2012-11-04 Words and Their Stories: Down to Earth
Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. Every week at this time, we tell about popular American words and expressions. Some of these are very old. Some…
2007-05-13 Numbers: I, for One, Use These Expressions Often
(MUSIC) Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today I will tell about expressions using numbers. Let us start with the number one. Numbers can be tricky.…
2007-05-06 Medical Terms: A Clean Bill of Health From the Doctor
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Many professions have their own words and expressions. This is true for the medical profession. Doctors use many technical…
2007-04-08 Chip on Your Shoulder: What Are You Going to Do About It?
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Every week at this time we tell the story of words and expressions used in American English. Some of…
2007-04-01 Colors: I’m Feeling Very Blue Today
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Every people has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions. Many everyday American expressions are based…
2007-02-25 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 of the grapevine. That is so because reports received through…
2007-02-18 Baloney: It’s Just Not True
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Baloney is a kind of sausage that many Americans eat often. The word also has another meaning in English.…
2007-02-11 Doughboy: Military Expressions
This is Phil Murray with WORDS AND THEIR STORIES, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. We tell about some common expressions in American English. (MUSIC) A…
2007-02-04 Feel The Pinch: The Pains of Economic Trouble
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. (MUSIC) In the nineteen thirties, a song, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?,” was very popular in the…
2007-01-21 In the Red: Better to Be in the Black
Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. I’m Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words and expressions used in business and the stock market. (MUSIC)…
2007-01-07 American expressions that are commonly used in business
I’m Phil Murray with Words and Their Stories, a program in Special English on the Voice of America. Today we tell about some American expressions that are commonly used in…
2006-12-03 To Touch All Bases: Baseball Rules!
Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) American English is full of colorful expressions. One such expression is, “to touch all bases.” It comes from the…
2006-11-05 Water: She Is In Hot Water
Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. (MUSIC) Expressions about water are almost as common as water itself. But many of the expressions using water have unpleasant…
2006-10-29 It Will Not Wash: Does It Work, or Not?
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Young Mister Smith had an idea for his employer. It was an idea for saving money for the…
2006-10-22 Losing It: It’s Hard When You Lose Control
I’m Susan Clark with the Special English program, Words and Their Stories. Tom Smith is the best hitter on his company’s baseball team. For weeks during the playing season, Tom…