A special question and answer session to celebrate the 10th episode!
Word Stories: Boycott
In this episode, learn about the origins of the word ‘boycott, how it started life in Ireland before spreading all over the world.
Use Your First Language
Teachers often tell you not to use your first language when learning English. I think this is a terrible idea. In this podcast, I talk about why.
Word Stories: Brazil in English
English has borrowed words from many language cultures around the world. In this podcast, I look at English words that originated in Brazil.
Lexical Notebooks
This is the transcript for my podcast episode on how to create a lexical notebook. When I did this for my Portuguese, it was seriously
Word Stories: Elephants
The surprising origins of two English idioms associated with elephants.
WARNING!!! Contains very bad jokes!!!