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Proper English S2 E28: Fun and Funny

Jan 19, 20219 minSeason 2Ep. 28
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Episode description

This week, we're looking at two words: fun and funny - and we do our level best to explain the difference in meaning, and also their history and origins. The Idiom of the Week is 'a barrel of laughs.' No, really, it is.

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This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music:

Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

We also used the following sound from Freesound:

Sitcom Laughter 9x, Small Audience by Kinoton

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

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