impolite

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intensifier that is used to express

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strong emotions such as anger

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frustration surprise or disbelief

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the phrase is generally considered

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impolite or vulgar and its usage may be

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seen as offensive in certain social or

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professional contexts

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it is not recommended to use this phrase

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in formal settings or with people you do

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not know well

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the [ __ ] is commonly used in wh

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questions to express disbelief or

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surprise

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for example

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what the [ __ ] is going on

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who the [ __ ] does he think he is

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when introducing someone to another

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person you can use different phrases and

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structures to do so

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one common way is to use the phrase this

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is followed by the name of the person

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you are introducing

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for example if you are introducing your

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friend Alex to your colleague Mary you

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might say

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Mary this is my friend Alex

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using this is is a straightforward and

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polite way of making an introduction and

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it is commonly used in both formal and

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informal situations

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however depending on the context you can

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also use other phrases or structures

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such as let me introduce you to my

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friend Alex or meet my friend Alex Etc

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whoa what the [ __ ] hey Alice it's okay

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this is uh Sean

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he needs a place to crash Sean is my

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daughter Alice

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hey Alice

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thank you for watching this video

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make sure to subscribe to my channel for

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more exciting videos

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goodbye and take care

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