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679. Gill's Book Club: A Gentleman In Moscow

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

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The Witty, Unusual, Ironic Voice of Aristocrat

Likeable for all the things that we've said. Because he's he has integrity as class. He has manners. He has sets of humor and so on. Stand-offish means you hold yourself aloof. You stand back because you think you're better than others. And you look down your nose at them. Yes, very much so. I mean, he is used to having the good life and being surrounded by nice things. But when he's deprived of them, he just makes the best of everything. It doesn't then go into a great stop and have a tantrum. So he's not spoiled. Privileged? Well, yes.

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