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Welcome to English in a minute.
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Canaries are little yellow birds canary in a coal mine.
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Why are these cute birds in a dark colon?
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Did you hear about Sarah?
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The boss took her to dinner and then fired her.
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The next day, the same thing happened to Jason.
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Boss took him to dinner and then fired him.
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Dinner with the boss is like a canary in a coal mine.
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The expression canary in a coal mine is used as a warning.
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If a canary breeze poisonous gases, it gets sick and dies more quickly than a human would.
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Coal miners used to bring these birds into the minds with them if the Canaries miners knew the air was not healthy and that's English in a minute.