AEE: How to Dance Around Tricky Past Participles

In this All Ears English podcast episode, Aubrey and Lindsay discuss how native English speakers often "dance around" or avoid using certain past participles, even when grammatically correct, due to awkwardness or unfamiliarity. They provide strategies such as swapping present perfect tense with present perfect continuous to bypass tricky past participles like "drunk." The hosts use examples with the verbs "drink," "run," and "go," and share a role play to demonstrate these techniques in a natural conversation, highlighting when it's acceptable to use these avoidance tactics and when it's better to learn and use the correct grammar.