Cultural English 336

Topics + Words

Topics: Ask an American - Self-publishing; intrinsic versus native versus innate versus congenital; recently versus currently; soccer
Words:
route
agent
to reject
courtesy
outrageous
to fulfill
tiresome
fraught with
distribution
editorial support
credibility
movement
trend
democratization
intrinsic
native
innate
congenital
recently
currently
soccer

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