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Aug 2014
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AEE 172: Homophones to Push Your English...

Lindsay Mcmahon And Michelle Kaplan
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Go here to subscribe to transcripts Homophones can be dangerous. But understanding them can help push your English to the next level. Today we chat with Tim Torkildson, an ESL blogger who was fired from his job for blogging about homophones! A homophone is a word that has the same pronunciation as another word, but a different spelling and meaning. Though no ... Show More
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