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A Word in Your Ear

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A Word in Your Ear
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  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word in Your Ear: May Free For All

    2026/05/25 | 24 mins.
    Professor Roly Sussex answers all of your language questions.
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word in Your Ear: Christmas Language

    2025/12/08 | 25 mins.
    Professor Roly Sussex explains the phrases of the festive season.
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word in Your Ear: Politeness

    2025/12/01 | 24 mins.
    What does it mean to be polite, and has that changed in recent years?
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word in Your Ear: Pronunciations

    2025/11/17 | 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

    A Word in Your Ear: Neologisms

    2025/11/10 | 28 mins.
    Everyone loves a fresh turn of phrase, a new saying or an untested expression. 
    These newly coined phrases are called neologisms.
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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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