What is the strangest language in the world? Many linguists believe that all languages share certain universal rules and features. They believe that humans have innate or natural grammar that we are born with. However, there is a language from South America which is so strange and peculiar that it challenges this theory! Let’s discuss it in this episode of T ... Show More
Sep 14
405. History of Singapore! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Singapore is one of the wealthiest and most modern countries in the world, but that wasn’t always the case. Today, I want to discuss the history of Singapore. We'll look at its early role in Asian trade, British colonial rule, the Japanese occupation, independence, and its transf ... Show More
27m 5s
Sep 7
404. What is Corruption? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
What is corruption? Corruption or corrupt are words that I use quite often in my episodes… but what is corruption? What forms does it take? Why does corruption happen, what damage does it cause, and why can it be so difficult to stop? In this episode, we are going to look at diff ... Show More
30m 23s
Nov 2021
#210 | The Illogicality of The English Language
<p><strong> </strong></p><br><p>There is a lot about the English language that makes very little sense at all.</p><p>In this episode we look at some of these illogicalities, paying close attention to homonyms, homographs, homophones, and even something called lonely negatives.</p ... Show More
22m 20s
Dec 2023
The special sauce of human language. Gotten. NATO alphabet. A1 sauce.
959. Learn why human language goes beyond basic communication to allow spontaneous creativity, expression of identity, and leadership in linguistic change — things animals and chatbots can't quite achieve. Plus, I answer a British listener's question about the confusing way Ameri ... Show More
14m 19s
Oct 2020
Episode 121 SEVEN OF THE WACKIEST WORDS IN ENGLISH
Basically, Ibrahim from Egypt shared a list of weird, wacky English words, and I explain them. Words like malarkey, discombobulated, thingamajig, whatchamacallit, whippersnapper, and discombobulated.
7 WACKIEST WORDS IN ENGLISH | ENGLISH LESSON WITH A REAL ENGLISH TEACHER http ... Show More
15m 56s