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082 Broken Things – English Dialogue Podcast

Jan 15, 20223 minEp. 81
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When something breaks, when do you replace it? Do you get a sentimental attachment to your things? This week, Emma’s phone has cracked. Emma and Luke talk about when to repair or replace broken things. 

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Welcome back to Dialogue Frog's, English dialogue podcast. So, the other day something horrible happened. You ran out of ice cream? No, that- that happened a long time ago. There was a huge crack in my phone, and I don't know what happened to my phone. I don't know what I did. I didn't drop it. I didn't throw it at a wall, but I wake up and it is cracked. I usually take very good care of my phone. I've never lost it. I've never run over it with a car, but now it is broken.

Actually, it still works. Just the screen is cracked. Mm-hmm. Which makes me sad. So-. You just- sorry, go ahead. I was just, I was just, it got me to thinking, like, I don't really need to replace it now. It's just cracked a little. It still works, but what's the line for you? Like if something starts to break, like, when do you get it replaced? Um, I think it depends on what it is for me. Like, um, with phones and computers and tablets and... Electronics.

Electronics. I like to replace 'em early, I guess, 'cause, um, I think it's more of just getting, wanting a new thing, to be honest. But, um, with other stuff, um, maybe stuff that's developed, like in a sentimental attachment, it is a longer, you kind of let it coast as long as you can without trying to disturb the-. That's probably what it is for me and my phone, because I've had my phone for a long time and I'm kind of proud that it's, it was in perfect condition for a very long time.

Yeah. And so maybe I formed a sentimental attachment to it. It's, it's been with me through a lot. Well, this has been an English conversation podcast with Dialogue Frog. For English transcripts and English vocabulary lists for today's episode, please visit dialoguefrog.com.

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