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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 negative questions. In English, we

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often use a negative question like isn't this or aren't

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you in conversation. Technically, these are not questions for asking something.

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They are a casual and friendly way to confirm something

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or make a suggestion. For example, if you and your

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friend are at the pier on a sunny day, you

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might say, isn't this a perfect day for fishing? You're

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not really asking for information, You're confirming what you already think,

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or aren't these donuts delicious? Or if you're making a suggestion,

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you can use the same pattern, like it's almost five o'clock,

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isn't it better to take the subway? Here you're giving

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your suggestion in the form of a question. Here's another one.

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The exam is a week away, shouldn't you start studying?

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So remember, negative questions like this are great for confirming

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ideas or suggesting something in a very natural conversational way.

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Isn't that interesting? So aren't you gonna try to use

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this kind of English in your conversations this week? Oh

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and don't forget to follow or subscribe so you don't

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miss the next Happy English podcast and next week's Saturday short.

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Thanks for listening, and until next time, keep learning and

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keep it cool.