Podcast Episodes

What's the difference between INCOMING and UPCOMING?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/whats-the-difference-between-incoming-and-upcoming/ 

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2 years, 5 months ago

How do we pronounce acronyms in English?

Today's question is about how to pronounce acronyms - terms like CEO - do we say their letters, or do we pronounce them as a word?

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2 years, 5 months ago

What's the difference between a COOK and a CHEF?

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/whats-the-difference-between-a-cook-and-a-chef/

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2 years, 5 months ago

I will travel, I am traveling, or I will be traveling?

Our question of the day is about the future in English - what's the most natural way to talk about future plans?

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2 years, 5 months ago

Should we say IN the end or AT the end?

Should we say "in the end" or "at the end"?

The answer is both, in slightly different situations.

"In the end" is more metaphorical, and "at the end"…

2 years, 5 months ago

Can you end a sentence with a preposition in English?

The answer is YES in some cases and NO in others!

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/can-you-end-a-sentence-with-a-preposition-in-…

2 years, 5 months ago

Is LOOK an action verb or a state verb?

Our question of the day - is "look" a state verb or an action verb? It can be both.

Lesson text & video: https://www.espressoenglish.net/is-look-an-…

2 years, 5 months ago

How to pronounce words starting with CON-?

A student asks, "How do you pronounce CON at the beginning of English words?" It depends – there are two pronunciations depending on whether that syl…

2 years, 5 months ago

What's the difference between RARE & SCARCE?

Question: what's the difference between "rare" and "scarce"? Both of them describe things that are uncommon or hard to find, but there are two differ…

2 years, 5 months ago

How well do YOU know prepositions?

How well do YOU know prepositions in English? Let's find out! This is a quiz lesson. I'll show you a sentence and give you three possible words to co…

2 years, 5 months ago