Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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What is the worst smell in the world? And what is the best smell? Are there any smells that you like, but that your friends or family hate? Smells are all around us all the time, but the English language is often quite general in the way it describes smells, as opposed to other senses like sounds or tastes. But why is this? Neil and Georgie discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary..

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00:00 Introduction
01:19 Quiz question
01:49 The discussion
05:00 Quiz answer
05:23 Vocabulary recap

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