A Word in Your Ear

A Word in Your Ear

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A Word in Your Ear: Christmas Language

Professor Roly Sussex explains the phrases of the festive season. 

A Word in Your Ear: Politeness

What does it mean to be polite, and has that changed in recent years? 

A Word in Your Ear: Pronunciations

Professor Roly Sussex clarifies some common pronunciation problems and why different places have differing ways of saying the same thing. 

A Word in Your Ear: Neologisms

Everyone loves a fresh turn of phrase, a new saying or an untested expression. These newly coined phrases are called neologisms. 

A Word in Your Ear: Broken Rules

It might shock you, but Professor Roly Sussex says some language rules are made to be broken.