In this episode, we’re talking about the seaside, and childhood memories of holidays in seaside towns - the Idiom of the Week is ‘A drop in the ocean’, among others. Like us on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/properenglish2019 ), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or Tumblr (properenglish). Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (@properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer! This podcast uses this sound from freesound: Wave...
Aug 27, 2019•10 min•Ep. 18
We’re back onto one of our favourite subjects this week - food! This epísode is mostly about Alison’s favourite meal, the Sunday roast dinner - and the Idiom of the Week is ‘Set a sprat to catch a mackerel’. Like us on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/properenglish2019 ), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or Tumblr (properenglish). Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (@properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer!...
Aug 20, 2019•10 min•Ep. 17
In this episode, we talk about how we address each other - sir, madam, doctor, professor, that sort of thing. This week’s idiom is ‘Out of the blue’ - and keep listening after the closing music for a masterclass in how not to pronounce ‘Two thousand and eleven’. Like us on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/properenglish2019 ), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or Tumblr (properenglish). Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (@prope...
Aug 13, 2019•11 min•Ep. 16
In this episode, we talk about the most important meal of the day - the Full English Breakfast! The idiom of the week is ‘to open a can of worms’. Like us on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/properenglish2019 ), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4), to keep up to date with what we have lined up. Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (@properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer!...
Aug 06, 2019•9 min•Ep. 15
In this episode, we're considering the differences between the words 'comfortable' and 'convenient' and talking about the origins and meaning of the idiom 'The last straw'. Like us on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/properenglish2019 ), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4), to keep up to date with what we have lined up. Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (@properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer!...
Jul 30, 2019•8 min•Ep. 14
We're looking at phrasal verbs again in this episode - this time, we're concentrating on the ones we regularly use around the house. 'Let the dog see the rabbit' is 'Idiom of the Week' - we'll be talking about what it means and where it originally comes from. Like us on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/properenglish2019 ), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4), to keep up to date with what we have lined up. Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on...
Jul 23, 2019•9 min•Ep. 13
We're coming to you from an echoey hotel room on the outskirts of the Spanish city of Badajoz - and this time, we're taking a little break from English grammar to talk to you about... fish and chips! We'll also be considering the origins and meaning of the idiom 'Once in a blue moon'. Like us on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/properenglish2019 ), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4), to keep up to date with what we have lined up. Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related q...
Jul 16, 2019•9 min•Ep. 12
It's summer, and we're out on a day trip! We're close to the beautiful old city of Tomar, and we're chatting with our first guest - Emma of Portuguese Language Lessons - about the building blocks of the English language: nouns, verbs, adjectives, adjectives and prepositions! Like us on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/properenglish2019 ), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4), to keep up to date with what we have lined up. Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, w...
Jul 12, 2019•14 min•Ep. 11
In this episode, we talk about phrasal verbs related to travel, and consider what we mean when we say something ‘fell off the back of a lorry’. Like us on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/properenglish2019 ), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4), to keep up to date with what we have lined up. Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (@properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer!...
Jul 09, 2019•10 min•Ep. 10
In this episode we discuss indefinite articles, and talk about what we mean when we say we’re ‘over-egging the pudding’.
Jul 02, 2019•8 min•Ep. 9
