Couldn't Help But Overhear? What to Do Now!
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Couldn't Help But Overhear? What to Do Now!

B1IntermediateSeptember 20, 202618 min
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Hey, Michelle, how are you? Hey, Aubrey, I'm good. How are you? I am excellent. A question for you. Are you an eavesdropper? Do you eavesdrop on people's conversations?

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It depends. If they're talking loud enough, sure. You can't help it. Right. Sometimes you can. Do you like, like if you're at the grocery store or a cafe, do you find yourself like

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trying to listen sometimes? If I hear like a buzzword, right? If I hear, if I hear, right. Yeah. If there's something that piques my interest, yeah, I might try. But yeah, like, do you, what about you? Yeah, I do. I can't help it.

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