standoffish

Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 724: Being Impolite in Conversation.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 724. 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 called “Being Impolite in Conversation.” It’s a dialogue between Angela and Ronny talking about someone who is not very nice when they are having a conversation with someone else. Let’s get started.

Angela: Ugh! I hate talking to Rebecca. Every time I ask her a question, she ignores me or sneers at me.

Ronny: Are you sure it’s not your imagination? She’s perfectly nice to me.

Angela: It’s not my imagination. When I try to tell her something, she cuts me off. When I try to explain something to