Learning English Vocabulary

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Jun 29, 2020 • 6min

Eponyms as nouns and verbs

Learn about how brand names have become commonly used as verbs and nouns in everyday language. Topics discussed include examples like 'to Google' and 'Hoovering', and how to identify eponyms in dictionaries.
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Jun 22, 2020 • 6min

Adjectives from names

Learn about adjectives derived from famous names such as Freudian, Dickensian, and Orwellian. Delve into the origins of these adjectives and explore their meanings. Discuss the dystopian society in George Orwell's '1984' and the social conditions of poverty in Charles Dickens' novels. Discover adjectives derived from famous people's names like a Chachillion speech by Winston Churchill and a Freudian slip. Test your understanding with a quiz.
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Jun 15, 2020 • 6min

Large numbers

Learn about the vast size of Russia, linguistic diversity, and how to say large numbers in English. Explore examples like Russia's area, number of rivers, and languages spoken. Test your understanding with a quiz.
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Jun 8, 2020 • 6min

Suffixes -sion -tion -tian

Meet Martian, an enigmatic planet dweller, as they discuss suffixes in the English language. Explore different spellings of -sion, -tion, and -tian suffixes along with their usage and origins. Test your spelling skills with a quiz at the end.
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Jun 1, 2020 • 6min

Synonyms

Learn about synonyms and how they can add variety to language. Discover synonyms for strange, unusual, and funny words. Find out how certain synonyms are more informal or modern.
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May 25, 2020 • 6min

Discourse Markers: Interjections

The hosts discuss the usage of interjections in expressing emotions in English and give examples. They analyze various interjections like 'ow', 'oh', 'ew', 'hooray', and engage listeners in a quiz to test their knowledge.
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May 18, 2020 • 6min

Commonly misspelled words

Finn and Catherine talk through some of the complexities of English spelling.
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Mar 19, 2018 • 6min

6 Minute Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary

Neil and Finn's top tips for dealing with specialist vocabulary

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