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All Ears English Podcast Episode 2655 Summary

Title: Are You Slammed with Work? How to Talk About It
Hosts: Lindsay McMahon & Michelle Kaplan
Date: July 21, 2026

Episode Overview

This episode explores dynamic and natural ways to express being overwhelmed or affected by something outside your control in American English. Lindsay and Michelle teach listeners how to use verbs like “slammed,” “hit,” and “struck” to talk about experiencing a heavy workload, emotional impact, or unexpected events. The episode breaks down the nuances, usage, and prepositions related to these verbs, including insights on sounding fluent – not just accurate – in everyday English.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. The Meaning and Use of “Slammed”

Definition: When something “slams” you, it hits you with force and you’re on the receiving end, often unexpectedly or overwhelmingly.
Examples:
- Weather: “We got slammed with snow this year.” (03:34)
- Expenses: “You got slammed with a speeding ticket.” (05:15)
- Work or emails: “I’m slammed with emails.” (05:46)
- Criticism: “A politician could get slammed with criticism.” (06:13)
Key Point:
- “Slammed” emphasizes being overwhelmed by something external and unplanned, not chosen or sought out.
Preposition Use:
- With: Refers to the quantity or burden experienced (“slammed with work/emails/reviews”).
- By: Typically used with events or forces (“slammed by a snowstorm”).
- “I hear ‘with’ more often personally.” — Lindsay (07:37)

2. “Hit” as a Dynamic Verb

Definition: “Hit” also indicates force but is versatile, often used for both physical events and emotional impacts.
Examples:
- Nature: “We were hit by a terrible thunderstorm.” (09:20)
- Emotional Truths: “She hit me with the truth.” (09:26)
- Setbacks: “We were hit with a few setbacks this year, but we're going to keep pushing through.” — Lindsay (09:19)
- Fines: “The basketball players were hit with huge fines.” (09:47)
Preposition Use:
- By: Most common for events (“hit by a thunderstorm”).
- With: Used for abstract things (“hit with sadness” or “hit with a fine”).
Memorable Quote:
- “When you say, ‘She told me the truth,’ it sounds so much different than ‘She hit me with the truth.’ It sounds more sudden, more intense.” — Michelle (09:38)

3. “Struck” for Forceful and Often Dramatic Impact

Definition: “Struck” carries a strong and sometimes formal tone, used for both literal and emotional impacts.
Examples:
- Literal: “Struck by lightning is certainly the most common.” — Michelle (12:25)
- Emotional: “Struck with anger,” “struck with sadness,” “the family was struck by tragedy.” (12:43–13:16)
Preposition Use:
- By: Common with events/disasters and insights (“struck by lightning,” “struck by tragedy,” “struck by how wonderful the movie's music was”).
- With: Tends to be with emotions (“struck with sadness”).
On Usage:
- “With emotions, ‘struck with’ is more common.” — Lindsay (15:03)
- “To be just like, ‘oh, I was struck, you know, by sadness’… I might not say that, but we wanted to give you an example.” — Michelle (15:59)

4. Prepositions: “With” vs. “By”

The episode underscores the nuance of prepositions:
- “Slammed with” and “hit with” focus on quantities or burdens.
- “Slammed by,” “hit by,” and “struck by” denote events or forces acting upon you.
- Emotional states often take “with” (“struck with sadness”).
- Both hosts agree that usage isn’t 100% fixed and depends on context and nuance.
Listener Reassurance:
- “Don’t be stressed out by the prepositions… Today we really wanted to focus on just, you know, the meaning and how it’s used.” — Michelle (17:54)

5. Role Play Segment (14:08–15:58)

Imagined Conversation Examples:

“We were slammed by snowstorms all winter.” — Michelle (14:21)
“We were hit by a pretty bad thunderstorm last month.” — Lindsay (14:27)
“I was hit with a nasty fine because I forgot to pay a parking ticket.” — Lindsay (14:34)
“I’ve been slammed by work this week, so I’m so exhausted.” — Lindsay (14:41)
“I was struck with sadness when I heard Tom is moving.” — Michelle (14:53)
Language Notes:
- “I think we might have to revisit this term, struck with/struck by…” — Lindsay (16:07)
- Sometimes “struck by” is used for insights or observations: “I was struck by how wonderful the movie’s music was.” — Michelle (16:23)
- Either “I’m slammed this week” or “I’m slammed with work”—directness and brevity are common. (16:56)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Real-Life Application:
- “See, it’s always Monday morning. I’m always slammed. When I try to get into my inbox…” — Lindsay (05:53)
On Feeling Overwhelmed:
- “The key theme here is something’s happening to you… You’re not creating this.” — Lindsay (08:59)
On Emotional Impact:
- “Struck with sadness… that means it just kind of arose within you, right?” — Lindsay (12:59–13:06)
On Preposition Confusion:
- “If you’re stressed out by the prepositions, don’t be… focus on how it can help you connect.” — Michelle (17:53)

Timestamps for Important Segments

Slammed: Weather, Work, Expenses, Criticism — 02:26–07:37
Prepositions: With/By for “Slammed” — 07:02–07:59
Introducing “Hit”: Physical and Emotional Uses — 07:59–10:24
Role Play Using Target Expressions — 14:08–15:58
Summary of Usage and Connection Tip — 17:19–17:47

Connection Tip

The episode emphasizes the value of expressing overwhelm or impact as something external — this gives nuance and authenticity to your English communication.
Understanding and choosing the right verb and preposition not only clarifies your meaning but helps you connect more naturally with native speakers.

“It’s important that you emphasize this … The words you choose show where the thing is originating. Is it originating with you, or is it coming to you? That changes the whole meaning.” — Lindsay (17:23)

Further Listening

Reference to past episode for related language:
- Episode 2624: How to Talk About Housing Costs Without Sounding Rude (17:07)

For ESL learners:
Don’t worry about perfect preposition use. Focus on adopting these natural expressions to sound more fluent and connected in your English conversations!

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[00:00]
Lindsay McMahon
This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2655.
[00:05]
Michelle Kaplan
Are you slammed with work?
[00:06]
Lindsay McMahon
How to talk about it?
[00:09]
Podcast Announcer
Welcome to the All Ears English podcast. Downloaded more than 200 million times. Are you feeling stuck with your English? We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent by focusing on connection, not perfection, with your American hosts. Let's Lindsay McMahon, the English adventurer and Michelle Kaplan, the New York radio girl coming to you from Colorado and New York City, usa. To get real time transcripts right on your phone and create your personalized vocabulary list, try the All Ears English app
[00:49]
Michelle Kaplan
for iOS and Android.
[00:51]
Podcast Announcer
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[01:00]
Michelle Kaplan
Do you ever need a good way to say that you have a lot of work today? Get ways to say that something is happening to you that is out of your control in English.
[01:17]
Narrator/Voiceover
Have you ever met someone whose English wasn't perfect, but they sounded incredibly fluent? That's because fluency isn't about perfection. It's about flow. It's about expressing ideas clearly, responding naturally and staying engaged in the conversation and generally feeling connected. If you're ready to move beyond accuracy and into true fluency, start by finding your current level. Take our free 2 minute fluency quiz today. Go to allearsenglish.com fluencyscore that's allearsenglish.com SLF L U E N C Y S C O R E.
[02:03]
Lindsay McMahon
Hey, Michelle, how's it going?
[02:05]
Michelle Kaplan
Hey, good, Lindsay. Lindsay, how was this past winter for you?
[02:10]
Lindsay McMahon
Oh my gosh, are you kidding me? It's been easy. It's been, it's been summer. It's been a California winter over here. Nothing like what you've been dealing with.
[02:18]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah.
[02:18]
Lindsay McMahon
For some reason we never, we never got any snow. We never got any cold weather. I mean, right now this is coming out in the summer. So we're, we're talking about.
[02:26]
Michelle Kaplan
Exactly.
[02:27]
Lindsay McMahon
In the past. We're talking about we had an easy winter over here in Colorado. But you over there on the east coast got slammed. Right.
[02:35]
Michelle Kaplan
We got slammed with snow this year. It was, it was crazy. And then like one of the snowstorms, it wasn't, there was a lot of snow. But the good thing was it was getting slightly warmer. So the snow, you know, melt melted fairly quickly. But the fir, like one of the other ones, it was so cold that it just wasn't melting. And it was just, I mean, for like a couple weeks it was just like still just ice. It was crazy. So we got slammed for sure.
[03:08]
Lindsay McMahon
You got slammed.
[03:09]
Ad Voice
Yeah.
[03:11]
Michelle Kaplan
So. But Today we're gonna share three verbs that you can use to talk about things that impacted you in a big way. So edit. They can be sometimes sudden. This is going to be a really interesting one, but before we get to it, we just really want to thank our reviewers.
[03:27]
Lindsay McMahon
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[03:49]
Michelle Kaplan
store for the Android app.
[03:51]
Lindsay McMahon
So guys, go check out the app and be sure to leave us a rating and review when you hear, when you. When you get a chance, let us know what you think about the app and allers English in general. Okay.
[04:01]
Michelle Kaplan
Definitely. All right. Love it. So let's go through it. So slammed, right? That's the one we already use. So Lindsay, what. What does it mean to be slammed?
[04:13]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah, I like saying this.
[04:14]
Michelle Kaplan
It.
[04:14]
Lindsay McMahon
It means something hits you in a forceful, hard way. And it's kind of diverse. The situations we could. At the top of the show we talked about a blizzard, a snowstorm, a her. Maybe a hurricane comes through and you get slammed by a hurricane. Reminds me of where my parents beach house is, was we sold it. But they live on the harbor south of Boston and it's this little cove which is super exposed to the open ocean. And so every time there's a storm in New England, that's where the reporter goes. And they stand at the very end of the lighthouse that's just jetting out into the ocean and they're there and they're like swaying in the wind. And I'm in situate Massachusetts and oh my God, there goes my hat. And like, oh my God, this house is going to get carried into the ocean.
[05:02]
Michelle Kaplan
It is so. Oh my gosh. Oh my.
[05:05]
Lindsay McMahon
It's like we're the target and there's always massive flooding. So that house always got slammed with hurricanes. Snowstorms in the winter there are really bad. Yeah, it was crazy.
[05:15]
Michelle Kaplan
That's why we sounds like it sounds like it. So. But yeah, you can get slammed with anything. Like other things too, right? Like an expensive ticket. Right. Maybe you got a speeding ticket.
[05:27]
Narrator/Voiceover
Yeah.
[05:27]
Lindsay McMahon
Any kind of fine or fee. Right. Getting. Getting slammed. It's like an expense comes to you. So you wouldn't say that if you just went and chose to buy an expensive car because you chose it. So you're kind of. It's a bit of a victim thing. Right, right.
[05:40]
Michelle Kaplan
Yes, exactly. You're on the receiving end.
[05:43]
Lindsay McMahon
Yes, exactly.
[05:44]
Michelle Kaplan
Of whatever it is.
[05:45]
Lindsay McMahon
Right.
[05:46]
Michelle Kaplan
Or so it could also be like your workload or emails. Like, I got slammed with 50 emails and I'm getting. Working through all of them. Right.
[05:54]
Lindsay McMahon
See it. It's always Monday morning. I'm always slammed. When I try to get into my inbox, it just slammed with emails. But then for some reason, like, they all come at the same time. It's either nothing through the week or it's tons at the same time. Everything comes through right. At the same. In the same couple of hours. It's weird.
[06:10]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah.
[06:10]
Lindsay McMahon
How that works. Yeah.
[06:12]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah, for sure.
[06:14]
Lindsay McMahon
And what about criticism? I mean, a politician could get slammed with criticism. Maybe there's some kind of story that comes out.
[06:21]
Michelle Kaplan
Right. Yeah. Or maybe, I mean, if you've had some sort of. I mean, or maybe you gave a presentation and you got slammed with questions and critiques, you know, by the audience. So. But let's do a few more examples of each of these. So the first one is, we were slammed by a huge blizzard last weekend. So that's the weather.
[06:42]
Lindsay McMahon
I'm slammed with work this afternoon.
[06:44]
Michelle Kaplan
Right.
[06:44]
Lindsay McMahon
Maybe someone calls to invite you out for an early happy hour or something. You say, I'm sorry, I'm slammed with work this afternoon.
[06:52]
Ad Voice
Right.
[06:53]
Michelle Kaplan
Or I was slammed with a ton of negative reviews after my head waitress quit.
[06:59]
Lindsay McMahon
Yes. All right.
[07:00]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah.
[07:02]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah.
[07:02]
Michelle Kaplan
But you'll notice sometimes we say we were slammed with, and sometimes we say we were slammed by. You know, basically, I would say slammed with. And this is, you know, very general. We can kind of follow up on this one day. But for with, I would say, like, it's often with. I was slammed with work.
[07:22]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah.
[07:23]
Michelle Kaplan
I was slammed with, like, the quantity of something. I was slammed with emails. We were slammed with negative reviews. And I would say slammed by would be more like the snowstorm. Right?
[07:36]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah, you could say.
[07:37]
Ad Voice
Yeah, I would.
[07:37]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah, I would say.
[07:38]
Lindsay McMahon
So that makes sense. Like slammed by a gust of wind or slammed by a huge snowstorm this winter, and you got a ton of them, as we said before. So, yeah, you have two preposition options to use. I would say I hear with more often personally. But that just depends. Let's just go through the rest of the episode and see what comes up the most. Right?
[07:59]
Michelle Kaplan
Yes. So. But we can always talk more about that another day. So there's hit is the second verb. So hit is also forceful, but it could be emotions as well. So that's really interesting. So what. What, what. What might we be hit with?
[08:19]
Lindsay McMahon
In the simplest way? You could also be hit by a blizzard, right? A snowstorm, a thunderstorm, any kind of the element. The elements by a gust of wind. Wind is the worst out here. It gets really windy in certain parts of Colorado. Like, scary windy, you know, and it's like, sometimes wind can feel scary. Just feels very out of control, you know? Yeah, yeah.
[08:41]
Michelle Kaplan
Oh, for sure. Or with some sort of emotion or, you know, more like a. A. Like a. Something that's not tangible. Right. Like, hit with the truth, a realization, the reality. Hit with sadness. Right.
[08:56]
Lindsay McMahon
Hit with a wave of sadness.
[08:58]
Michelle Kaplan
Right.
[08:59]
Lindsay McMahon
So, and again, the key theme here is something's happening to you. Something is happening to you. You are not creating this. You're not seeking it out. You're not purchasing this. Right. It's coming to you. You're hit with an issue or a problem, maybe a fine or a setback. We were hit with a few setbacks this year, but we're going to keep y' all pushing through, right?
[09:20]
Michelle Kaplan
Yep, exactly. So here are some more examples. So we were hit by a terrible thunderstorm.
[09:26]
Lindsay McMahon
Or she hit me with the truth. Right. So we don't mean physically punched you. Right? We mean. Right, she told you the truth. It's just a creative way to say she told me the truth. It hurt, but I needed to hear it.
[09:38]
Michelle Kaplan
Right. So when you say, like, I she told me the truth sounds so much different than she hit me with the truth. It sounds more sudden.
[09:47]
Lindsay McMahon
I really like that.
[09:48]
Michelle Kaplan
Intense. Yeah. Or the basketball players were hit with huge fines after the fight in the third quarter.
[09:56]
Lindsay McMahon
And there are other fancier ways. We could say this. Like they were assessed a huge fine. But we're not looking for a formal way to say this today. We're looking for a way to emphasize that that came to them. Right?
[10:08]
Michelle Kaplan
Yes. Yes, exactly. And again, guys, we have different prepositions. We have with. We have by. I mean, notice we used by with this. With the thunderstorm. I'm more likely to say, oh, we were hit by a thunderstorm, than we were hit with a thunderstorm.
[10:23]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah. Yeah.
[10:24]
Michelle Kaplan
Maybe that's just me.
[10:26]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah, I think you're probably right. I think I probably do the same thing. All right, so we're going to take a quick break and come back to a few more ways to say this, because this is important to emphasize the direction from which something is coming. Right?
[10:40]
Michelle Kaplan
Yes, exactly.
[10:41]
Lindsay McMahon
It's not originating with you, it's coming to you. Okay.
[10:44]
Michelle Kaplan
Yes.
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[11:59]
Lindsay McMahon
e e okay, Michelle. So struck is another forceful, dramatic way.
[12:07]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah.
[12:08]
Lindsay McMahon
Of saying that something happened to you. Right.
[12:11]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah.
[12:12]
Lindsay McMahon
When it comes to weather, we could be struck by lightning. We could be, I guess, struck by.
[12:17]
Narrator/Voiceover
By.
[12:17]
Lindsay McMahon
Do we say struck by an earthquake? Yeah, I mean, you could say Los Angeles by an earthquake today. I suppose.
[12:23]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah. But struck by lightning is certainly the most common.
[12:26]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah. Struck by lightning. Super common. Yeah.
[12:28]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah. I mean, do we say struck by a snowstorm? I don't.
[12:31]
Lindsay McMahon
I don't think very much. No, I really don't think we do.
[12:34]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah. I would stay with hit or. Or.
[12:38]
Lindsay McMahon
Which is the other one? I feel like we say just slammed New England. Like we got a snowstorm, we got a big snowstorm slammed.
[12:43]
Michelle Kaplan
Or we had a snowstorm. Right. But there's also an emotion which is. This is really common. Struck with anger, struck with sadness. Or you could say struck by sadness. Right, yeah. So that's a. That's a very common one.
[13:00]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah. And that means, again, that just kind of arose within you, right?
[13:05]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah.
[13:06]
Lindsay McMahon
And again, that's why you're not necessarily creating it. You're not saying, I'm going to be sad now. It just came up inside you spontaneously, Right?
[13:15]
Michelle Kaplan
Exactly.
[13:16]
Lindsay McMahon
Or the family was struck by tragedy. You know, we could say that. Something like that sort of issue.
[13:21]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah. Yep. So here's a few more examples. So be careful out there. You don't want to get struck by lightning.
[13:28]
Lindsay McMahon
Or I was struck with sadness when he broke up with me. Struck with sadness. Yeah.
[13:33]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah. Or their family was struck by tragedy, but they overcame with. They overcame it.
[13:38]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah. And again here by. Seems to be the most common and with. Comes up more often with emotions. Right?
[13:47]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah, but this is all kind of fluid and you know, again, like I said, we can do a more strict follow up explaining all of the prepositions and seeing. But we're giving you some just basic ideas today. So. Yeah, should we. So we did today. We've covered struck, hit and slammed. Yes. So should we do a role play?
[14:08]
Lindsay McMahon
I would love to do a role play, Michelle. Let's do it. So here we are, friends catching up after a long winter. We haven't seen each other all winter. I guess we're coming out of hibernation here or something.
[14:19]
Michelle Kaplan
Oh, my gosh. That's how it feels.
[14:20]
Lindsay McMahon
So how have you been?
[14:21]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah, oh, I'm fine, but I'm so ready for spring. We were slammed by snowstorms all winter.
[14:27]
Lindsay McMahon
Oh, I heard we were hit by a pretty bad thunderstorm last month, but we were. Okay.
[14:33]
Michelle Kaplan
That's good. So how are you?
[14:35]
Lindsay McMahon
I'm good, but I was hit with a nasty fine because I forgot to pay a parking ticket.
[14:39]
Michelle Kaplan
Oh, no.
[14:41]
Podcast Announcer
Yeah, no good.
[14:42]
Lindsay McMahon
And I've been slammed by work this week, so I'm so exhausted.
[14:46]
Michelle Kaplan
I hope you can relax this weekend. I was really struck by sadness when I heard Tom is moving.
[14:53]
Lindsay McMahon
Struck by sadness or struck with.
[14:55]
Michelle Kaplan
Struck with sadness. You're right.
[14:57]
Lindsay McMahon
It feels more.
[14:58]
Michelle Kaplan
I was I struck with sadness? Yes, I know I was. I said it and it sounded weird. I was struck with sadness.
[15:04]
Lindsay McMahon
Thank you.
[15:05]
Michelle Kaplan
When I heard that Tom was moving.
[15:07]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah, exactly. Struck with. Because we talked about. Struck with. More common with emotions.
[15:11]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah, I was struck with.
[15:12]
Lindsay McMahon
Yes, yeah, exactly. So we were slammed by snowstorms all winter. That's how we started the show. And that actually is true for you, right?
[15:20]
Michelle Kaplan
Yes. And then you said I was hit with a nasty fine.
[15:25]
Lindsay McMahon
Yes, exactly. And then also I said we were hit by a pretty bad thunderstorm. And we said by. For a preposition is more common with these natur. Nature events. Right. These natural disasters. Okay.
[15:38]
Narrator/Voiceover
Huh?
[15:39]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah. And then you said, sorry, where? Which now we're on the work one.
[15:45]
Lindsay McMahon
I said, no good. I've been slammed by work this week.
[15:48]
Michelle Kaplan
Yes, that's what I thought. And then I said I was struck with sadness. This. This sounded a little bit too, like. I don't know that I would say that.
[15:59]
Ad Voice
Yeah, yeah.
[15:59]
Michelle Kaplan
This is pretty formal. So to be just like, oh, I was struck, you know, by sadness. I. I might not say that, but we wanted to give you an example.
[16:08]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah. And I think we might have to rev this term struck with. Struck by. Because we also say I was struck. I was struck by the fact that something seemed obvious. So there is a place for struck by.
[16:22]
Michelle Kaplan
Absolutely.
[16:23]
Lindsay McMahon
Right.
[16:23]
Michelle Kaplan
So it's like, for like, kind of like if you're struck by a situation, almost like I was struck by how wonderful the movie's music was.
[16:37]
Lindsay McMahon
Right. So maybe we'll do another episode on like emotions, spontaneous emotions arising or something. Something like that.
[16:45]
Michelle Kaplan
Or.
[16:46]
Lindsay McMahon
Or also insights. So sometimes it's about emotions, sometimes it's about insights.
[16:51]
Michelle Kaplan
Right.
[16:51]
Lindsay McMahon
What struck me was, we'll come back to that, guys.
[16:54]
Michelle Kaplan
Another day.
[16:55]
We'll come back to it.
[16:56]
Lindsay McMahon
And also, I want to emphasize that sometimes you can just say, you know, I'm really slammed this week. You don't have to say you're slammed.
[17:02]
Michelle Kaplan
What.
[17:03]
Lindsay McMahon
What is causing you to be slammed with? Yeah, you're just slammed, right?
[17:06]
Michelle Kaplan
Yes, I'm slammed.
[17:07]
Lindsay McMahon
Right. Totally.
[17:10]
Michelle Kaplan
Yeah. So, guys, head on over. We did oller's English episode 2624. That was how to talk about housing costs without sounding rude.
[17:19]
Lindsay McMahon
Exactly. Good stuff. So the connection moment here, guys, is. Well, I think we're talking about overwhelm in a way. Some of these are useful for overwhelm or things we can't control. Like things that are just out of our control. And it's important that you emphasize this. It's a. It's a kind of a nuance here of the words you choose. Show where the thing is originating. Is it originating with you? Are you creating it or is it coming to you? That changes the whole meaning.
[17:47]
Michelle Kaplan
Right?
[17:48]
Really interesting. Yeah. And guys, again, don't, don't. If you're stressed out by the prepositions.
[17:54]
Lindsay McMahon
Yeah.
[17:54]
Michelle Kaplan
Don't be, you know, like, we can talk more about them, give you some more overall rules. But today we really wanted to focus on just, you know, the meaning and how it's used and how it can help you connect. So you guys definitely hit follow. We can do a follow up up. If you have any questions, let us know. Yeah.
[18:13]
Lindsay McMahon
And send those questions to support allersenglish.com we will create a follow up episode based on your question. If it's a good, specific question. All right.
[18:22]
Podcast Announcer
All right.
[18:23]
Lindsay McMahon
Very good, Michelle. You have a good day. Talk to you soon.
[18:25]
Michelle Kaplan
All right, Bye, Lindsay.
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Lindsay McMahon
Bye.
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[18:34]
Lindsay McMahon
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[18:34]
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Lindsay McMahon
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Michelle Kaplan
Oh hello you who didn't set one
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Michelle Kaplan
Thank you, thank you.
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