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Speaker 1: I'm always trying to think about how I can help

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you speak English better here on the podcast. And while

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some online teachers come and go, I've always been interested

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in language teaching and language learning, and I know that

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you can always find other ways to learn English, so

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I always appreciate you taking the time to listen. Here.

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Speaker 2: Welcome to another Happy English podcast, coming to you from

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New York City. And here's your English teacher, Michael.

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Speaker 1: All right, thank you John, and thanks everyone. It's Michael

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here from Happy English and I help people speak English better.

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And this is Happy English Podcast, Episode seven ninety two.

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Five Ways to use always. Always is a commonly used

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word and probably one that you learned when you first

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started studying English. I'm sure everyone listening today knows that

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we use always when we talk about something that happens consistently,

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like I always drink coffee in the morning. But what

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you might not know is that always can be used

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in five different ways in everyday English conversation. And that's

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what we're going to dive into today on the Happy

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English Podcast. Like I mentioned before, the basic meaning and

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usage of always is to talk about something that happens consistently,

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like my coworker Jack is always coming to the office late.

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I'm surprised he hasn't gotten fired yet. And I always

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start this podcast with the same theme music. I always

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like helping people. This use of always emphasizes a regular

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habit or a usual action. Pretty basic, right well. Another

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way that we use always is to describe a situation

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that lasted throughout a long period of time in the past,

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like the old boss was always kind to the employees.

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We often use always like this when we want to

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show someone's typical behavior or actions over a period of time.

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The old boss was always kind to the employees. My

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neighbor has always worked hard to keep his front yard

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looking beautiful. You can also use always when you talk

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about something that will exist forever in the future, like

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I will always remember her smile. When you use always

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like this, it often shows strong emotions or situations that

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we expect will continue, like we will always be best friends.

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And when it comes to this English Lesson podcast, I

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will always try to find ways to help you improve

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your English. Next up. We use always to talk about

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a last resort or an alternative solution that you can

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use if nothing else works, like if the bus doesn't come,

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you can always get an uber. Getting an uber would

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not be your first choice, but it is a last

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resort or an alternate solution. If the bus doesn't come,

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or if you don't feel like making breakfast for yourself,

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you can always go pick up something to eat at

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the deli. And remember, if you can't find a way

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to practice your English conversation, you can always join my

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podcast Learner's study group. And lastly, you can use always

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to describe a person's character by talking about their habitual actions.

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Like Kelly is always working hard, that's why the boss

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likes her. You might not know Kelly, but now you

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have an idea about her personality because I told you

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that she's always working hard. My friend David is always

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volunteering to help others. He's such a good guy. Of course,

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And as I often say, context is king. I mention

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that here because you can use always this way to

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to describe somebody's annoying or problematic behavior. Like Susan told

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me that her son is always forgetting where he puts

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something or always leaving things behind. And I don't know why,

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but one of my coworkers is always complaining about what

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I do. It's so annoying. Keep in mind the best

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way to remember vocabulary like this and any other word

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or phrase in English is to take that word or phrase,

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write it in a sentence that's true for you or

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true in your world, and then memorize your sentences. Hey,

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did you know You can get more practice using your

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English when you join my podcast Learner's Study Group. There

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you can make new friends, join us for live group

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lessons every week where we practice these podcast lessons together.

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Plus you get access to the BF transcript and audio

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download for every Happy English podcast in the past and

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in the future. And on top of that, each episode

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has exercises where you can practice this English point with

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speaking and writing checked by me. To learn more, just

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visit Myhappy English dot com and choose podcast lesson seven

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ninety two. Remember, learning another language is not easy, but

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it's not impossible, and I'm here to help you on

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your journey.

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