{"id":52769,"date":"2015-10-13T01:01:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T01:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-407-how-to-invite-your-friends-to-a-digital-detox-weekend-in-english\/"},"modified":"2021-12-03T15:31:11","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T15:31:11","slug":"aee-407-how-to-invite-your-friends-to-a-digital-detox-weekend-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-407-how-to-invite-your-friends-to-a-digital-detox-weekend-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 407: How to Invite your Friends to a Digital Detox Weekend in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need a digital detox?<\/p>\n<p>Today find out how to invite your friends to take part in a digital detox weekend where you leave technology behind and enjoy being together or being out in nature!<\/p>\n<p>Lindsay took a digital detox weekend on an island on Lake Winnepesaukee a few weekends ago.<\/p>\n<p>When she came back she felt a deep sense of relaxation. She felt more creative and more motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to take a digital detox weekend too? Get the right phrases to invite your friends below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/italki\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/italki-sponsorship-trial-2-300x250.png\" alt=\"native English teachers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/italki-sponsorship-trial-2-300x250.png 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/italki-sponsorship-trial-2.png 604w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><\/a><strong>Are you looking for a professional, native English teacher online?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get a native English teacher online in seconds at <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/promos.italki.com\/allearsenglish\/\"><strong>italki<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Lindsay and Michelle recommend italki as our #1 English-learning solution online. Choose from more than 400 teachers to work on your business English or to pass your next big exam.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Get our special offer before it runs out! Go to <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/promos.italki.com\/allearsenglish\/\"><strong>italki and claim 10USD to go toward a FREE second English lesson at italki<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Phrases to invite your friends to a digital detox weekend:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cWhy don\u2019t we try disconnecting this weekend?\u201d<\/strong>: This is not forceful. It\u2019s not saying that it\u2019s imperative. It\u2019s just making a suggestion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cLet\u2019s swear off technology for the weekend, what do you say?\u201d<\/strong> If you add \u201cwhat do you say?\u201d or \u201cwhat do you think\u201d at the end of your statement then you are asking the person what they think and it makes the statement a bit softer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cLet\u2019s do a tech boycott\u201d:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u201cI think we should stay away from our phones this weekend. Are you in?\u201d <\/strong>When you use the question \u201care you in?\u201d it makes it sound like you are going on an adventure. Give this one a try!<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you try using these phrases with your friends?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>How did it go?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Describe your digital detox experience for us in the comments below.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you need a digital detox? Today find out how to invite your friends to take part in a digital detox weekend where you leave technology behind and enjoy being together or being out in nature! 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