2014-07-13 Words and Their Stories: State Nicknames, Part 2
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. As we told you last week, every American state has…
2014-06-29 Hold Your Horses!
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about “horse” expressions. In the past, many…
2014-06-22 Words and Their Stories: Dog Talk
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in…
2014-06-15 Words and Their Stories: Numbers, Part 02
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Last week, I told about the number one. Today, I…
2014-06-08 Words and Their Stories: Number One, Part 01
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today I will tell about expressions using numbers. Let us…
2014-05-25 Words and Their Stories: All About Eyes
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today’s program is all about eyes. When it comes to…
2014-05-18 Words and Their Stories: Nose and Ear Expressions
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A person’s nose is important for breathing and smelling. The…
2014-05-11 Words and Their Stories: Ace in the Hole
Now, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English by the Voice of America. It is surprising how many…
2014-05-04 Words and Their Stories: Mayday
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A listener from Venezuela sent us a question about the…
2014-04-27 Bigwig and Top Banana
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Some expressions describe people who are important — or who…
2014-04-20 Words and Their Stories: Belittle
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today’s word is “belittle.” It was first used by Thomas…
2014-04-06 Get Your ‘Kick’ with Words
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. From birth to death, the word “kick” has been given…
2014-03-30 Chip on Your Shoulder
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Every week at this time we tell the story of…
2014-03-23 What’s a GI Joe?
This is Phil Murray with Word and Their Stories, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We…
2014-03-16 From Couch Potato to Cabin Fever
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Some unusual words describe how a person spends his or…