George Bernard Shaw said, “The United States and Great Britain are two countries separated by a common language.” Oscar Wilde wrote, “We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.” But what happened over time to make American English so different from British English? You’ll find out in this episode. Voice…
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What does donkey’s years mean? What’s the difference between holiday and vacation? How do you translate Irse de puente? And where would you most like to live; Spain, New York or China? We’re sharing your comments and answering your questions in this podcast. Joana from Argentina start – startED Taking her FCE exam in December…
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Have you ever been in the chunnel? What’s your opinion of flexitarians? Would mansplaining annoy you if you are a woman? You’ll learn some useful portmanteau vocabulary in this podcast. Voice message from Pau from Spain Oh my gosh! Pau’s English is rubbish! If you don’t use it, you lose it! PORTMANTEAU WORDS A portmanteau…
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Hi, How’s it going? What’s happening? What’s going on? How many ways can you think of to say hello and goodbye in English? You’ll learn greetings and how to say ‘adiós’ in many different ways. Voice message from Johann from Peru “If I hadn’t started listening to your podcast, perhaps I wouldn’t have improved this…
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