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Damn it, he's still here.
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Excuse me?
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Uh, I was just talking to another one of the voices.
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Is it Tatiana? Who now?
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The mischievous seven -year -old British girl you told me about on the phone.
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May I speak with her?
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Uh...
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Yes?
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Hello, Doctor.
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I'm from Wasex.
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Is that an actual place in England?
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How should I know?
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I'm just a little girl.
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I am, I am.
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Well, it's nice to speak with you, Tatiana.
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Can I say hello to Brian, the bookkeeper from central London?
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Cheers.
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I'm Brian.
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I like bookkeeping right in the middle of London.
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Did I tell you a full list of my old many personalities when I called you on the old telly, innit?
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Yes, you did.
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And are any of them, hopefully, not from England?
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There's Geoffrey.
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You said he's Australian.
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Oh, crikey!
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Are you supposed to be babysitting Gina?
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Doesn't need my help.
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She's over there dazzling some psychologists.
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All men are at least 30 % attracted to me.
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My mother cried the day I was born because she knew she would never be better than me.
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At any given moment, I'm thinking about one thing.
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Richard Dreyfuss hunkered over eating dog food.
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I feel like I'm the Paris of people.
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Complete overlap of ego and id.
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It's been theorized, but I never thought I'd see it.
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I'm exquisite.
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okay we have a few more questions for you doctor doctor huh it's funny
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when people call dentists doctor we are doctors we do four years of medical school now it's called dental school
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but we learn about the entire body but
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if you had cancer you can call it dentist you know
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it's actually harder to get into dental school than medical school well
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because there are fewer dental schools
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because most people want to become actual doctor that's ridiculous
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it's not like we're college professors calling ourselves doctors it's not the same thing my friend sure it is
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when someone has a a heart attack on a plane, do they yell out, yo, does anybody here have an art history PhD?
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A PhD is a doctorette.
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It's literally describing a doctor.
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Maybe let's refocus.
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No, the problem here is that medical practitioners have co -opted the word doctor.
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Okay, Captain.
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I know we live in a world where anything can mean anything, and nobody even cares about etymology.
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Apparently, that was a trigger for me.
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Yeah, apparently.
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This isn't about pizza.
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What's it actually about?
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when i was a kid
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i was shortstop on my little league team oh my god the truth it's not a brag
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my dad was the coach
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and after every game he would take the team to sal's halfway through our last season he left me
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and my mom and the worst part about it was
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that i couldn't go with them to sal's anymore well
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that's certainly not what i expected this to be about i'm sorry I'm sorry that happened to you.
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I mean, what kind of dad just leaves his son like that?
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Look, you're a cop, and I'm a firefighter, but underneath all of it,
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we're just two boys whose dads abandoned them, and you and I, we're gonna solve this thing together, okay?
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Okay.
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Okay.
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But first, let's hug like men!
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Oh, wait, what is this happening?
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Oh, hey, Captain.
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Did you get my report on the Finley murder?
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Uh, yeah, I looked it over.
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Nice work.
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Good.
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Thanks, Dad.
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Why is everyone staring at me?
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You just called Captain Hold Dad.
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You said, thanks, Dad.
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What?
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No, I didn't.
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I said, thanks, man.
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Do you see me as a father figure, Peralta?
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No. If anything, I see you as a bother figure, because you're always bothering me.
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Hey, show your father some respect.
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I didn't call him Dad.
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No, no, no, no. Jacob.
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I take it as a compliment.
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It's not a big deal.
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I called Vivian Mom once, and she's my fiancée.
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Guys, jump on that.
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Boyle has psychosexual issues.
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Old news, but you calling Holt Daddy...
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Hey, Daddy is not on the table here.
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But you did call him Dad, dude.
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You shut up.
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You've done nothing but lie since you got here.
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All right, all right, I was lying about the holdup.
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But the Dad thing? That happened.
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Aha!
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He admitted that his alibi was a lie.
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It was a trap, all part of my crazy, devious plan.
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I believe you.
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Thank you.
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Son.
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You want to talk about it later over a game of catch?
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I'd like that.
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You're leaving?
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Come.
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Have breakfast with us.
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Yeah, Riley.
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Okay.
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And Detective Diaz is here as well.
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Hey.
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Hello, Kevin.
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Rosa.
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Marcus.
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Kevin.
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Uncle Ray.
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Marcus. And Cheddar.
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Cheddar is also here.
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would you care to join us sure shall we sit
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i don't think sit good
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then feel no obligation to stay rosa detective diaz detective rosa
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diaz is in my breakfast nook great idea take a breather
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that was way too personal no one needs to know you have sisters new topic the moons of jupiter
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I think I might be pregnant.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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Oh.
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No. My lady left me.
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My lady stayed.
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Come on, sir.
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Focus on the good.
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You can hold your head up.
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You took the high road with Wunch.
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Not entirely.
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When I was alone in her office, I changed her autocorrect.
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Now when she types Wunch, It gets replaced with butt.
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I should not have gone to that party.
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I shouldn't have gone to that bathroom.
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I should not have arrested her boss.
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I don't see it that way.
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You did everything right.
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You were a good cop.
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Good, lonely cop.
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Hey, man, you put yourself out there.
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You weren't breezy.
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You like Sophia.
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You fought for her.
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You should be proud.
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No, you should be changing her autocorrect.
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What's her last name?
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Perez?
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No, it's butt now.
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Sophia Butt.
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That feels good, doesn't it?
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not really okay then let's get soused oh okay okay okay okay okay okay okay okay jeans here
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so what's it gonna be you gonna tell her
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or do we have to i've changed nope i won't do it again nope i'll give you the venue what's
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that i'll give you the venue if you don't say anything
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but if you do i'm gonna keep it even if she
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and i break up all right i love her i promise you this Deal.
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Okay, now just act normal, please.
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Oh, wow, what a surprise.
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My donors.
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Hello, Jean Monroe.
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Nice to see you, Jean Monroe.
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Oh, hey, babe.
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Oh, it's me, Jake.
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I'm just working.
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What is wrong with you?
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What are you doing?
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Why do you have a knife?
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Why am I covered in red post -its?
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That's blood.
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You're the corpse.
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Jake, who is that?
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Franco McCoy, CSI.
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He's helping me with the case.
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For the record, I think it's weird
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that I'm here, too both of you get out yeah sounds good ooh did something awkward happen
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i could probably relate dish bitch rosa got dumped out of the blue
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because she cares so much about her job
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and doesn't spend enough time with jocelyn ow there's no winning with you oh
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so you got dumped
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and he didn't see it coming oh brother
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you were in boil country here's what you're gonna want to do come on boy i'm gonna take you back
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and don't be afraid to cry i'm talking tears
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and snot vision the woman you love the one
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you work with the scary one with the black hair rosa yes
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she doesn't love you back she will never love
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you back say thank you charles she just told you your future thank you
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why is this happening i can taste my thoughts just go downstairs and apologize fine i'll say I'm sorry.
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No, be sincere.
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Like this.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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I'm sorry.
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Good.
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That's the one.
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Leave me alone!
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Leave me alone!
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What the ?
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You'll never get me alive!
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Help!
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Help!
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Somebody call the police!
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Take care!
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Take care!
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Don't hurt me!
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Don't hurt me!
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Don't hurt me!
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Oh, it's you!
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Yeah, it's us!
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Get in the banger!
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Help!
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Holt cares more about whether I do my job right than whether I have a job at all, so I'm taking suggestions.
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I say piss off
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Holt, so we get to watch your career end right in front of us.
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Okay, thank you for that, Santiago.
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I'm gonna put you down for don't arrest
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and I'm also going to put your phone number on every urinal in Rikers Don't arrest him.
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Just smack him hard with a phone book on a body part.
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No one can see.
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You know what I'm saying?
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So you're suggesting police brutality.
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I guess so.
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Yeah, why?
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There's a confused old woman here who wants to talk to a detective.
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Oh, come on another drill.
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Hello.
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My name is Adelaide I'd like to report a crime.
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So we're just doing one of these every day.
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Oh, you got it I know you got it.
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I want my money.
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Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, tick.
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Will you just tell me where we're going?
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Guys, guys.
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Oh, my God, you're gonna beat me up.
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Welcome to Babylon.
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It's our secret bathroom.
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It's so beautiful.
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There used to be a transit police squad down here.
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This was the captain's bathroom.
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I found it a while back.
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She told me about it a year ago when I got stomach flu from that sewer rave.
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Fun night, though.
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You put a lot of effort into making this place nice.
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Look.
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Weird crystals.
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Also lavender -scented candles, a zebra -skin rug, and the toilet paper is triple ply.
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Turns anyone's bottom into a VIP.
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More importantly, it has great cell service.
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We thought you could use this place to call Vivian when you need to.
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But you have to promise not to tell anyone about this.
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I pinky promise.
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Not good enough.
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Blood pack.
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Ha!
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Hey, yeah!
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Door kick.
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What's up, dude?
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Is it lunchtime?
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Is the drill over?
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We're freeing you guys.
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Jake, can you hear me?
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Is it lunchtime?
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No, it's not lunchtime.
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It's 10 .30 in the morning.
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No wonder I'm starving.
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Detective Scully, you're up.
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Oh, okay.
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Um, no. You know, we'll do this over the phone.
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Oh, Raymond. So?
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Looks like Operation Nasty is a full -on success, huh?
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You mean Operation Nasty Sex Slut.
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Has it been by night with you?
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Didn't you see him flirting with me?
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No, I most definitely did not.
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And you're a blind man and a prude to boot.
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Did you see his tie?
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A single Windsor, the easiest knot to undo.
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Pfft, why bother wearing any clothes at all?
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I think you badly misread that interaction.
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Please, he did everything but lick his lips and purr.
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Get rid of them.
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And bring me someone who can keep it in their slacks.
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Did someone say to take off our slacks?
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No, not even close.
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Oh, well, keep me busting.
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My dogs are barking.
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What dogs?
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Firefighter bar now, although we might want to make some changes to the decor.
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I'm thinking some old -timey pressure gauges
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Maybe an autographed photo of Dennis Leary from Rescue Me.
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You wouldn't.
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Wouldn't I?
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Check it out.
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You son of a bitch.
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Doug Judy I wish you were alive Doug Judy God will give you a high five Doug Judy
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Damn, sir, you took that Charbonnet to the house.
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How you feeling?
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Let me take stock.
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My equilibrium is askew.
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My vision is partially impaired, and I am clearly slurring my words.
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To put a fine point on it, your boy's turned.
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Hey, Charles, I thought you should know.
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I heard what you said, and it really sank in.
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I'm off the news.
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Really? Of course.
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I'm Terry Jeffords.
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And when I put my mind to something, I do it.
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My wrist and heart rate is six.
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Six?
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Spoiled.
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You know, the rest of you could learn a little something from me.
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Sure, sometimes we fall down, but it's how we get back up that matters.
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We need to look our failings in the eye and say, not today.
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Not today, Nibs.
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Oh, sergeants.
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Fine!
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I'm not better.
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These nibs are just too damn delicious.
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I don't think the nibs being too yummy is the problem.
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I think right now, there's too much on your plate.
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Metaphor intended.
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You're stress eating.
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That's even worse!
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The stress isn't going anywhere.
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I'm about to have my third kid, and they just get more stressful over time, man.
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Oh, nibs, what am I gonna do?
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Is that Mr. McClain I hear? because someone's about to die ho - Oh, my God!
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Why is Captain Holt here?
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Because he's gonna - Wait.
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Are you dressed like Bonnie Bedelia in Die Hard?
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I am.
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For sexy reasons?
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Yes.
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Oh, boy.
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I can't find anything, and I don't know what to do.
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Title of your sex tape.
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What is happening right now?
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They caught Hawkins trying to flee the country.
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She confessed to everything, and they let me out.
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Oh, my God, Jake.
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Is it really you?
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Are you really here?
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You know it, baby.
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But first, I gotta hug my best friend.
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What?
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Welcome back, Peralta.
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I just heard from the mayor to apologize for what happened to you.
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They're sending you to Disney World.
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You and one male guest.
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As long as I don't have to go on any of the scary rides.
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I just go for the shows.
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Boil!
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Boil!
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Boil!
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Boil!
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Boil!
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Boil!
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Boil!
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Were you dreaming about Jake again?
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Why didn't you wake me up?
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I told you never to wake me up!
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Making coffee?
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Can you make another cup for Senior Dickel and his Nueve Amigos?
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Tickle, tickle, tickle!
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What the hell, Hitchcock?
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Ow!
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Ow!
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Ow!
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Ow!
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Ow!
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Ow!
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “Brooklyn 99 but Everyone Needs Therapy”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: tick, doctor, dad. This video has 384 sentences and 2341 words to shadow. The speech runs for 14:12. The speaker talks at a natural 165 words per minute, close to everyday conversation. Only 79% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 66 of its 384 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tick noun | /tɪk/ | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| boil verb | /bɔɪ(ə)l/ | To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas. |
| detective noun | /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ | A police officer tasked with collecting evidence and information in order to solve a crime; an investigator. |
| bother verb | /ˈbɑðɚ/ | To annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for. |
| butt noun | /bʌt/ | Body; self. |
| dental adjective | /ˈdɛn.təl/ | Of or concerning the teeth. |
| scary adjective | /ˈskɛə.ɹi/ | Causing fear or anxiety |
| nope | /noʊp/ | No. |
| venue noun | /ˈvɛnjuː/ | A theater, auditorium, arena, or other area designated for sporting or entertainment events. |
| apologize verb | /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/ | To make an apology or excuse; to acknowledge some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it, by way of amends |
| drill noun | /dɹɪl/ | A tool or machine used to remove material so as to create a hole, typically by plunging a rotating cutting bit into a stationary workpiece. |
| dump verb | /dʌmp/ | To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner. |
| dentist noun | /ˈdɛntɪst/ | A medical doctor who specializes in teeth. |
| slack adjective | /slæk/ | Lax; not tense; not firmly extended. |
| topic noun | /ˈtɑpɪk/ | A subject; a theme; a category or general area of interest. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| break up verb | To break or separate into pieces. | |
| fall down verb | /fɔl ˈdaʊn/ | To fall to the ground. To collapse. |
| get out verb | To leave or escape. | |
| head up verb | To lead or take the lead in; to direct; to take charge of. | |
| shut up | /ʃʌt ʌp/ | Stop talking (usually in the form of making annoying, irrelevant, or false comments, during a period of peace and quiet, or when one is not allowed to talk)… |
| take off verb | To remove. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- May I speak with her?
- You know what I'm saying?
- Will you just tell me where we're going?
- Didn't you see him flirting with me?
- Why didn't you wake me up?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | It's been theorized · You've done · Has it been |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | was born · been theorized · is partially impaired |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 104 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, gonna. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: bother /ˈbɑðɚ/, underneath /ˌʌndɚˈniθ/, breather /ˈbɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/, theorize /ˈθɪɹ.aɪz/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: delicious /dɪˈlɪ.ʃəs/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, dish /dɪʃ/, partially /ˈpɑɹʃəli/
- Long words — get the stress right: apologize /əˈpɑləˌd͡ʒaɪz/, ridiculous /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs/, interaction /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/, importantly /ɪmˈpɔɹ.tənt.li/, psychologist /ˌsaɪˈkɑl.ə.d͡ʒɪst/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Start at 0.75× speed, shadow it sentence by sentence, then go back to normal speed once it feels easy.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like tick, boil, detective.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.