Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here, and welcome back to English
Tips in a Minute from Happy English. I'm here every
Saturday with a short, simple tip to help you speak
English more naturally and confidently. Today, let's look at another
really common conversational phrase, Here's the thing. We use here's
the thing before giving a reason, an opinion, or sometimes
even an excuse. Here's the thing is a perfect thing
to say when you want to introduce a point or
explain a situation clearly. Like imagine a friend asks you
to go out on Friday night. You can say, I'd
love to, but here's the thing. I have an early
meeting on Saturday. Or if a friend asks you to
go somewhere on the weekend, you could explain like this,
here's the thing. I already promised my brother i'd help
him move. Here's the thing. Also works when you want
to disagree in an indirect way, like your coworker says, oh,
this plan should work, right, You can disagree with ah,
here's the thing. I'm not sure everyone will be able
to do it. So here's the thing is like saying
actually or in fact plus a reason. Let's practice write
your example with here's the thing in the comments, and
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