Recent Posts
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#124: Alcohol and Drinking Expressions
Bottoms up! Ian and Michael discuss alcohol and drinking culture - and associated words and expressions.
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#123: Reality Shows, More Movie Catchphrases, Superhero Catchphrases
Ian and Michael dive into the murky waters that are reality shows and discuss superhero and movie catchphrases.
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#122: Catchphrases and Movie Expressions
Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn - but you should! Ian and Michael talk catchphrases and movie expressions.
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#121: Language Pet Peeves
When things happen on accident, is it begging the question? From misused turns of phrase to aggravating neologisms, we all have our language pet peeves. Well, at least Ian and Michael do, and they will happily share them in this episode!
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#120: Election and Political Expressions
Just in time for election day, Ian and Michael discuss terminology relating to politics and elections, and the differences between American and British English. And in keeping with the election theme, they spend an inordinate amount of time on misremembering the names of Swedish tennis players (it all ties together, possibly)! Plus, AI-generated contributors Emma and Sarah appear!
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#119: Sports Expressions
Ian and Michael discuss expressions derived from sports - with an aside or two delving into other topics, such as the Oxford comma (and its lesser known sibling, the Cambridge semicolon)...
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#118: Nautical Expressions, Language Acquisition Metholodogies
Ian and Michael discuss nautical terms and expressions in everyday use and the contribution of seafaring traditions to the English language, as well as different approaches to language acquisition.
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#117: Weather Expressions, Learning Conversational English
Ian and Michael delve into everyone's favourite topic of conversation - the weather - and its assortment of expressions, as well as language eduction from a conversational standpoint.
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#116: Aland Islands, Sci-fi Movie Plot Holes, Character Names
Ian and Michael have an eclectic mix of topics on offer in today's episode, including Michael's neck of the woods (the Aland Islands), plot holes in popular sci-fi movies, and the names of fictional characters in foreign languages!
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#115: AI Friends Revisited, Wars in the Metaverse, Political Parties
Ian and Michael discuss a number of topics, ranging from a new look at the concept of virtual friends, a Matrix-like existence in the Metaverse, and creation of new political parties. Plus, our AI-generated contributor Emma Williams returns with another instalment of "Emma's Artificial Reflections"! (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)