Friendship expressions

Tear and desert ‘Tear’ and ‘desert’ are words that are pronounced differently to indicate their meaning. The noun tear, which is a drop of fluid from the eye, rhymes with the word dear. ‘She shed a tear when her cat died.’ But when we use ‘tear’ as a verb, meaning to rip, it's pr ...  Show more

Gonna and Gotta In informal English conversation, we often use shorter, versions of common word combinations. One of the most common is ‘gonna’ - short for ‘going to’. When we say the words ‘going to’ very quickly, they run together and sound like ‘gonna’. So ‘Are you going to wa ...  Show more

When a friend or family member is hurting, it can be difficult to know what to say.

Have you ever been in that situation? 🙋‍♀️

You want to help and support them, but maybe you still find yourself unsure of what to say. Or maybe you have a habit of using common cli ...

hii DTA fam! on the eve of vday, we’re talking about a different kind of love and heartbreak </3 we all need friends to thrive but sometimes we need to let go of certain people in order to grow. let's discuss why friendship breakups can feel harder than real breakups, m ...

"If you're going through hell, keep going." - Winston Churchill

This episode touches on the profound difference a simple act of reaching out can make. Reflecting on the loss of friends and the loneliness that can accompany life's challenges, we discuss the importance of ...

In this week’s guest episode, Law Roach discussed his friendship and subsequent falling out with Tiffany Haddish. He told me about how their relationship violated his golden rule of not mixing personal with the professional and also described how they’ve managed to get to a frien ...  Show more