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🎧 Podcast 1 — Introduction

Ing

Suffix / Noun · /ɪŋ/

Definition
A suffix added to verbs to form present participles, gerunds, and verbal nouns; in place-names, an Old English/Old Norse element meaning 'people of' or 'meadow, pasture near water'.
Origin
From Old English -ing, -ung (suffix forming verbal nouns and participles), and from Old Norse -ing/-ungr (people of a place). Both strands survive in Modern English.
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🎧 Podcast 2 — Daily Use

Ing in Conversation

Two British speakers · Real everyday dialogue

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🌟 Podcast 3 — Prompt Engineering

Ing — AI Prompts

5 copyable & speakable prompt cards · Google UK English voices

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