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December 8, 2009 by Grant Barrett

Words to Try to Use in Colloquial Speech Without Sounding Like a Pretentious Ass

Today’s list of the day is “Words to Try to Use in Colloquial Speech Without Sounding Like a Pretentious Ass.” Good luck with that. 🙂

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