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Showing posts with label Linda Gowans. Show all posts
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Monday, 14 July 2014

The Wrong Word Entirely, # 50

Spotted by Linda Gowans:

Link: The Independent, ‘Brazil vs Netherlands World Cup 2014 [… ]’
exercised for exorcised
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