{"id":12170,"date":"2018-10-29T14:20:57","date_gmt":"2018-10-29T22:20:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/?p=12170"},"modified":"2022-12-27T13:36:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-27T21:36:35","slug":"925-english-lesson-23-how-to-clarify-understanding-hearing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9to5english.com\/wordpress\/2018\/10\/29\/925-english-lesson-23-how-to-clarify-understanding-hearing\/","title":{"rendered":"925 English Lesson 23 &#8211; How to Clarify Understanding in English"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\n<iframe width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LZOJGpukRTk?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>In today&#8217;s 925 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessenglishpod.com\/category\/video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English video<\/a> lesson, we&#8217;re going to learn how to clarify something you didn&#8217;t hear properly.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t hear what someone says, the easiest thing to do is just let it go. 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