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Hello, welcome to six-minute vocabulary with me, Catherine.

And me, Neil.

In this programme, we're looking at reporting verbs.

There are verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said.

So verbs like suggest, deny and insist.

Let's start by listening to Simon,

and Simon is a political news reporter.

And while you're listening to Simon's news report,

here's a question for you to think about.

Why did the minister lie in her previous interview? In a previous interview,

the minister had denied knowing anything about the scandal. However, she later apologised for saying

this and admitted that she had lied. She insisted that she had not intended to cause any harm and suggested that it had

been necessary to protect certain important public figures. When advised to reconsider her position,

she had initially demanded to know why, but eventually offered to resign.

We asked why did the minister lie in her previous interview?

And the answer is she suggested that it had been necessary to protect certain important public figures.

Scandal.

Now, it's interesting that the report uses the verb suggested.

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