Words And Their Stories

2010-06-20 Words and Their Stories: Mouth Expressions

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES.People use their mouths for many things. They eat, talk, shout…

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2010-06-13 Words and Their Stories: Bird Words

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Today we explain some expressions about birds. For example,…

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2010-06-06 Words and Their Stories: 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…

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2010-05-30 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 the…

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2010-05-23 Words and Their Stories: Green Expressions

Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Green is an important color in nature. It is the…

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2010-05-16 Words and Their Stories: Money Talks

I'm Susan Clark with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. People often…

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2010-05-09 Words and Their Stories: More Clothing Expressions

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Last week, I explained some English expressions about clothes. Everything…

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2010-05-02 Words and Their Stories: Clothing Expressions

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Have you ever considered all the English expressions that include…

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2010-04-25 Words and Their Stories: English Expressions That Don’t Pan Out

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Today's word, pan, takes us back to the days of the…

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2010-04-17 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…

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2010-04-11 Words and Their Stories: Swan Song

Now, the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) Every people has its own way of saying things, its…

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2010-04-04 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…

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2010-03-28 Words and Their Stories: 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…

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2009-11-08 Words and Their Stories: Wildcat

Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the word wildcat. (MUSIC) Humans have always…

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2010-03-21 Words and Their Stories: Nicknames for Cleveland and Detroit

Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Many American cities have interesting nicknames. Nicknames can help establish…

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