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A Word in Your Ear: Christmas Language
12/08/2025 | 25 mins.Professor Roly Sussex explains the phrases of the festive season.A Word in Your Ear: Politeness
12/01/2025 | 24 mins.What does it mean to be polite, and has that changed in recent years?A Word in Your Ear: Pronunciations
11/17/2025 | 19 mins.Professor Roly Sussex clarifies some common pronunciation problems and why different places have differing ways of saying the same thing.A Word in Your Ear: Neologisms
11/10/2025 | 28 mins.Everyone loves a fresh turn of phrase, a new saying or an untested expression.
These newly coined phrases are called neologisms.A Word in Your Ear: Broken Rules
10/27/2025 | 25 mins.It might shock you, but Professor Roly Sussex says some language rules are made to be broken.
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About A Word in Your Ear
Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex from the University of Queensland discusses the wonderful and odd aspects of English and many other languages.
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