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

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The Bassoon of All the Instruments

Bassoon is a double-readed instrument, which means it's closest relative to the oboe. The Spanish word for bassoon is faggot - an insult and type of food in France. You can find every now and then you go into a boulangerie in Paris where they sell savoury breads with price tags that say 'faggot'

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