2016-03-03 Please Don’t Boycott Us!
From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. Each week we report on words and expressions commonly used…
2016-03-06 How Do You Talk About Everything?
From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. Today let’s talk about … everything. American English has many…
2016-02-28 Just Breathe
Hello and welcome to VOA Learning English’s Words and Their Stories! Every week, we bring you some common words, expressions…
2016-02-21 Touch: One Word, Many Uses
Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories! Touch is one of our five senses. It is our only language…
2016-02-14 Let’s Talk About Love, Baby
From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. In English, some people like to say that “Love makes…
2016-02-07 Are You a Snowbird or Snow Bunny?
Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English! Winters in parts of the United States can…
2016-01-31 Do You Know This Blizzard of Winter Words?
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories! People all over the world love to…
2016-01-24 Life in the Fast Lane
Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories — a weekly program from VOA Learning English. It can be said…
2016-01-17 Will: Do You Have It?
Hello! Welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week, we explain how to use common…
2016-01-10 Let’s Get Down to the Nitty-Gritty!
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. This is a program about the history…
2016-01-03 Have You Ever ‘Stolen’ A Kiss?
Hello! Welcome to the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories, where every word has a story. And Happy…
2015-12-27 What Is Your Achilles’ Heel?
Hello! And welcome to Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. The Greek poet Homer…
2015-12-20 This Holiday Season, Don’t Be A Scrooge!
Hello! And welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. It is the holiday season in many…
2015-12-13 Burning Bridges Is a Bold Move: in War and in Life
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Every language has common words that are…
2015-12-06 ‘Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire!’
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. “Liar, liar, pants on fire!” Children all…