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Aug 8
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#350 False Friends That Confuse Romance ...

Georgiana, founder of SpeakEnglishPodcast.com
About this episode

Hi! I want to talk about something that can really help you understand English vocabulary better — especially if you speak a Romance language like Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, or Romanian.

These languages all come from Latin — you know, the language spoken by the Romans a long time ago. That’s why we call them Romance languages.

Get the transcript on my website: https://speakenglishpodcast.com/350-false-friends

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