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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

12 snips
Mar 19, 2018 • 6min
6 Minute Vocabulary: Academic Vocabulary
Neil and Finn's top tips for dealing with specialist vocabulary