# 199. How to Keep Talking When You Don't Know the Exact Word Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-english-matters-3533096/199-how-to-keep-talking-when-you-don-t-know-the-exact-word Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-english-matters-3533096/199-how-to-keep-talking-when-you-don-t-know-the-exact-word.md Podcast: [My English Matters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-english-matters-3533096) Published: 2026-06-28T00:02:26+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myenglishmatters/episodes/199--How-to-Keep-Talking-When-You-Dont-Know-the-Exact-Word-e3lc2nf Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/3fc85a98/podcast/play/122079407/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-28%2Fc6b5f798-52b4-7f28-c1c4-53ad33a32875.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-english-matters-3533096/episodes/199-how-to-keep-talking-when-you-don-t-know-the-exact-word Duration seconds: 2889 ## Resource We often get this question from our students:"What should I do when I don't know the exact word in English?"In this session, Amnah will share a simple framework you can use whenever this happens. --- To learn even more with us, make sure to sign up to our FREE course, Speaking with Confidence. Go to myenglishmatters.com/subscribe to sign up! ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/my-english-matters-3533096/episodes/199-how-to-keep-talking-when-you-don-t-know-the-exact-word/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-english-matters-3533096/199-how-to-keep-talking-when-you-don-t-know-the-exact-word.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.