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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 1,271 – Disapproving of a Remarriage.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 1,271. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.

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This episode is a dialogue between Ellie and Laurent about disapproving or not liking someone marrying a second time – “remarrying,” we would say. Let’s get started.

Ellie: I don’t believe it. I just got off the phone with my mother and she dropped a bombshell.

Laurent: What did she tell you?

Ellie: She’s thinking of remarrying.

Laurent: Are your parents divorced?

Ellie: No, my mother is a widow. My father passed away eight years ago.

Laurent: Oh, I’m sorry. You don’t approve of your prospective