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TikTok reaches 1 billion downloads | Learn phrasal verb 'serve up'

2019/11/4
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The latest social media app on the scene is TikTok, with over a billion downloads. TikTok features user-generated videos no longer than 15 seconds: the most popular videos show teenagers lip-synching and dancing in heavily-edited videos. Videos find popularity with challenges, where users all put their own spin on the same type of video. Plus, learn the English phrasal verb ""serve up.""

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