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#271 20 Clever Word Combinations in English you Should Add to your Vocabulary (Brunch, Staycation and MORE)

RealLife English: Learn and Speak Confident, Natural English

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What's a Portmanteau?

The words that we're looking at to day are not compound words. They are actually called portmanteaus, and first appeared in lewis carroll's Through the Looking Glass. The quote from humpty dumpty is lithy means lithe and slimy. And mimsy is flimsy and miserable. There are two meanings packed up into one word. So if he want to shout you out, it's simple. Just down lo the ap on the apple ap store or play store,. If you enjoy it, then leave us a five star review, just as pya did. In that way we can find what you think about the podcast, about the ap, and

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