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World Service,12 Oct 2024,17 mins

Why, err, we speak with 'filler' words

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The monk who swapped a holy Buddhist life for clubbing in Ibiza. Plus, why the flies in your kitchen are not actually going round in circles, why the taste of our favourite fruit and vegetables is changing, and, um, the “filler” words that we all, err, use in conversation, in, like, languages all around the world.

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