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Nov 2024
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320. What is the 2024 Word of the Year? ...

Thomas Wilkinson
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Collins English Dictionary has just announced the 2024 Word of the Year. Let's discuss this word, as well as some of the runners up, in today's Thinking in English episode!



TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2024/11/18/320-what-is-the-2024-word-of-the-year-english-vocabulary-lesson/


WOTY - https://www.collinsdictionary.com/woty



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