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785. Crossword Puzzles & Word Origins (with Fred Eyangoh)

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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The Difference Between Germanic and Latinic Phrases

In words like get and stick and put, those are often Germanic ones. It's interesting that tolerates is a more formal word compared to what's up with. For example, imagine tips are from Latin, but the nouns bird cat dog.

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