The Level Up English Podcast
🇬🇧 I'm Michael Lavers and this podcast will help you improve your English. I'm an online English teacher for students learning as a second language. In this podcast, I answer your questions about learning and help you achieve your goals in British English. Once a month I talk to a teacher or expert on topics related to language.
The Level Up English Podcast
#229 The History of English with Kevin Stroud
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Michael Lavers, Kevin Stroud
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Season 1
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Episode 229
Kevin Stroud from the History of English Podcast joins me for a fascinating discussion and dive into... well, the history of English!
In this episode, we talk about a variety of things, including:
In this episode, we talk about a variety of things, including:
- Why TH doesn't have its own letter
- In what part of England the language was standardised?
- When did the first dictionaries come
- Why there are so many French words in English
- Why we have so many silent letters
- Why we have different words for animals and meat (pig, pork)
- Where English surnames come from
- And more!
Don't miss this one! If you have any trouble understanding some of the difficult terms in this episode, the YouTube video version will have some definitions on screen. The Member's Transcript will help even more.
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