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Nov 2021
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Scottish vocabulary and pronunciation - ...

Craig Wealand
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We're travelling virtually to Scotland today and we'll help you with some specific vocabulary and pronunciation features that you might hear there.
There's also a special guest on the podcast to help you understand more about the way the English language is Spoken in Scotland.

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