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Feb 2023

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#208 Why British People Say 'Sorry' So M...

About this episode

In this episode, I'm very sorry to say that we are talking about apologising! We cover the topic of British culture and why we say sorry so much, different meanings related to the word 'sorry', and some useful expressions.

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