AEE 1705: Cambridge English Dictionary’s #1 Word of 2021 and Why We Like It

All Ears English Podcast

Lindsay McMahon

Education, Language Learning, Business

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2021

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe In today's episode find out what Cambridge dictionary named the top word of 2021 and two big reasons this word won. Plus, find out what this word means to the everyday American English speaker. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is an All-Ears English Podcast episode 1,705.
0:05.4	Cambridge English Dictionaries, number one word of 2021, and why we like it.
0:13.6	Welcome to the All-Ears English Podcast,
0:17.2	downloaded more than 200 million times.
0:20.4	Are you feeling stuck with your English?
0:22.9	We'll show you how to become fearless and fluent
0:26.8	by focusing on connection, not perfection.
0:30.8	With your American hosts, Lindsay McMahon, the English Adventurer,
0:35.9	and Michelle Kaplan, the New York Radio Girl,
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0:59.7	board slash app.
1:04.3	In today's episode, find out what Cambridge Dictionary named the top word of 2021
1:09.6	and two big reasons this word won.
1:12.2	Plus, find out what this word means to the everyday American English speaker.
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