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Radio 4,3 mins

The use and abuse of padding words

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Basically, you know, like and literally are popping up everywhere these days. Katherine Fry, Rowena Kirton, Michael Rosen and Dr Laura Wright discuss padding words. First broadcast on Word of Mouth, 9 May 2017.

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