Confusing Country Names

In the evening of October 4, 1997, a large cash haul of about $17.3 million was stolen from the Loomis Fargo & Co. vault in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was one of the largest cash robberies in history. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the work of criminal masterminds. The plot was quic ...  Show more

In February 1943, the United States Army saw its first major battle of World War II.They confronted the German Afrika Korps in the mountains of Tunisia at Kasserine Pass. It was, to put it bluntly, a disaster and one of the most humiliating defeats in the history of the American ...  Show more

JOIN THE CONVERSATION CLUB  -- https://www.patreon.com/thinkinginenglish   In English, we call Germany “Germany”; in German, it is “Deutschland”; in Japanese it is “Doitsu”; in French it is “Allemagne.” Today I want to look at why countries have different names in different la ...  Show more

This podcast has been heard in 35 countries. I say each of the country names in slow English and give the adjective form of the country name to explain what a person is called if they are from that country. I also explain the idiom, “see eye to eye.” I hope you enjoy.

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Les noms de pays peuvent avoir différentes origines. Rarement, un pays porte le nom d’un individu qu’il soit mythique ou réel.Aujourd’hui nous allons parler d’un homme d’affaires qui a décidé de donner son propre nom à un pays, Voir Acast.com/privacy pour les informations sur la ...  Show more

Does your name have any special meaning? Do you like your name? What name do your parents/relatives call you? Would you like to change your name? Does anyone in your family have the same name as you? Are there any differences between how people name their children now and in the ...  Show more