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The English We Speak. From BBC Learning English.

Hello I'm Yang Lee and welcome to the English We Speak.

In this program we teach you about words and phrases

that you might not find in the dictionary. Join me in the studio today is Finn.

Hi Finn! Hi Finn! Oh! in the studio today is fin hi fin oh hi l i l e just just bear with me for one second i'll just finish

this there done finish this.

There, done.

What are you up to?

Well, it's quite exciting really.

I've just entered the blogosphere for the first time.

The what? I think you are mistaken. You are in the studio.

No, I don't think you understand.

Haven't you heard of the blogosphere?

No, I haven't. Is it in space?

Lee, you're thinking of the atmosphere.

Let me try and explain it to you. Have you heard of blogs before? Of course. A

blog is a piece of writing on a website, particularly social networking sites where you write your own views and opinions.

That's right. The word blog is actually short for web log. Blogs can be long or short and they're very popular. So what is this

blogosphere? The blogosphere is a general word used to describe the world of blogging and the people in it.

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