You Know. Doppelganger. Trademarks. Funnily. ...

1217. This week, we talk to Florence Hazrat, author of "On the Mark," about how punctuation evolved over 2,000 years. We look at why ancient Greek and Roman writing had no spaces between words, how a librarian in Alexandria introduced the first marks to help readers, and why the ...  Show more

1216. In honor of Labor Day, we look at occupational surnames — why Baker, Cooper, and Fletcher sound like jobs, and why Wainwright, Chandler, and Fuller were jobs too, even though they don't sound like it anymore. We also look at how names like Webster and Baxter preserve an Old ...  Show more

Subscribe to the transcripts at https://www.allearsenglish.com/subscribe   Do you like to drop random trivia facts in conversation? Today you get four ways to introduce your fun fact in a way that won't make it seem so random. Listen in for top connection tips today. Learn more a ...  Show more

This is a fun episode where we look at some famous advertising slogans from different companies and analyse why they work so well, but also take from interesting English lessons from each one. We'll be learning things like alteration, oxymorons, and also some very smart wordplay ...  Show more

Do you know which fork to use at a fancy dinner? How to ask for a raise? How to decipher a thirst trap?? All these questions and more are answered when Dean, Jared and guest co-host Sydney Lotuaco talk to the “Duchess of Decorum”! We’re hanging out with Pattie Ehsaei who went ...

we cover a LOT in this episode.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy