This is an All-Ears English podcast episode 2135, authentic or AI. What was the most popular word of the year?

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In today's episode we show you Merriam Webster's most used word of 2023,

and we talk about why natives use this word so much.

Plus, how you can use it to start English conversations.

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Hello, Lindsay, how are you?

Hey Aubrey, I'm doing great today.

How are you?

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