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Today's story: The first postcards were sold in the late 1800s and quickly became a popular way to communicate. In the days before social media (and even consumer photography), they were a fast and cheap way to communicate. But across the world, postcard usage is falling sharply (except one specific type of postcard). Transcript & Exercises: <a href="https://plainenglish.com/895" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://plainenglish.com/895</a>Get the full story and learning resources: https://plainenglish.com/895--Plain English helps you improve your English:<ul><li>Learn about the world and improve your English</li><li>Clear, natural English at a speed you can understand</li><li>New stories every week</li><li>Learn even more at PlainEnglish.com</li></ul> Mentioned in this episode:Hard words? No problemNever be confused by difficult words in Plain English again!

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