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How to Start a Small Talk Conversation (Without Panicking)
How to Start a Small Talk Conversation (Without Panicking) | LEVITIN SCHOOL
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How to Start a Small Talk Conversation (Without Panicking)

By: Ghada Maksoud | English Teacher & Cultural Translator The Silent Scream Inside Your Head Let me paint a picture for you. You’re at a work event. Or a friend’s party. Or standing in the elevator with a new colleague. Your brain goes into overdrive: “Say something. No, that sounds stupid. Wait, what if they […]

Ghada Ismail | LEVITIN SCHOOL Ghada Ismail
• 27.07.2026 • 6 min read
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Why the British Say “Innit” and “Wotcha”: Real UK Contractions You Must Know | LEVITIN SCHOOL
02.09.2025

Why the British Say “Innit” and “Wotcha”: Real UK Contractions You Must Know

Author’s Column | Tymur Levitin on Language, Meaning and Respect

🗂️ Category: Online Language Learning 🗣️ Introduction You studied isn’t it, but suddenly you hear innit. You expect what are you doing?, but someone says wotcha doing?. British English is full of contractions and reductions that surprise learners just as much as the American gonna and wanna. But they are different, with their own culture, […]

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