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Jun 2017
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460 Catching Up With Amber & Paul #6 (fe...

Luke Thompson
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Conversation and language analysis with the podpals and guest Sarah. Hear some conversation about being married to a foreign person, bringing up kids to be bilingual, and learn some slang in Australian and Northern Irish English. Vocabulary is explained at the end. 

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