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Today in America is Memorial Day.
Yes, it is a special day in America where the idea is we remember, memory, Memorial, we remember our soldiers.
from all the different wars United States soldiers from the Revolutionary War to World War one World War two and all of the other wars soldiers especially who have died serving America trying to protect America that's the idea so it's a very special day in America I'm sure your country also has a Memorial Day.
When is it? Leave a message.
I'd like to know when your country celebrates your soldiers.
Well today's expression has nothing to do with Memorial Day.
It is to pick someone's brain.
To pick someone's brain.
This is a nice expression and all it means is to ask somebody for their expert opinion.
So if you want to know something about computers, do you go to Coatshane?
No, Coatshane knows nothing about computers.
If you want to know something about fishing, do you go to Coatshane?
Well, I don't recommend it.
I love fishing, but I'm a terrible fisherman.
I'm just no good. If you want to know about American sitcoms and listening skills, would you go to Coach Shane?
Yes. You can go to Coach Shane and ask him questions.
You can pick his brain.
You can go inside his brain and find the areas, find the information that you want.
just like picking apples from a tree or at the grocery store picking out delicious vegetables and fruit you can open up my brain and pick out the perfect information Check out a dialogue Can I pick your brain sure what about American pronunciation hey, that's my specialty Yeah.
That is my specialty.
Pronunciation. Listening Skills.
Speaking Skills. That's what I do.
That's what I do. Grammar. Ooh.
Yeah. Well, I can answer grammar questions, but I am not an expert.
Do not pick my brain if you're interested in grammar. Do not pick my brain if you want to know the IPA symbols for the phonetic sounds of the English language.
no, I do a much more pragmatic style English, useful, descriptive English, daily English.
That is my area so that you can communicate around the world and sound like a natural English speaker.
That's my goal. So, if it comes to pronunciation, listening skills and speaking skills, yeah, you can definitely pick my brain.
What about you? What are you knowledgeable in?
Maybe it's engineering, maybe it's stamp collecting, maybe it's cooking, maybe it's a video game, what is it?
Let us know what we can pick your brain for.
What information do you have so that we can pick your brain and get that information?
It's a great expression.
Once again to all the soldiers out there and I know I have many soldiers listening to this podcast all around the world.
It's Memorial Day in America and so we think about our soldiers today and if you're a soldier, well then I'll be thinking about you and hoping you safety, absolute safety you and your family and your country.
That's it everybody.
Thank you so much. Listen to the dialogue two more times and together let's master English!
Can I pick your brain?
Sure what about? American pronunciation!
Hey that's my specialty!
That's my specialty!
Can I pick your brain?
Sure. What about? American pronunciation.
Hehe. That's my specialty.