2024-01-20 Marathon or Sprint?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the…
2024-01-13 Walk Before You Can Run
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the…
2024-01-06 Do You Color Inside or Outside the Lines?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today, let’s talk about a common art activity – coloring.…
2023-12-30 Goal! Do You Have One for 2024?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. December 31, 2023, means the new year 2024 is nearly…
2023-12-29 The World in Other Words in 2023
Many people consider choices from dictionary publishers, including artificial intelligence, authentic or rizz, to be “words of the year.” But…
2023-12-23 ‘Tis the Season!
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about the word “season.” We use this…
2023-12-16 When Does a Problem ‘Snowball’?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. If you live in a part of the world that…
2023-12-09 AI, Hallucinate, Authentic or Rizz for Word of the Year
As the year 2023 comes to a close, English language dictionary publishers are announcing their choices for word of the…
2023-12-02 It’s Time to ‘See the Light’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. In many places, the holiday season in December can be…
2023-11-27 Merriam-Webster Chooses ‘Authentic’ as Word of the Year
The dictionary company Merriam-Webster chose the word “authentic” as its word of the year for 2023. Something that is authentic…
2023-11-25 Take a Moment to ‘Count Your Blessings’
Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. There are certain times of the year when we stop…
2023-11-18 ‘State-of-the-Art’ Is the Best of Its Time
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore words and expressions in the…
2023-11-11 Are You ‘Sitting Pretty’?
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about being in a good place. And…
2023-11-04 ‘Straight from the Horse’s Mouth’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On today’s show, we will be talking about an animal…
2023-10-28 ‘Birds of a Feather …’
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore words and expressions in the…