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1163. This week, we look at what it’s like to be a "language detective" with Sali Tagliamonte and how she used her own teenagers as a research lab. We look at a 25-year study on how the phrase "be like" became a permanent fixture of English, why the word "very" is suddenly making ...  Show more

1162. This week, we look at why some names just "feel right" while others don't and how vowels like "ee" create associations with smallness and sweetness while back vowels like "ah" sound bigger and more serious. Then, we look at dependent clauses and when it's OK to start a sent ...  Show more

Steph Young joins us to share her true tales of the afterlife! You can find her book on the subject, Proof of the Afterlife, at Amazon: https://amzn.to/40IlPHl Thanks Steph! -GRAMMARLY- I love using Grammarly to improve my writing here at The Spooky Studio. The right tone can mov ...  Show more

Heute gibt's bei Deutsches Geplapper wieder eine Kurzgeschichte, die dir dabei helfen wird, deinen Wortschatz zu erweitern und neue Satzstrukturen kennen zu lernen. Das Sprachenlernen kann mit Kurzgeschichten deutlich effektiver werden, weil unser Gehirn sich neue Informationen s ...  Show more

Spotlight tells the story of the Little Match Girl. This Hans Christian Andersen story is very famous. Many people tell it at Christmastime. But what is the meaning of this story? Is it happy or sad? Join this channel to get access to exclusive videos and script PDFs: https://www ...  Show more

Creator and proprietor of The Grammar Table, Ellen Jovin, joins Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy to talk about traveling the country to discuss grammar, learning the languages of New York, and finding joy in learning grammar.Featured ResourcesRebel with a ClausePatreon Extended Ep ...  Show more