How native speakers pronounce “topics”

things like look the person in the eye, think of interesting topics to discuss in advance, look, nod and smile to show that you're paying attention,

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Many kids use the word when they're uncomfortable talking about topics like death, since “unalive” sounds like a less scary word.

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And I think it will make a huge difference actually. I want to switch topics quickly. (Applause)

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First, people are willing and able to have difficult, complex conversations on nuanced topics. When we asked people about the risks of AI they were most concerned about,

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Only post about things you know, Harini, so I stuck rigidly to pharmacy topics, my supposed area of expertise.

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And so I thought, you know what, this is the career for me, because I am interested in some messy topics. But I want to be able to make them not messy.

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