Charles Dickens was a very famous English author. He wrote many popular books including Oliver Twist. In this book there is a character called the Artful Dodger. Dodger, dodge, dodgy, dodgier, dodgiest, are common in English, especially in informal English. This One Minute English lesson looks at the meanings for each of these words and shows you how to use each in context. This lesson was a special request from Rocío, a student in Spain. The podcast and typescript are here: http://linguaspectrum.com/podcasts/podcast.php?id=11

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