{"id":75827,"date":"2025-09-04T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=75827"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T20:26:31","slug":"mistakes-to-boost-connection-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/mistakes-to-boost-connection-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Business English 460: Be Playful With Your Mistakes to Boost Connection in English"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Do you ever point out your own mistakes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a great topic for connection since we all make mistakes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today you&#8217;ll learn expressions to point out mistakes and boost connection.<\/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-opportunities-for-connection\"><strong>Opportunities for connection<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Aubrey asks Lindsay if she ever points out her own mistakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay responds that she does and feels it&#8217;s better to point it out before someone else does.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aubrey shares something Michelle recently said on the All Ears English podcast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cWe are in the summer. 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I\u2019m impressed with how articulate she is.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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-what-about-grammar\"><strong>What about grammar?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay and Aubrey point out that when someone makes a grammar error, English speakers don&#8217;t usually point out the mistake and laugh about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They usually go back and correct it or just move on. <\/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-roleplay\"><strong>Roleplay<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Lindsay and Aubrey share a roleplay using the tips and vocabulary shared in today\u2019s episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This will help you better understand how you can apply this in your own English conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a great way to boost connection in the workplace or with people in your personal life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this scenario, Lindsay and Aubrey are coworkers attending a meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:46px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Lindsay: <\/strong>We\u2019ll need to go over the survey and then report the results clearly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Aubrey: <\/strong>I agree. 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