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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 266: Making a Move on Someone.

This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 266. 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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Our episode number 266 is called “Making a Move on Someone.” It's a conversation between A.J. and Gloria about a man who A.J. thinks is romantically interested in Gloria. Sounds interesting. Let's get started.

A.J.: What was going on with you and Tiago in his office earlier today? You two were pretty cozy in there.

Gloria: What? Oh, I was a little upset about messing up my presentation in the morning meeting, and Tiago was trying to reassure me about it.

A.J.: It looked like he was doing more than comforting you. He was sitting really close to you and he had his hand on your shoulder. If you ask me, he was making a move on you.

Gloria: Don’t be ridiculous! Tiago and I are just