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Speaker 1: Hey there, it's Michael here from the Happy English podcast,

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and welcome to another Saturday short your quick tip for

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speaking English naturally. Today, let's clear up something tricky. Stop

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doing versus stop to do. These two sound similar, but

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they mean totally different things. Let's start with stop doing.

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This pattern actually has two meanings. First of all, we

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use stop doing when we talk about quitting a habit,

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like I stopped smoking when I was twenty five, and

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my buddy Jack stopped buying coffee at Starbucks. He's saving

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a ton of money. We also use stop doing when

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we talk about finishing an activity, like I stopped working.

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At eight thirty last night, Jenny said she stopped playing

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her guitar when her neighbor complained about the sound. I

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guess he doesn't like Metallica. On the other hand, stop

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to do means you take a break from something in

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order to do something else. Like I stopped to buy

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coffee on the way to work. This means I was

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walking to the office, I went into the deli, bought coffee,

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and continued walking to work. I stopped to buy coffee.

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In other words, I stopped walking in order to buy coffee.

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My coworker stopped to smoke. This means he took a

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cigarette break during work. So remember, stop doing means to

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quit or finish doing something. Stop to do means to

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take a break in order to do something else. Now

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here's a challenge for you. What's something you stopped doing

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and what's something you stopped to do recently. These two

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phrases are both pretty common in everyday English, so practice

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them with your own examples to make them flow out

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of your mouth smoothly, and then you're speaking more naturally.

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Thanks for listening, and I'll see you next week for

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another Saturday Short