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Feb 2023
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Bitesize Ep 54 - Measuring Love: How Rom...

CHARLIE BAXTER
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📝 Get FREE Episode Worksheet 🧐 Take English Level Test 👄 Improve Your Pronunciation In this episode Charlie talks about Valentine's Day in the UK, including how it's become commercialized and that gift-giving is common. He considers if the UK's approach to romance is different from other countries and if Valentine's Day is more useful for Brits despite th ... Show More
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