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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here and welcome back to another

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Happy English Saturday short. Your quick tip for speaking English

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better today, Let's look at three really natural phrases, kind of,

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sort of and a bit. We use these to soften

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what we're saying. They make a statement sound less strong

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and less direct, and that makes your English sound more

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natural in everyday conversation. Like let's say you're tired after work.

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Instead of just saying I'm tired, you can soften it

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by saying I'm kinda tired today or I'm a bit

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tired after work. Here's another one. Imagine you saw a

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movie but you really didn't love it, but you don't

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want to sound too negative, so you could say that

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movie was so of boring. That's not as harsh as

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that movie was boring. So remember, kinda, sorta and a

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bit are like little cushions for your sentences. They soften

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your opinion, making it sound friendlier and more natural. So

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are you kinda ready to try these out in your

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own conversations? I bet you are. Oh, and don't forget

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Happy English podcast and next week's Saturday short. Thanks for listening,

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and until next time, keep learning and keep it cool.