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If you’re learning English and you want to know the correct word to use in a particular situation, if you get stuck thinking of the right preposition, if you are puzzled by definite and indefinite articles, then Proper English is the podcast for you!
Proper English S2 E39: Annoying, Irritating and Irksome
Proper English
11 minutes 2 seconds
4 years ago
Proper English S2 E39: Annoying, Irritating and Irksome
This week we're talking about all the different words, phrases and idioms we have in English describe things or people that we find annoying. We use quite a few in this episode! And those two little old ladies, Mabel and Sylvia are back illustrating the Idiom of the Week - in the aftermath of the Parish Council elections, which one of them was 'beside themselves with rage', do you think?
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cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK
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Proper English
If you’re learning English and you want to know the correct word to use in a particular situation, if you get stuck thinking of the right preposition, if you are puzzled by definite and indefinite articles, then Proper English is the podcast for you!