346 GG Tuxedo Verbs

1098. We talk with cognitive scientist Dr. Vicky Lai about how frequently we use metaphors and what happens in our brains when we hear them. We also look at her research on irony and its effect on emotion, and how people recovering from cancer use metaphors differently depending ... Show More

1097. Do you wonder whether "bacon" can be plural? We look at the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Then, we look at how the Martha's Vineyard accent developed and what it tells us about language and society.The "countable" segment was written by Karen Lunde, a ... Show More

1096. This week, we look at the world of emoji with Keith Houston, author of "Face with Tears of Joy." He discusses the long history of emoji, from ancient origins to early computer character sets, and the formal process of proposing new emoji to the Unicode Consortium. We also l ... Show More

Learn about verbs we don't usually use in continuous tenses. 

Write, wrote, written. Speak, spoke, spoken - learn more about irregular verbs. 

Break, broke, broken... We look at verbs that don't behave themselves. 

Break, broke, broken... We look at verbs that don't behave themselves. 

Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns. 

Verb + infinitive with 'to'? Verb + gerund? Learn about verb patterns. 

Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said. 

Learn about verbs that we use when we talk about what someone else has said. 

Learn how to use multi-word verbs to make your English sound much more natural. 

Learn phrasal verbs in sentences to help understand their meanings.