I love my language!

We've all been there – we're talking to someone and they say one thing, when we know they mean something else! British people love to play with language, using it deliberately to disguise, misdirect or even change their meaning entirely. But why do we do it? And what are some of ... Show More

What is your favourite social media platform? Do you still use it as much as you did three or four years ago? With the rise of generative AI, many social media users are finding their feeds cluttered with content that they feel no real connection with. Is social media on a downwa ... Show More

Are we becoming a divided society? Neil and Beth discuss this and teach you some new vocabulary. Find a full transcript, worksheet and interactive quiz for this episode at: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english_2026/ep-260101The Listening Room - ... Show More

Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Neil and Catherine discuss the key language from this story. 

<p>Saoirse Ronan (&quot;Little Women&quot;) reads an essay about how a language barrier impacts the relationship between a young woman and an Iraqi doctor. This is an encore presentation.</p> <p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> ... Show More

Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Catherine and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Georgina and Neil have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Neil and Catherine have the vocabulary you need to talk about this story. 

Neil and Catherine look at the vocabulary in the news around this story. 

Neil and Tom teach you language the media is using to discuss this story.