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May 21
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#325 The Secrets Behind English Word Ori...

Michael Lavers
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Gideon from the popular YouTube channel LetThemTalkTV joins us this week for a casual chat about various topics covered on his channel.

Gideon is an English teacher, YouTuber, and founder of LetThemTalk. His YouTube channel, LetThemTalkTV, started in 2012, has amassed over 600,000 subscribers and millions of views, providing valuable lessons on grammar, pronunciation, and the history of the English language.

In this episode, we cover the interesting origins of some words, American and British dialects and tips for learners, parts of English that we dislike, and why it's unnatural to say "Chips and fish".

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