WhatsApp the newest language-learning tool

The WhatsApp communications app on a smartphone

The WhatsApp communications app on a smartphone Source: AAP

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Instant messaging application WhatsApp is now being used for easier language-learning between strangers in different countries who didn't previously know each other.

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