{"id":74870,"date":"2024-12-24T14:18:37","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T14:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=74870"},"modified":"2024-12-24T14:20:25","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T14:20:25","slug":"brevity-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/brevity-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English 350: How to Ask for Brevity in English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you ever feel like someone is beating around the bush? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It may seem like they are taking too long to say something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This can happen in business or your personal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, Lindsay and Michelle answer a great question about brevity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-let-s-be-brief\"><strong>Let\u2019s be brief<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Michelle asks Lindsay if she has encountered someone who is often beating around the bush?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay mentions that she often sees politicians doing that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When they are speaking they don&#8217;t get to the point when answering questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She adds that there are instances when a person doesn&#8217;t want to share something directly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s episode is inspired by a question from Alberto, a listener of our podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-today-s-question\"><strong>Today&#8217;s question<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Hi Lindsay and Michelle,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m pleased to send you this email. You\u2019re amazing and I love your podcast. I was looking for a fresh tool to revise and improve my English and I eventually found yours\u2026so effective. I commute every day, driving for more than 2 hours, and with your help I can kill two birds with one stone (&#8230;English and driving home&#8230;).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My name is Alberto, I live in Italy and in many episodes I heard that you reply to listeners\u2019 questions. 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Boom. Boom. Boom.<br><strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Oh um, well it\u2019s all about\u2026 hmm&#8230; not sure how to put this.<br><strong>Lindsay:<\/strong> Honestly, I think you should just be brief. You don\u2019t have to make everything so long-winded.<br><strong>Michelle:<\/strong> True.<br><strong>Lindsay: <\/strong>Yeah! So, just cut to the chase. Give me the main points.<br><strong>Michelle: <\/strong>Okay, thank you! 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