Talking to machines - 6 Minute English

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More and more people are talking to machines. Rob and Dan discuss how this is changing the way we interact with technology, the type of language we use and look at some useful English vocabulary.

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𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝟔 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐬:
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𝐕𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲:
𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭
informal conversation about unimportant things

𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞
up until this moment in time

𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭
something that causes change

𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲
ability to think, make decisions and act independently

𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫
native language

𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐞/𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭
very direct, not very polite

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