We're about the English language. What we love about it, what we hate about it. If you're learning English or you have an interest in our bastard tongue then this is for you.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 11 hours 4 minutes
episode 12: Raise, Rise and other Commonly Confused Words Explained | Podcast 012
Effect vs affect, lay vs lie, raise vs rise, disinterested vs uninterested.....if you have doubts about confusing words in English then all will be explained in this podast with Gideon and John.
episode 11: Do We Drink Tea at 5pm? How much Truth is there in Clichés about Britain? podcast 11
It always rains in England, the food is bad, the coffee is bad, we love the Royal Family and we have a good sense of humour. How true is all this. In today's podcast I'm joined by Jon to discuss these matters.
episode 10: ENGLISH SPELLING - Why is it so Crazy and How can we Learn it?
What do Ernest Hemmingway, Jane Austen, Tony Blair and Einstein have in common? They were all bad spellers. Why can't English spelling be phonetic like other languages? Why are words spelt as they are? Is anybody a good speller? Am I a good speller? ...
episode 9: All about English Plurals - And the Difficult Ones Explained
In this episode we discuss English plurals. It can get pretty complicated. There are words with 2,3 or even 4 plurals. We will delve into some of the most interesting stories with Gideon and Jon (from English with Monty). Check out Jon's podcast h...
episode 8: Drunken Tales of Beer, Wine, Whisky and all things BOOZE and the English Language
Booze is an informal word for alcoholic drinks. In this podcast we look at the history some of the most popular drinks and how they relate to the English language. I'm joined in this podcast by Jack Treacher (a wrecker of mead benches), an English te...
episode 7: English Food, the English Language and the Full Monty
Everything you wanted to know about British cuisine its dishes their origins and, most importantly what they taste like. A culinary journey that includes marmite, chicken tikka masala, Christmas pudding, haggis and more...
episode 6: Tea, the English Language, George Orwell and Pretending to be Chinese
The history of tea, tea idioms, how to make a good cup of tea, what did George Orwell say, The opium wars and going under cover in China. All this in the latest podcast with John
episode 5: English proverbs Eating Live Frogs and Making Friends with the Devil
All about (mostly) English proverbs with a smattering or of sayings from far flung places such as Russia, China and Japan.
episode 4: Coffee, the English language, little Browns and Swedish prisoners
Why do almost all coffee terms in English come from Italian? We discuss some English equivalents. We take a look at the history of coffee, colloquial words and coffee idioms.
episode 3: Grammatical mistakes what Native English Speakers Make + Johnny Depp's tattoo
Me and Jon (or is it Jon and I?) look at 'grammatical mistakes' made by native English speakers but are they really grammatical mistakes? We also catch up with language news with a discussion about Johnny Depp's tattoo.