Talking about social media

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— Hi, Neil. — Hi, Georgie, how are you?

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I'm pretty good, thanks. How are you?

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I'm very well thank you.

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What are we talking about today, Neil?

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Well, today we're talking about social media and how much we use it.

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Well, I use social media all the time, so I have lots of things to say.

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Great! OK, Georgie, so you said you use social media a lot.

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Why do you like it?

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Well, the reason I like it is actually the reason I dislike it as well.

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I use it when I'm bored.

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It's... It can be very entertaining, especially TikTok, for example,

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yeah, the videos I watch are very fun and entertaining.

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I like that about it, but it's also something I hate,

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because it can be very addictive

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and you can waste a lot of time watching TikTok videos.

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— Mm. — Neil, do you watch TikTok videos?