2009-05-17 Buff: Are You a Buff About Something?
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we tell about the word “buff.” The word buff…
2009-05-03 ‘Hair’ – More Than a Rock Musical
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A listener named Rita wants to learn about expressions with…
2009-04-12 Baseball Terms: This Is a Whole New Ballgame
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Baseball is America’s national sport. So it is not unusual…
2009-04-05 Proverbs: Ideas About How to Live
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we explain more popular proverbs. A proverb is a…
2009-03-22 Take This Medicine: The Story of the Sign ‘Rx’
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Every week at this time, the Voice of America tells…
2009-03-15 Apple Pie Order: When Everything is Just Perfect
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we tell about the expression, “apple pie order.” It…
2009-03-08 Back to Basics: Staying Down to Earth
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Every week at this time, we tell about popular American…
2009-03-01 Proverbs: Some Listeners’ Favorite Sayings
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A proverb is a short, well known saying that expresses…
2009-02-21 Heard It on the Grapevine: What? Who Told You That?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Some of the most exciting information comes by way…
2009-02-15 Have a Heart
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some expressions using the word heart.…
2009-02-08 To Buffalo: To Win by Trick or Threat
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today we tell about two words that are close in…
2009-02-01 Belittle: Thomas Jefferson First Used This Word
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Today’s word is belittle. It was first used by Thomas…
2008-12-28 Hang: Don’t Get Excited, Just Hang Loose
Now, the Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Hang is a simple word. But there are many meanings…
2009-01-25 Holding the Bag
Now, the VOA Special English program, WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Different people have different ways of saying things –…
2009-01-18 Touching All Bases: Baseball Rules
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) American English is full of colorful expressions. One such…