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EPISODE · Oct 3, 2025 · 6 MIN

45. The Word That Makes Your Stories Feel Distant (And How to Fix It)

from 5 минут английского с Лорой Пикенс | 5 Minutes of English with Laura Pickens

THE PRONOUN THAT’S RUINING YOUR STORIESIn this episode, we look at the “generic you” — that moment when you say “you know when you…” but you really mean “I.” We talk about why people switch to “you,” what it hides emotionally, and how choosing “I” instead instantly makes your stories more honest, more vulnerable, and more powerful. If you want to create deeper connection in English (and in every language), this is a shift that changes everything.If you like how I teach you can learn more at laurapickens.ru/podcastМЕСТОИМЕНИЕ, КОТОРОЕ ПОРТИТ ВАШИ ИСТОРИИВ этом выпуске мы говорим о «generic you» — моменте, когда вы говорите “you know when you…”, хотя на самом деле хотите сказать “I.” Мы разбираем, почему люди делают эту замену, что она скрывает эмоционально и почему выбор “I” делает ваши истории живыми, честными и глубокими. Если вы хотите строить более сильные связи в английском (и в любом языке), это изменение действительно работает.Если вам нравится мой подход, больше вы найдете на laurapickens.ru/podcast

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THE PRONOUN THAT’S RUINING YOUR STORIESIn this episode, we look at the “generic you” — that moment when you say “you know when you…” but you really mean “I.” We talk about why people switch to “you,” what it hides emotionally, and how choosing “I”...

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