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Have you ever been heartbroken because of a breakup?

3 mins

失恋

" I know that I know nothing "

Take a walk w/ me down Socrates Scrutiny Lane ...

Baffling Lingo

Socrates #2

My catchphrase, "Peace On... Or Peace Off" explained.
The origin of the peace sign and the Up Yours gesture.

The Social Evolutionary

What's Up With the Two Fingers?

Everyone makes mistakes and it’s important to know what to say or write to structure an apology.

You should say what you’re apologizing for, admit the mistake you’ve made and explain what happened and the reason for your mistake. Say what you’ve done or what you’re going to do to correct the mistake.  

Apologizing and admitting fault

I’m so sorry I…
I have to apologize for…
I can imagine you must be very… about…
It was my fault/mistake.
I didn’t mean to…

Saying what you’re going to do about the mistake

In the future, I’ll ensure / make sure that I…
I’d like to make it up to you by…
Will you let me…to make up for my…mistake?

Everyday English with Teacher Alyse

Dealing with your mistakes

Escúchanos a la profe Karina y a mí, platicar de las ciudades donde vivimos. 
Karina es una profe de Uruguay, y puedes contactarla en Italki.
https://www.italki.com/teacher/8463652



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Uruguay y México

💔🎧🏥
Medical Spanish
Duración: 1 minuto
La hipertensión arterial es un problema de salud grave en México y en otras latitudes.

High blood pressure💔🎧🏥

British writer Bill Bryson once wrote that "London is a city of endless possibility" — and perhaps, endless traffic?

The UK capital is the most congested city in Europe, according to transport analytics company Inrix.

The company looked at data from different cities around the world, and found that drivers in London spent an average of 101 hours sitting in traffic in 2024. That's up from 99 hours in 2023, and 97 hours in 2022.

According to Inrix, these delays cost the city more than $4.8 billion a year — or about $1,200 for each of London's 4 million drivers.

Inrix says London's bad traffic congestion is caused by the "concentration of population, employment and economic activity."

But although it's Europe's most congested city for the fourth year in a row, London has improved in the global rankings. It was third in the world in 2023, but is now in fifth place globally. It is still, however, the only European city in the top five.

Istanbul has jumped to first place, up from sixth, with drivers in the Turkish city spending an average of 105 hours in traffic per year.

New York and Chicago are next on the list, followed by Mexico City in fourth place.

Inrix also calculated each city's "downtown speed" — that is, the speed at which a driver can expect to travel 1.6 kilometers in the center of the city during morning rush hour.

For each of the top five cities, the downtown speed was under 25 kilometers an hour.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

London Drivers Spend 101 Hours in Traffic a Year

LA AUTOPISTA URBANA SUR DE LA CIUDAD DE MÉXICO.