2015-04-26 When It Comes to Money, Black Is Better Than Red
Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words…
2015-04-19 Early American Railroads Shape Modern Language
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week, we tell about American expressions and where they…
2015-04-12 American Expressions in the Home
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or…
2015-04-05 Expressions From the World of Bugs
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. There are many American expressions about insects — like bees,…
2015-03-29 Don’t Panic!
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Have you ever felt pure fear, a fear that makes…
2015-03-22 Green Means Spring and Other Things
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Green is an important color in nature. It is the…
2015-03-15 ‘Beware the Ides of March’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. People who believe in luck and bad luck — that…
2015-02-15 Is Your Plan Sustainable?
Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. You hear the word sustainable often in the news and…
2015-01-25 Let’s Do Business!
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. There are many special terms in the world of business.…
2015-01-19 Has Fate Brought Us Together?
Is it fate that brings us together today? No, not fate. It is simply time for Words and Their Stories.…
2015-01-11 Are You in the Homeland Generation?
Now the VOA Learning English program Words and their Stories. The word homeland is getting new attention in the United…
2014-12-07 Salt Is More Than a Four-Letter Word
On today’s Words and Their Stories we talk about a common word, a small word, but a word that is…
2014-11-27 Turkey: A Case of Mistaken Identity
And now another edition of Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. Thanksgiving is one…
2014-11-23 What’s the Matter?
Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. The English language has a number of hard-working words. People…
2014-11-16 Don’t Get Caught in a Catch-22
Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. I’m Anna Matteo with the expression, Catch-22.…