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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,305 – Saying a Final Goodbye.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,305. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

This episode is a dialogue between Lucy and me about saying goodbye. Let’s get started.

Lucy: I don’t know how to say goodbye.

Jeff: How about so long, I’m outta here, “I’m leaving on a jet plane” and “in 10 minutes I’ll be late for the door”?

Lucy: No, that’s not what I mean. I mean that it’s hard to say goodbye to something after such a long time. I’ve had a very happy time here.

Jeff: What you really mean to say is, “Parting is such sweet sorrow.” But, “It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” “I, I, will always love you.”