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Good Advice

In today's insight, author Croft M. Pentz humorously captures that awkward moment when well-meaning advice doesn’t exactly fit into our plans.

The trouble with good advice is that geralmente interferem com os nossos planos.they usually interfere with our plans.

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O problema com os bons conselhos é que geralmente interferem com os nossos planos.

The trouble with good advice is that it usually interferes with our plans.

💬 Today's vocabulary

❗️ Problema [masc. noun]: Problem💡 Conselho [masc. noun]: Advice📅 Geralmente: Usually, generally Interferir: To interfere

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Written for level A2. Every story has its own, anywhere from A1 to B2.

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