Words, Words, Words 15: HWÆT!

Put that Twinkie down, you slob, and let's talk about GLUTTONY. The fourth circle of hell is where Dante encounters the people who lived their lives scarfing down cannoli and now spend their afterlife getting pelted with slime and chewed up by the three-headed beast Cerberus. It' ...  Show more

We're in hell for real now. Dante enters the circle of the lustful, where the sinister King Minos strips souls naked and condemns them to their proper place. What does that mean? What does it mean to be "evil-born," and what does Dante show us about the nature of lust? Not, it tu ...  Show more

A podcast for English learners! Improve your listening skills, practice your pronunciation, learn new vocabulary! This episode, I'm chatting with Aurora! We chatted about the differences in the French and English sound worlds, learning English working in a pub (in this case, the ...  Show more

Follow the crowd and learn a new English expression! 

Please listen and download for free as Chris from English reads this poem: I take it you already know Of tough and bough and cough and dough? Others may stumble, but not you, On hiccough, thorough, lough and through? Well done! And now you wish, perhaps, To learn of less familiar ...  Show more

Today’s expression and dialog: to hone Go ahead. How will you start your speech? Well, um, okay: “Yo, what’s up ladies and gentlemen…” Yo? What’s up? I think you need to hone your communication skills. Oh…how about… “Check this out, ladies and gentlemen…” Come on! This is your gr ...  Show more