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Expression: All of a sudden
Episode 876
Learn the English expression, "all of a sudden."
Get the full story and learning resources: https://plainenglish.com/expressions/all-of-a-sudden
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10 hours ago
Should you 'Skip intro'?
Episode 875
Today's story: Television title sequences began as a way to introduce shows and credit the people who made them. As viewing habits changed from chann…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Expression: With a straight face
Episode 874
Learn the English expression, "with a straight face." (Can you keep one?)
Get the full story and learning resources: https://plainenglish.com/expressi…
1 week ago
Diet Coke and Coca-Cola Zero Sugar are the new cola rivals
Episode 873
Today's story: The 'cola wars' of the 1980s and 1990s pitted Coca-Cola against Pepsi. Both brands had their classic recipes and their 'diet' alternat…
1 week, 3 days ago
Expression: Grow up
Episode 872
Learn the English expression "grow up" (and why even fully grown adults sometimes need to do it sometimes)
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2 weeks ago
Free and cheap houses in Japan (with a catch)
Episode 871
Today's story: Japan has millions of vacant homes, especially in rural areas where populations are shrinking. Some of these properties, known as akiy…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Expression: Boil over
Episode 870
Learn the English phrasal verb, "boil over."
Get the full story and learning resources: https://plainenglish.com/expressions/boil-over
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3 weeks ago
Paris catacombs reopen after renovation
Episode 869
Today's story: Beneath the streets of Paris is a huge network of underground tunnels filled with the bones of millions of former residents. Originall…
3 weeks, 3 days ago
Expression: Hold out hope
Episode 868
Learn the English expression, "hold out hope"
Get the full story and learning resources: https://plainenglish.com/expressions/hold-out-hope
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4 weeks ago
Route 66 and the classic American road trip
Episode 867
Today's story: Route 66 was created in 1926 as part of America’s new national highway system and soon became a symbol of freedom, migration, and adve…
1 month ago