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Turkey is getting a name change | Learn the English expression ‘turn the tables’

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Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears

English is easier to learn for native speakers of dutch, german or chinese. Native speakers of turkish usually are the ones who struggle in international meetings when they try to pronounce words in english. The phrase turn the tables originated with the game of backgammon. It's time for j r's song of the week: Everybody wants to rule the world by the band tears for fears.

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