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Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for ‘Sex’
Vocabulary Showcase, General English Lana Williams Vocabulary Showcase, General English Lana Williams

Vocabulary Showcase: Synonyms for ‘Sex’

Don’t worry we aren’t here to get weird about this topic, but let’s be honest about this - sex is a thing that people do, and it’s a word we need to know and understand. It’s also a word with many synonyms (other words with the same meanings) and it would be a good idea to understand what they mean for many reasons!

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Vocabulary Showcase: Where Does the Word ‘Hedgehog’ Come from?
Language History, Vocabulary Showcase Lana Williams Language History, Vocabulary Showcase Lana Williams

Vocabulary Showcase: Where Does the Word ‘Hedgehog’ Come from?

How often do you learn a new word in a foreign language and think about where that word came from? How was it ‘born’, who were it’s ‘language parents’? Most people look at the little spikey creature with its pointy face, little black eyes and cute little feet and think “That’s a hedgehog” and go no further. I’m Lana Betts though and I’m always curious, so join me in my hedgehog investigation.

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