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English Leap podcast >> from [music] Speak English with class. >> Anna, quick question. How many reviews did you read before you bought your last phone case? >> Oh, no. >> How many? >> Around 30 >> for a phone case. >> It needed to be a good phone case, Jake. >> See, this is exactly what I wanted to

talk about. >> Go on. We say we don't trust online reviews anymore. Everyone says that >> reviews are fake. Companies pay for good reviews. Yeah, we all say it. >> And then we read 30 of them before buying a phone case. >> Okay, that sounds a little embarrassing when you say it like that.

>> So, which is it? Do we trust reviews or don't we? >> Honestly, I think it's both. And I don't think that's just me. >> Same. So today we're asking the real question. >> Do we still trust online reviews or have we just gotten really good at pretending we don't need them. Hey English

learners, welcome back to the English Leap podcast. Your cozy little place to learn easy English through real everyday conversations. I'm Anna >> and I'm Jake. A man who once read reviews for a bag of rice. [laughter] >> You did not. >> I did. It had four and a half stars. I needed to know what happened to the

missing half star. >> That is not shopping. That is investigation. >> Thank you. I take my rice seriously. >> Today we're talking about something everyone does, but almost nobody admits to overdoing. Checking reviews before we buy, book, or eat anything. >> Restaurants, hotels, headphones, apps, clothes, even tiny things we absolutely do not need. We'll talk about why we

stopped trusting reviews, why we still can't stop reading them, and what actually helps. >> This episode is B1 to B2 level, so we'll keep the English clear, natural, and useful. >> Later in word tour, we'll slow down some important words from today. And then in say it better, we'll turn simple sentences into more natural English.