Words And Their Stories

2017-08-20 Seeing an Eclipse Is Good! Being Eclipsed Is Not

Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore the origin and…

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2017-08-13 When Do We ‘Eat Crow?’

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of…

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2017-08-06 Your ‘Dirty Laundry’ Has Nothing to Do With Clothes

Now, from VOA Learning English, it's time for Words and Their Stories. On this program you can learn English expressions…

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2017-09-17 Different Ways to Pass and Fail

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of…

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2017-09-03 Shhh! The Walls Have Ears!

Now it's time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. On this program, we explore common…

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2017-12-24 ‘Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth’

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of…

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2017-12-17 Are You in the ‘Driver’s Seat’ or ‘Asleep at the Wheel’?

Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore common expressions in American English. Today, we…

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2017-12-10 Expressions for the Road!

Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. The United States is a big country with many, many roads.…

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2017-11-29 ‘Complicit’ Is Dictionary.com’s Word of the Year

Every year, language researchers and dictionary publishers choose a "Word of the Year." The word often reflects the news or…

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2017-11-26 What Does It Mean to Go ‘Haywire?’

Welcome to Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English! Today, we are going on a make-believe trip to the…

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2017-11-12 Pig or Pork? Cow or Beef?

Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we often talk about the origins of words…

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2017-11-19 Expressions From a Thanksgiving Meal

Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. In the United States, it is almost time…

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2017-11-05 It’s the Season to Squirrel Something Away!

Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. In many parts of the United States, temperatures…

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2017-10-31 ‘It Was a Dark and Stormy Night’

During the Halloween season, one popular activity is to visit a haunted house. As a child, some of my earliest and…

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2017-10-29 This House Is Haunted!

Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. In most parts of the United States, the month of October…

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