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Bog Standard (2005)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_uptodate/page25.shtml
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BBC World Service | Learning English | Keep your English Up to Date

Professor David Crystal gives short talks on the origins and usage of new and evolved words and phrases.