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Speaker 1: Just in case you were wondering, this is another podcast

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English lesson, And in case you like what I'm gonna

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teach here, I'll give you some tips to help you

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remember it. In any case, let's get going.

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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 eight fifty. In

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case you need this, Hello and welcome. Thanks for joining

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me for another episode of the Happy English Podcast. I'm

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your English teacher, Michael, and I'm really glad you're here

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with me today. You know well, English is full of

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these little expressions that seem simple but can really trip

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you up if you don't fully understand how they work.

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And today I want to help you out with a

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handful of phrases that all use the words in and case.

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In this lesson, we're going over expressions like in case

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in case of just in case, in any case, in

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that case, and whatever the case. These are super common

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in daily English, and they each have their own little

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twist when it comes to grammar and meaning. So let's

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start with in case. This one basically means if something happens.

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It's like preparing for a possibility. And here's the key.

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After in case, we use a subject and a verb.

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That's important, Like I always tell my students feel free

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to email me in case you have any questions about

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this lesson. See that in case is followed by you

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have subject and verb. That's the usual pattern. Another one

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I often use is I'll bring an umbrella in case

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it rains. I'm not saying it's definitely gonna rain, but

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maybe it will, so I'm preparing for that possibility. Same

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idea here, I charged my phone last night in case

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the power goes out today. I don't think it will,

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but just to be safe, I charged it now. That

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brings us to the next one, which is kind of related.

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Just in case. Just in case is really the same

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meaning as in case, but you know, putting just gives

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it more emphasis. And just in case, well, it's something

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we say all the time, like I brought a jacket

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just in case it gets chilly tonight, or I left

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early just in case there was traffic. It's that little

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extra preparation that better safe than sorry, kind of vibe,

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and you'll hear native speakers say this constantly. Sometimes we

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can even say it without finishing the sentence, like are

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you bringing your charger? Yeah, just in case, we don't

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even have to say why. The meaning is totally clear

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from the context. Of course. Next up is in case of.

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This one's a little different because it's more formal and

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commonly used in signs, instructions, or official language. And here's

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the grammar point. In case of is followed by a noun,

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not a sentence, no subject in verb. Here. For example,

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you might see a sign in a hotel that says,

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in case of fire, use the stairs, or in the subway,

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in case of emergency, push the red button. Signs in

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notices like this don't usually say in case it catches fire,

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because again we're not using a full sentence after in

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case of just a noun in case of fire, in

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case of emergency, and so on. It it sounds a

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little too formal for casual conversation. I wouldn't say in

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case of rain, I'll bring an umbrella. That's grammatically correct,

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but it sounds like something from a textbook. It's more

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natural to say, I'll bring an umbrella in case it rains.

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That's how we'd usually say it. The next one is

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also pretty common in conversation. In that case, this one's

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great when you're reacting to something new, when you hear

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new information and now you're changing your decision or your plan.

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Like let's say your friend says, hey, the restaurant is

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fully booked, and you say, oh, in that case, let's

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just order takeout. Or the museum is closed today. In

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that case, let's go to the park instead. See what's happening.

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In that case means because of what you just told me,

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here's my new plan. It's a supernatural phrase for reacting

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in conversations. Now here's a different twist. In any case,

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this one means anyway or regardless of what happens. It's

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a way to show that something will be true no

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matter what. For example, let's say I'm trying to decide

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whether to walk or take the train. It might rain later,

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but it might not, but either way, I'm going. In

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any case, I'm going to the concert, whether it rains

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or not, Whether my friend cancels or not, I'm going.

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In any case, I'm gonna go to the concert. It's

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also used to move the conversation along, like I'm not

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sure if Jack is coming or not. In any case,

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we should get the meetings started. We use in any

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case the way some people use anyhow or anyway. It

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gives your sentence that nice. Let's move on feel now

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before we wrap up, There's one more phrase I want

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to teach you, and that's whatever the case. This one's

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kind of like a cousin to in any case, and

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we use it when we want to say that something

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is true or will happen, no matter what the situation is.

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For example, let's say you're not sure if it's gonna

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rain or not. You might say, whatever the case, I'm

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bringing an umbrella. Maybe it rains, maybe it doesn't, doesn't matter.

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You're prepared either way. Or if you're not sure who's

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coming to the party, but you've already decided you're gonna go,

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you could say, whatever the case, I'm gonna go, so

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see you they are. It has the same kind of

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meaning as either way or no matter what. Like my

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friend was going back and forth about what to wear

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to the opera suit or no suit, and I told him, dude,

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whatever the case, just wear something clean, simple, flexible, and supernatural.

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Whatever the case is just one more way to show

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that you've made up your mind, regardless of the situation.

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All right, let's do a quick recap before we wrap up.

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In case means if something happens. I brought a charger

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in case my phone dies. Just in case has the

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same meaning, but more emphasis. I brought snacks just in

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case we get hungry in case of followed by a

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noun is formal, often in signs in case of fire.

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Use the stairs in any case means anyway, regardless in

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any case. I'm going in that case is for reacting

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to new info. Oh, the restaurant is closed. In that case,

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will go somewhere else. Whatever the case means regardless of

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the situation. I don't know who's coming to the party,

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but whatever the case, I'm gonna go there. These are

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small phrases, but they show up all the time in

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natural English, and now you'll know exactly how to use

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them in case someone asks, see what I did there?

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Thanks as always for listening, and keep in mind the

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you or true in your world and then memorize your sentences.

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