2012-06-17 Words and Their Stories: Farm Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. In the early days of human history, people survived by…
2012-06-10 Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for New Orleans and Las Vegas
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Many cities have interesting nicknames. Nicknames can help establish the…
2012-06-03 Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Philadelphia and Boston
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS and THEIR STORIES. Almost all American cities have nicknames. They help establish a…
2012-05-27 Words and Their Stories: Hold On
Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with expressions made using…
2012-05-20 Golden Rules and Golden Oldies
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Throughout history, gold has been a sign of purity, beauty…
2012-04-22 Words and Their Stories: Baloney
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat…
2012-04-15 Words and Their Stories: In the Red
Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words…
2012-04-08 Words and Their Stories: Bigwig
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Some expressions describe people who are important, or who at…
2012-04-01 Words and Their Stories: Feel The Pinch
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. In the nineteen thirties, a song, “Brother, Can…
2012-03-25 Words and Their Stories: A Final D.A.R.E.
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we talk about words like honeyfuggle and pinkletink, puckerbrush…
2012-03-18 Words and Their Stories: Some of Our Listeners’ Favorite Sayings
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses…
2012-03-11 Words and Their Stories: Proverbs, Part 1
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we talk about proverbs. A proverb is a short,…
2012-02-12 Words and Their Stories: Easy as Falling Off a Log
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Every people has its own way of saying things, its…
2012-02-05 Words and Their Stories: Apple Pie Order
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we tell about the expression, “apple pie order.” It…
2012-01-29 Words and Their Stories: Back, Shoulders and Chest
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. There are many American expressions that use parts of the…