Weekly Audio Indigenous Languages in the UK

Teacher Joseph's Podcast

Weekly Audio: Indigenous Languages in the UK

100% Real Korean Conversation

Fake things in K-pop, Don't believe their marketing

In this episode we will explore the Idioms:
Pissing contest
Quit while you're ahead
Ride shotgun




The Jerome Meadows Experience

Learn English with The Alphabet of Idioms: P,Q,R

If you're looking to make a good first impression on a dating app, from your POV, you might think it would be a good idea to send a text using lots of abbreviations to make it seem like you're BFFs with the person you're texting.

But FWIW, according to a recent study from Stanford University and the University of Toronto, nobody likes receiving text abbreviations — not even young people.

Don't know those abbreviations? "POV" means "point of view," "BFF" means "best friend forever," and "FWIW" is "for what it's worth"!

Researchers studying the use of such abbreviations did a number of studies with several thousand people, and they found that texts using abbreviations were less likely to get replies. And writers using abbreviations were more likely to be seen as insincere.

Of course, we all use abbreviations — in one survey, it was found that 99% of people said they used them. But the researchers found that people don't like receiving texts with abbreviations, because rather than making them feel closer to the other person, it felt like the other person wasn't putting much effort into the conversation.

And while young people are even more likely to use abbreviations, they still felt that people who used them were insincere. Young people were also less likely to reply to such messages.

Lead researcher David Fang said we often put different amounts of effort into our conversations to show how important the other person is to us.

So it might be fine to put little effort into, say, a quick message to a delivery driver. But Fang said his team's results are especially important for people who really want to make a good impression — like at the beginning of a relationship!

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Want a Reply by Text? Don't Use Abbreviations!

Why we say "Don't be afraid!" but not "Don't afraid."

Common Mistakes

Afraid

Vocabulary:
world-renowned: famous around the world
dentist: doctor who works on teeth
dental: having to do with the teeth
gums: the pink part inside the mouth that holds the teeth
receptionist: person who works at the front desk
to numb up: to remove feeling or sensation 
arthritis: inflammation of the joints

Learn English with Stories

My Dream about a Mysterious Dentist

In this episode I talk about my recent experience with a hard drive failure. 
I talk a little about making back ups of data and what I learned from this painful experience.

Streetwise English

SWE #2 My Hard Drive Died

<<Marine, c'est bien toi ?>> Quel sentiment étrange d'entendre cette question lorsque l'on voyage à des milliers de kilomètre de chez soi et pourtant on dit aussi que finalement, le monde est petit.. Et vous avez-vous déjà croisé quelqu'un que vous connaissiez très loin de chez vous ?

Cher Journal

Episode 7 - Le monde est petit

British Accents: Focus on Birmingham (Brummy)