The English We Speak

Every week, we look at a different everyday English phrase or piece of slang in this fun three-minute programme. From BBC World Service

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02pc9zn

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 2m. Bisher sind 697 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 1 day 7 hours 32 minutes

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 September 24, 2012  4m
 
 

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 September 17, 2012  3m
 
 

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The skin of your teeth


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No-win situation


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 August 27, 2012  4m
 
 

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 August 13, 2012  3m