AEE 2569: As Well Versus Too Versus Also in English

Summary

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All Ears English Podcast – Episode 2569: "As Well Versus Too Versus Also in English"

Hosts: Lindsay McMahon & Michelle Kaplan
Date: February 19, 2026

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Episode Overview

In this practical, upbeat episode, Lindsay and Michelle break down the subtle (but important) differences and similarities among the English words “too,” “as well,” and “also.” Answering a listener’s question, they use lively examples, insightful comparisons, and a relatable role-play to demonstrate how these connecting words foster conversational flow, build connection, and sometimes slightly alter the tone. They emphasize natural usage, flexibility, and connection over perfection.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Introduction & Listener Context ([02:31]–[04:51])

• Listener Question: Krishna (Wind Lover 3 on YouTube) asks whether “too” and “as well” are interchangeable and if they always mean the same thing.
  • Michelle: “Thank you for the great question, a very specific and for the very sweet message. We really appreciate you.” (04:51)

2. The Word "Too" ([05:33]–[09:47])

• Meaning: Equivalent to “in addition.”
• Formality: Very common and natural; can be formal or informal depending on context.
• Placement: Almost always at the end of a sentence.
  • Examples:
    • “I love that movie too.”
    • “I went to Costco yesterday too.”
    • “Did you grow up in New York too?”
  • Lindsay: “Usually at the end…actually, almost always right at the end of the sentence.” (06:16)
• Rare Formal Use: Sometimes, and mostly for humorous or elevated effect, can appear at the beginning:
  • Example: “I too like that movie.”
    • Michelle: “This really makes it very formal, very stiff…not something that we should really focus on.” (09:12–09:47)
    • Usually heard jokingly or in old-fashioned English.

3. The Phrase "As Well" ([09:59]–[11:48])

• Meaning: Same as “too”—adds information or shows commonality.
• Formality: Slightly more formal than "too," but generally natural and acceptable in casual speech.
  • Lindsay: “I find myself interchanging ‘too’ and ‘as well.’ I don’t feel like it adds that…wall of formality.” (10:02)
  • Michelle: “Not unapproachable…just slightly elevated, but not something you should never say.” (10:37)
• Placement: Generally at the end of the sentence.
  • Examples:
    • “I try to jog every day as well.”
    • “I have that experience with data entry as well.”
    • “Are you graduating next year as well?”
  • Good for professional situations, like job interviews:
    • Example: “I know how to do this program as well.” (11:26)
• Not for Elevated Silliness: Starting a sentence with "as well" as you might say “I too…” is awkward.

4. The Word "Also" ([13:14]–[14:45])

• Meaning: Same function as “too” and “as well.”
• Formality: Neutral—neither formal nor informal.
• Placement: Unlike the others, commonly appears before the main verb or in the middle of a sentence.
  • Examples:
    • “I also love her music.”
    • “Do you also have two dogs?”
    • “I also had a red car growing up.”
  • Can sometimes appear at the end, but feels less natural:
    • Lindsay: “I love her music also. Or I also love her music. Both work for me.” (13:46)
  • Michelle: “Some research said that [also at the end] is not quite as natural sounding, but I…do think you will hear it.” (14:26)

5. Intonation & Building Connection ([14:45]–[16:15])

• Importance of Tone: Use friendly, natural intonation; flat or monotone delivery (“I also love that movie.”) can seem unfriendly or disconnected.
  • Michelle: “You definitely want to show that with your intonation as well.” (15:00)
  • Examples with natural intonation:
    • “I also love that movie!” (enthusiastic intonation)
    • “I ate eggs for breakfast too.” (voice rises slightly at “too”)
    • “I love that book as well.”
• Adding Information: These words can both relate to someone and add further comparable details.
  • Example: “I went to Paris last year. I also went to Tokyo.” (16:08)
  • “We were engaged as well, but it didn't work out.” (16:15)

6. Negative Forms – Brief Mention ([17:01])

• Out-of-scope for this episode, but hosts note negatives use “either,” “neither,” etc.
  • “I’m not a brunch person either.” (for negatives) ([17:01])

7. Role Play: Monday Morning Small Talk ([17:49]–[19:49])

• Scene: Coworkers chatting about their weekend. Demonstrates all three connectors.
  • Michelle: “I spent a lot of time binging TV shows.”
  • Lindsay: “Oh, I watched a lot of TV too.”
  • Michelle: “I slept a lot as well.”
  • Lindsay: “Oh, I also definitely fell asleep every night by nine.”
• Analysis:
  • Michelle: “You … need that ‘too’ to really stick out and be clear though, right?” (19:06)
  • Lindsay: “This is connection here because we’re identifying with each other…maybe that leads to a greater connection or a friendship.” (19:29)

8. Practical Takeaways ([20:31]–[20:57])

• Use "too," "as well," and "also" to build connection by highlighting commonalities, even in simple or silly topics.
  • Michelle: “The more that you can find those [things you have in common], the more you’re going to connect.” (20:31)
  • Lindsay: “It could be the most basic things, like, did you binge a TV show or not?” (20:43)

9. Further Listening Recommendation ([19:49]–[20:22])

• Check out Episode 2555 ("Capture the connection when you agree with someone in English") for “so do I,” “so are we,” “neither am I,” and “me too.”
  • Michelle: “It’s like a pairing of wine and cheese…the perfect match.” (19:49)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Tone/Formality:
  • “I too like that movie.”
    — Michelle (09:00) (“This really makes it very formal, very stiff.”)
  • "Maybe somebody in a joking way ... I have a feeling Chandler on Friends, you know, did something like 'Oh, I too, would love to.'"
    — Michelle (09:17)
• On Connection:
  • “You find your personality. And I think that's what a lot of our listeners … want—to make sure we can be ourselves in English.”
    — Lindsay (12:10)
  • “Use this for connection. And, you know, just always be looking for things that you have in common with people.”
    — Michelle (20:31)
• Role-Play Humor:
  • “We are so exciting.” — Michelle (19:13)
  • “It must be winter time, right?” — Lindsay (18:16)
• On Flexibility:
  • “You can't go too wrong by saying ‘as well.’ Even in a casual situation … it's just a little different.” — Michelle (11:48)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• [02:31] – Episode setup; listener question introduction
• [05:33]–[09:47] – Deep dive on “too,” rare formal usage, and placement
• [09:59]–[11:48] – Analysis of “as well” compared to “too”
• [13:14]–[14:45] – Exploration of “also” and sentence position
• [14:45]–[16:15] – Using intonation and these words for connection
• [17:49]–[19:49] – Role play demonstrating natural usage
• [19:49]–[20:22] – Additional resource (Episode 2555)
• [20:31]–[20:57] – Final takeaways about seeking connection

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Summary Table: "Too" vs "As Well" vs "Also"

| Word/Phrase | Meaning | Common Placement | Formality & Tone | Example | |-------------|----------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------| | too | in addition | End of sentence | Very natural, flexible | “I have a cat too.” | | as well | in addition | End of sentence | Slightly more formal, but natural | “I have a cat as well.” | | also | in addition | Middle, before main verb (sometimes end) | Neutral | “I also have a cat.” |

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Main Takeaways

• “Too,” “as well,” and “also” all express additional information or agreement, with minor variations in formality and placement.
• “Too” and “as well” are almost always at the end of a sentence; “also” usually precedes the main verb.
• Formality: “As well” is a touch more formal; “too” is most casual; “also” is neutral.
• Tone & Intonation: Match your intonation for warmth and approachability—use these words to create connection, not distance.
• Personalization: Choose the word that fits the personality and context of the conversation; don’t stress over minor differences.
• Connection Focus: Relating to others using these words, even about simple things, builds rapport and opens up more natural conversation.

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For more on agreement phrases like “so do I”/“me too” etc., check out episode 2555, “Capture the connection when you agree with someone in English.”

Transcript

[Lindsay McMahon]

This is an All Ears English podcast, episode 2569 as well. Versus two versus also in English. 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, 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 for iOS and Android. Start your seven day free trial at allearsenglish.com forward/app.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Do you know when to use as well instead of to or also? How can you use these words to build subtle but important connections and share what you have in common with someone? Find out today.

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[Lindsay McMahon]

Hey Michelle. How's it going today?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Good.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Lindsay, how are you feeling? Good. I know that we are both coffee fans. Yes, big coffee fans. Do you like tea as well or just. Just coffee?

[Michelle Kaplan]

I do. I, I. The other day I did have some tea.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Okay.

[Michelle Kaplan]

When I studied abroad in London. I remember. So I had an internship and everybody was drinking tea all the time. Tea with milk. And I got into it there and I started to really like it. Mom is a huge tea drinker, so. But I don't, it's not something that I have regularly. I'm still a coffee girl. What about you? Do you like tea?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, my, my core is coffee for sure. That's what I want. In the morning.

[Michelle Kaplan]

You're made of coffee.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Made of coffee. Yeah. But sometimes, you know, maybe in the evening if I want something like to be cozy or something, I'll do Like a kind of tea. Like, I really like matcha. That's a special kind of tea. But I'm not a huge, like black tea person.

[Michelle Kaplan]

So.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So, you know, like the Irish breakfast, English breakfast. Not, not a huge. I'm not huge on those. Yeah. But when, when I opened up the question today, Michelle, I asked you, I actually asked you. I know we like coffee. Do you like tea as well? Right, right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Good.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah. So good question. So we have a listener question about this today. Because this is, this is a really good thing to talk about. 2 and as well. And this question comes to us from YouTube, from Wind Lover 3. Guys, you can ask your questions on.

[Lindsay McMahon]

YouTube as well, 100%. And if you are, if you prefer to watch the podcast, you can do that over on YouTube. So go over straight to YouTube right now. Type in allers, English podcast will come up. You can hit subscribe right away and you can learn that way if that's what you prefer. So, Michelle, shall I go ahead and read the question?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Sure.

[Lindsay McMahon]

All right. So wind lover 3 says great episode. Can you guys make an episode on whether or not we can use two and as well interchangeably? Do they mean the same thing in some contexts? Thank you so much for your wonderful podcast. You guys bring a smile to my face every time I see you talk. Lots of love, Krishna. Oh, that's so wonderful.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes, thank you for the great question, a very specific and for the very sweet message. We really appreciate you.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. And speaking of amazing listeners, I want to shout out to two of our listeners who actually both left us reviews in Apple podcasts. And by the way, these are five star reviews, which is amazing. But we'll read your name on the show no matter what your review is. We just want to hear from you. Just take the effort to go over and review and rate our show and we will announce your name on the show. So special thank you to Smile from China on January 5, who reviewed US in Apple podcasts and English with Speak a you from Hungary on January 4th. So thank you so much to these amazing listeners.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Thank you guys so much. We really appreciate it. Okay, so let's get to it. So two and as well.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

So do both of these essentially mean the same thing? Lindsay?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Totally.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Totally.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes. It basically means in addition. Right?

[Lindsay McMahon]

In addition, exactly.

[Michelle Kaplan]

So let's start with two. So again, we're guys, we're talking about T o o here, not T o. So double O. So two that's very common, very natural sounding, could be formal or informal.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Y.

[Michelle Kaplan]

And generally I would say it comes at the end of the sentence. What do you think about this?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yep. Usually at the end of. Actually almost always right at the end of the sentence.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

I can't think of where I would put it in the middle or the beginning. Right. So for example, you have, you. You have an idea.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I have. Well, I'll. I'll bring it up in a second. But it's not common.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, okay. Yeah, okay. I think I know what you're going to say. That's what we' get to that in a minute. So you could say I love that movie too. Right. Someone just said that they just saw like I just saw the movie Marty Supreme. Have you seen it?

[Michelle Kaplan]

You saw it? I'm. I really want to see it. Is it?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Okay, well, so here's my problem with that movie. It's a well done movie. Timothy Chalame, he's good, he's a great actor. But the problem is for me, the character is very unredeemable. Like, the character is very like, like hard to like. He's very unlikable. So he. There was a moment where there was a scene with a dog. I won't give it away. I was like, maybe I can get back on board with this character depending on what he does here. And he did the opposite of what I wanted him to do. And then he lost me for the whole movie because I'm like, so. So it begs the question, I came out of that movie thinking, can I love a movie, even a very well done movie, if I don't like the main character?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Character? Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Like most of the time you have something to identify you and like tie you to the main character. Like there's some trait that you're like, oh, okay, yeah, like I want him to win here or her to win here. Right. But with him I'm like, this is sort of a bad guy. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Well, even there, I mean there, there are even movies where I can't think of a specific example, but where the main character is kind of the villain but somehow they get you to side with them or understand them in some way.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

And, and you're like, why do I, you know, feel sympathy for this? You know, like things like that? So that'. But sounds like this didn't happen.

[Lindsay McMahon]

It would be interested to know if you went to see it, what you think. Because my opinion, what everyone's gonna think, maybe people will find something. But I just couldn't find it. The guy to me was just kind of, well, I can't use that language on the show. But Not a nice guy. I don't know. So anyways. Yeah. Really interesting.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, I. I would love to see that movie too.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Or here's another one. I went to Costco yesterday too. Right. If you're talking to your friend.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

And talk about your. Oh, I was at Costco yesterday. Oh, my gosh. You know. Oh, I can't believe I didn't see you there. Right. Yes.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Or did you grow up in New York too? Right. So clearly these conversations, these sentences are coming at the. In the middle of a conversation. Right, Right, right. Not just out of nowhere. Right. Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, yeah. But Lindsay. So this is what I was getting at. Do you ever hear someone say something like, I too, like that movie?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yes, but it really changes the tone. When we used to. I mean, what's the feeling, Michelle?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Is it pretty casual or casual conversational?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

But this really makes it very formal, very stiff.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

It's. It's not really necessary to, to use it in this way. Unless maybe somebody in a joking way I could hear. I have a feeling Chandler on Friends, you know, did something like. Oh, I too, would love to.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. Because he's silly. Right. He's silly. And, like, there are times when you just want to be silly, but in the way you do that is by elevating your language choices, your word choices. And this is a good example of how that would look. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah. But this is not very common. I don't think that it's something that we should.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Really focus on. But I did want to bring it to our attention.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. And I'm sure it's also old English. Right. Using it that way feels like old English in a way.

[Michelle Kaplan]

A bit old. Yes.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

So what about. As well. What do you think?

[Lindsay McMahon]

I think it's a bit more formal, but these days I feel like it's almost like that's. That's not a problem. Like, I opened the show at the top of the episode by saying, you know, do you drink tea as well? That felt totally conversational and casual to me. Maybe it's just my personal choice, but I find myself interchanging to. And as well. And I don't feel like it. It adds that, like, layer of that wall of formality that we've talked about before. That creates distance sometimes for me.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, No, I, I agree with you. I don't think it's something where it's like, oh, what are you, the queen?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I don't. I do. I think it's like a slightly elevated, but not. But not something like not. Not Unapproachable. Not something that you should say. Oh, I should never say this. Right. This would sound ridiculous. I don't feel that way about it. But it is a bit more formal. It's also at the end of a sentence. So for example, I try to jog every day as well.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. Or I have that experience with data entry as well. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Or are you graduating next year as well?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. I think it just maybe sounds compared to two slightly more well spoken. Right. Like you're. It's everyday language. But it's slightly more well spoken everyday language. Let's say, let's say that maybe just shy of being elevated, just being a little bit more articulate. I, I think, I think.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right. Yeah. I mean, you know, it could be good for something like a job interview. Oh. And then I, I, and I know how to do this program as well. Right. So that I could definitely see as being really good elevated situations. But again, you can't. I don't think you can go too wrong by saying as well. Even in a casual situation. It's just a little different.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. And, and what we. The example we gave the off the wall Chandler example. I too like that movie. Can we do that too with as well. What do you think? I mean, I supp. Could. You can get away with it. You know, no one's gonna.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I, I think it sounds a little bit more awkward.

[Lindsay McMahon]

A little more awkward. Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah. But you know, you know, if you want to play with language, that's what we're here for.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Exactly. You find the connection, play around with things. You find your personality. And I think that's what a lot of our listeners. I was speaking yesterday with one of our amazing listeners who was a winner of the survey pool. The, the contest. The survey contest. And you know, talking about how much we want to make sure that we can be ourselves in English. Right. And if that is who you are. Like Chandler. Right. Silly. And we want to elevate your language sometimes. Go for it. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

We want to give you guys that ability to be flexible like that.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Definitely. Yeah.

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[Lindsay McMahon]

All right, so then there is the outlier here also Michelle, what do we do with this word?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, so also, there's also. This one has the same meaning. I would say it's neither. It's neither formal or. Nor informal, in my opinion. I don't really. I think it's either one. This one. The difference is it's more in the middle of the sentence. We use it before the main verb.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. Although sometimes you can put it at the end too. Right. Like, at least I do. I don't know. I love her music also. Or I also love her music. Both work for me.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes. Yeah. So I think I'm going to touch on that in a second. I can't remember, but yes, I. I would say that as well. So you could, you know, so, for example, I also love her music.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Or do you have. Do you also have two dogs?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right. Or I also had a red car growing up.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yep. Good way of relating to people. Right. Immediately showing that you have something in common with someone which builds connection.

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Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right. Yeah. You could say, I have a red car also. Right. You know, when I looked into this, it, you know, some of my research said that it's not quite as natural sounding, but I, I do think you will hear it, and I don't think that it's something that you should be afraid of.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, I completely agree. Yeah. We imagine if we spent all our time in paralysis worrying we're breaking the rule or we're breaking the norm, and then we don't connect. So that would be a tragedy. Right. What would even be the point of speaking English? Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right. Yeah, exactly. So, but if you're using these to agree with someone and connect, you definitely want to show that with your intonation as well. So, you know, I don't think you would want to say, I also love that movie. Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. That doesn't really make me want to keep talking to you.

[Michelle Kaplan]

No. You would say, I also love that movie.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, exactly. Or you could say, again, the intonation goes across two and as well, too. Right. There we go, too. I ate eggs for breakfast too. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I love that book as well. Right. You don't need to go crazy. You don't need to be like, oh, I ate breakfast for eggs too. Oh, my gosh. Unless that's your personality. But, you know, you still, even if you're keeping it kind of low key, it just, just adding that little extra. Oh, I, I ate eggs for breakfast too now. And you, you could, you also, you also could be adding information.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

That's another thing you could be doing with these. So I went to Paris last year. I also went to Tokyo.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Or she decided to leave her job last year. She moved too. Yeah. So it's additional information. What else, Michelle?

[Michelle Kaplan]

We dated for three years. We were engaged as well, but it didn't work out. Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah. And just going back up to the. Using it to kind of show the commonalities, it's really good for perspectives. Like I ate eggs for breakfast too. Is good. But then what about your perspective on breakfast versus brunch? Like, are you a brunch person or a breakfast person? I find that people are usually not both. Right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I know what you are.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, we're not a bruncher. Yeah, yeah. Breakfast people. I like to be.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I don't wait to eat. I'm hungry.

[Lindsay McMahon]

That's how I feel. No.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, I'm starving when I wake up. There's no. I'm not like an intermittent faster where I can wait until.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

You know, 11:30 to eat breakfast. Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

And I guess when it comes to the negative, we're getting into things like either. Neither. Right. I'm not a brunch person either. Right. So that's a different episode for another day.

[Michelle Kaplan]

We actually did do something on that just recently. I'm gonna give you the episode in a second.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Yeah, I love it. All right, so hang out guys for the role play and you'll get that episode to follow up from today. Perfect complement to today's episode, right?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes. And, and I wanted to say there is, there's more to all of these and there, you know, like for example, you might hear somebody say, also we might want to talk about, you know, there's different ways, conversationally that you will hear them. We wanted to give you some of the basics today and if you have any follow up questions, then, you know, please definitely let us know.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Love it. All right, let's get into our situation here, Michelle. You and I are co workers and meeting up on a Monday morning. Manic Monday.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Okay, here we go.

[Lindsay McMahon]

All right.

[Michelle Kaplan]

How was your weekend?

[Lindsay McMahon]

Good, thanks. Yours? Good.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I spent a lot of time binging TV shows.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Oh, I watched a lot of TV too. Oh, yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

I slept a lot as well.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Oh. I also definitely fell asleep every night by nine.

[Michelle Kaplan]

We are so exciting.

[Lindsay McMahon]

It must be winter time, right? In this conversation, right?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, for sure.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Not doing anything, binging TV shows and sleeping. But everyone needs a weekend like that sometimes, don't they?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yes, exactly. Exactly. Yeah. Then that's fine. I sometimes think it's, it's hard for me to say, oh, I'm just going to take today to Relax or whatever because, you know, you feel like you're wasting time. But sometimes we need that, guys.

[Lindsay McMahon]

You need it. Yes, exactly. So we use two as well. And also in this role play. So first you said, I asked you how your weekend was and you said, good, I spent a lot of time binging TV shows. Right. And then you said. I said.

[Michelle Kaplan]

And then you said, oh, I watched a lot of tv, too.

[Lindsay McMahon]

And again, what you said earlier is important. Michelle, with the intonation.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Right.

[Lindsay McMahon]

It's just a slight variation. You do need that, too, to really stick out and be clear, though, right? Yes.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah, exactly. So then, let's see. I said I slept a lot as well. And again, that's adding the information. So you didn't say I slept a lot, but I'm adding information here.

[Lindsay McMahon]

And then I said, oh, I also definitely fell asleep every night by 10. And again, this is important. This is connection here because we're identifying with each other, right? We're showing like, well, it's human to want to sleep and watch Netflix. So we're showing that we're both human and maybe that leads to a greater connection or a friendship. Right?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yep.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Love it.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Definitely. Guys, check out episode 2555. So this is the perfect. It's like a pairing of wine and cheese. Right. The perfect match.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Or chocolate and peanut butter, don't forget.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Exactly. Or peanut butter and jelly. Capture the connection when you agree with someone in English. So 2555. So that one, we did things like, so do I. So are we.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Oh, yeah.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Neither am I. We also just talked about me, too. So much going on here. Do not miss that episode.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Beautiful. Love it. Guys, go back and check out. It's not too far back. It's just 25.55. Michelle, any takeaways for today?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Use this for connection. And, you know, just always be looking for things that you have in common with people, because the more that you can find those, the more you're going to connect.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Love it. So good. And it could be the most basic things, like, did you binge a TV show or not? Or maybe it's something like you wouldn't have shared with someone else, but because that person has shared that they were binging TV shows, you want to say, like, hey, me too. Right?

[Michelle Kaplan]

Yeah.

[Lindsay McMahon]

So there's a lot that can be done here. So really good stuff today, Michelle. Guys, don't forget to leave us your rating and review for the show, wherever you listen, and hit subscribe if you're on YouTube. All right, good.

[Michelle Kaplan]

All right, thanks for chatting about this. With me today. And thank you again to Krishna for this great question.

[Lindsay McMahon]

All right, see you soon.

[Michelle Kaplan]

Bye Bye.

[Lindsay McMahon]

Thank you. Thanks for listening to Allears English. Would you like to know your English level? Take our two minute quiz. Go to allearsenglish.com fluencyscore and if you believe in connection, not perfection, then hit subscribe now to make sure you don't miss anything. See you next time.

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