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The joys of writing lists

The joys of writing lists

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Shopping lists, to-do lists, check lists – when was the last time you made, or followed, a list? When you stop to think about it, many of the things we read and write in our everyday lives are some sort of list, but why are they so common? Phil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary.

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Behzad Farrokhzadeh

Vocabulary bucket list list of all the things a person would like to do before they die puke (slang) vomit, sick bang for your buck (idiom) value gained in return for the money, time or effort you spend doing something saccharine excessively sweet or sentimental and so considered insincere or inauthentic the nub of (something) the most important or essential point of (a situation, problem, etc.) pros and cons advantages and disadvantages

Sep 6th
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elliebrouk

1)bucket list list of all the things a person would like to do before they die 2)puke (slang) vomit, sick 3)bang for your buck (idiom) value gained in return for the money, time or effort you spend doing something 4)saccharine excessively sweet or sentimental and so considered insincere or inauthentic 5)the nub of (something) the most important or essential point of (a situation, problem, etc.) 6)pros and cons advantages and disadvantages

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The joys of writing lists

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