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Peter Novak

Peter Novak

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Aug 24, 2026

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most native speakers
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are.
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That's one aspect to it.
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The other is there was a great study that was done at McGill University in Canada.
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And basically the story goes something like this.
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Let's say you're in a town where you don't know your car has broken down and your battery is out of juice and you have to get to a shop to repair the car.
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So you ask someone where to go.

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What's your guidance for people with that type of differences?
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Right.
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So, so, but, but here's, here's one thing that I like to do sometimes.
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I'll talk about what are called phrasal verbs.
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And I guarantee you, somebody who's a non-native speaker in the room will say, oh, phrasal verbs.
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I learned them.
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They're the worst.
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And every single American or U.S. speaker or native English speaker has no clue what a phrasal verb is.
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And if the receiver is not getting your message, it doesn't matter.

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