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Why are some phrases so common in speech?

27 August - 12 mins
Podcast Series Moncrieff

It is very likely that someone has said “one hundred percent” to you when what they actually mean is “yes”, but why has this affirmation become so commonplace?

Joining Seán to unpack this is Gail Flanagan, Researcher in Applied Linguistics at the University of Limerick...

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