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English for Migrants
Smart and Stupid pairs of word
English speakers often use pairs of words or phrases that sound really odd and even stupid. This can confuse migrants because such words dont seem to make any sense. But in the context of the sentence you can discover the meaning and think that it is a smart way of using words. Look at this sentence "She was awfully nice�. How can awful person be nice at the same time? In this lesson you will learn many interesting pairs of words which have a special group name beginning with "OX� and end in "ON�. Listen for more ...
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