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Zeitgeist Banana

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  • We're about the English language. What we love about it, what we hate about it. If you're learning English or you have an interest in our bastard tongue then this is for you.
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  • The Ballot Box - Elections and Election vocabulary

    The Ballot Box - Elections and Election vocabulary
    Jun 16 2024

    Welcome to Zeitgeist banana.

    Sign up for the LetThemTalkTV newsletter here. It's full of interesting insights and stories about the English language and it's free! http://eepurl.com/izRKww

    In this video I'm joined by Jon from the Monty English Podcast

    https://montyenglish.podbean.com/

    There are a lot of elections coming up around the world so we thought we'd make a video about election vocabulary so that next time you're following the news of an election in English you'll understand it better. Some of the expressions you might hear.

    Polling station

    Voting booth

    Ballot paper

    Ballot box

    The poll

    An opinion poll

    The count

    A recount

    A run-off

    The vote

    An MP (Member of Parliament) A postal vote

    A proxy vote

    A spoilt ballot paper.

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    16 mins
  • Dutch Influence on the English Language

    Dutch Influence on the English Language
    Feb 22 2022

    About 1% of the English language is Dutch including some very common words. In this episode Jon and Gideon delve into the history of the Dutch in English. You'll also learn some idioms with "Dutch" in them.

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    27 mins
  • How to be Bloody Funny: Dissecting English Humour

    How to be Bloody Funny: Dissecting English Humour
    Jan 26 2022

    Humour is arguably the most difficult thing for a non-native speaker to understand. There is so much word play and cultural references. In this episode we look at a few jokes and dissect them explaining why they are funny (or not)
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    28 mins
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brilliant podcast

I listen to every single episode and truly enjoy it. if you're a language geek like, you'll love it too ;)

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