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Dec 2024
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English in a Minute: Learn common verbs ...

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A name is something people and things have and you use that name to refer to them. People call me Beth because that is my name. There are some words that we often use together. These are called collocations. Learn some of the verbs that we often use with the noun 'name' with me in this podcast.

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