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  • A Word in Your Ear: CB Radio Slang
    From "10-4" to "hammer down", Professor Roly Sussex unlocks the secret language of the roads.
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    26:05
  • A Word in Your Ear: French Influences
    Professor Roly Sussex takes us on a journey through history and language to explore France's lasting influence on the English vocabulary. 
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    23:03
  • A Word in Your Ear: Words of the Kitchen
    Have you ever thought about why we call the objects in our kitchen whatever we call them?
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    23:16
  • A Word in Your Ear: Female Phrasing
    Professor Roly Sussex unpacks the different ways women communicate, and how these contrasts emerged.
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    22:49
  • A Word in Your Ear: Analysing the Alphabet
    Professor Roly Sussex discusses the origins and uses of our 26 letters, and explains why we don't use a phonetic alphabet. 
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    27:37

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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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