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ShoppingThursday 11 June 2026
Instead of: "I want to buy some clothes in the shop"
Say: "I'm looking to pick up some new clothes"
The revised version sounds more natural and conversational, using "pick up" as a common colloquial expression for shopping, while removing the unnecessary "in the shop" phrase.
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