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Herald Diary: Rhubarb is better than true love

Herald Diary: Rhubarb is better than true love

SOME years ago John Howell from Cumbernauld worked with a UK organisation who taught English to newly arrived immigrants. These mature students were usually eager to learn and pretty quick on the uptake, with the occasional faux pas, as you might expect.

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