#325 The Secrets Behind English Word Origins (Gideon - LetThemTalkTV)

Gideon from the popular YouTube channel LetThemTalkTV joins us this week for a casual chat about various topics covered on his channel.

Gideon is an English teacher, YouTuber, and founder of LetThemTalk. His YouTube channel, LetThemTalkTV, started in 2012, has amassed over 600,000 subscribers and millions of views, providing valuable lessons on grammar, pronunciation, and the history of the English language.

In this episode, we cover the interesting origins of some words, American and British dialects and tips for learners, parts of English that we dislike, and why it's unnatural to say "Chips and fish".

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Chapters

• 0:00 Intro
• 3:27 Conversation Start
• 4:04 Gideon's YouTube Channel
• 9:54 Failed and Viral Videos
• 15:07 Is British English Dying?
• 17:02 American Words we Prefer
• 18:30 Should Learners Mix Dialects?
• 21:17 The Future of Language
• 22:41 Should We Learn Word History?
• 25:24 Word Origin Stories
• 30:22 Do you dislike modern English?
• 35:49 Binomials (Chips and Fish?)
• 38:57 Sink or Swim
• 43:53 Again and Again
• 49:20 By Leaps and Bounds
• 53:15 Where to Find Gideon