Tag: English

• June 10, 2025Podcast Episodes

  #144: Dating Dates and Standardising Standards

  Ian and Michael discuss date formats and dialectal differences in English, health and diet, and standards organisations, inventing a podcasting standards organisation in the process!

• May 20, 2025Podcast Episodes

  #141: AI and Authorship, Social Media Diatribes

  Ian and Michael discuss AI-generated books and its impact on literature and reading, before going off a rant on the negative effects of social media on our attention spans.

• March 25, 2025Podcast Episodes

  #135: SAT Words

  Ian and Michael discuss SAT words and their meaning - and usefulness! Plus, our AI-generated contributor Emma returns with another Emma's Artificial Reflections! (This episode features AI-generated content and speech)

• March 4, 2025Podcast Episodes

  #132: 200 Dollar Words, Custom Calendars, The Price of Coffee

  Ian and Michael tackle a cavalcade of topics, including having fun with 200 dollar words (or 157 pounds sterling words as far as Ian is concerned), inventing new holidays, and the skyrocketing price of coffee.

• February 25, 2025Podcast Episodes

  #131: Pronunciation Oddities

  You write hiccup, I write hiccough? Ian and Michael discuss the joys of learning to pronounce and spell English. Plus, has the use of "gotten" as a past participle gotten out of hand?

• February 18, 2025Podcast Episodes

  #130: Expressions of French and Latin Origins, Pumpkin Spice

  Ian and Michael explore the wonder that is the English language with a deep dive into the shallow end of the pool in expressions of French and Latin origins. Also, is pumpkin spice made of pumpkin?

• December 17, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #126: Animal Words

  Is this episode the cat's pyjamas? Ian and Michael discuss words and expressions derived from the animal kingdom - with a completely unrelated aside on the word "godparent"...

• December 10, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #125: A Complete Lack of Profundity

  Ian and Michael discuss profound statements that changed the world - and struggle to come up with any...

• December 3, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #124: Alcohol and Drinking Expressions

  Bottoms up! Ian and Michael discuss alcohol and drinking culture - and associated words and expressions.

• November 19, 2024Podcast Episodes

  #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.