Simplified Speech #116 – Our favourite English words
Episode description
Have you ever thought about what your favourite word is in the English language? In this interesting Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Kassy talk about their favourite and least favourite English words. Tune in to find out what they are.
This episode is full of interesting English phrases and slang words that are sure to boost your English speaking fluency. Our Simplified Speech series is perfect for intermediate English language learners looking to take their speaking and listening skills to the next level.
Fun fact
In 2016, Oxford University Press ran a survey to find the most hated word in the English language. More than 10,000 people were surveyed, and the word moist was voted the least-liked English word in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Expressions included in the study guide
- Onomatopoeia
- Bookworm
- Zany/wacky
- To make a comeback
- A bunch of malarkey
- Noob
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Simplified Speech #116 – Our favourite English words
Episode description
Have you ever thought about what your favourite word is in the English language? In this interesting Simplified Speech episode, Andrew and Kassy talk about their favourite and least favourite English words. Tune in to find out what they are. This episode is full of interesting English phrases and slang words that are sure to boost your English speaking fluency. Our Simplified Speech series is perfect for intermediate English language learners looking to take their speaking and listening skills to the next level.Fun fact
In 2016, Oxford University Press ran a survey to find the most hated word in the English language. More than 10,000 people were surveyed, and the word moist was voted the least-liked English word in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia.Expressions included in the study guide
- Onomatopoeia
- Bookworm
- Zany/wacky
- To make a comeback
- A bunch of malarkey
- Noob
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Sign inHosts: Andrew Bates and Kassy White
Music: Something Elated by Broke For Free
Episode preparation/research: Andrew Bates
Audio editor: Kevin Moorehouse
Transcriptionist: Heather Bates
Study guide writer: Kassy White
English editor: Stephanie MacLean
Business manager: Tsuyoshi Kaneshima
Image: Pisit Heng (Unsplash.com)
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