A Word in Your Ear

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 30.01.2020 27:29 ↓

Nicknames are a wonderful part of language play and are very well developed in Australia. Professor Roly Sussex explains.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 14.12.2019 24:12 ↓

Everyone has a headful of English; not everyone can explain how it all works

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 07.12.2019 33:14 ↓

Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about the role of accents in the differences and development of the English language.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 30.11.2019 31:38 ↓

Why and which Americanisms have crept into every day use in Australian English?

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 23.11.2019 33:32 ↓

When it comes to pronunciation, what is standard, who decides, and how much variation is acceptable? Allow Professor Roly Sussex to explain.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 09.11.2019 22:28 ↓

Vow and Declare - A Melbourne Cup winner and the subject matter with Roly Sussex this week as we talk doublets

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 02.11.2019 27:22 ↓

Can language exist without culture? No jokes about it - Professor Roly Sussex talks ‘Globish'

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 26.10.2019 31:42 ↓

Giddy Up! Professor Roly Sussex isn't horsing around in another escapade of equine expressions

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 19.10.2019 30:38 ↓

Is it blowing a gale? Or raining cats and dogs? It's quite the heated subject - we're talking weather with Professor Roly Sussex

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 12.10.2019 24:23 ↓

As we move from football to the racing season, Professor Roly Sussex is going hell for leather with equine expressions.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 21.09.2019 32:08 ↓

Professor Roly Sussex is joined by a special guest, Professor Tor Hundloe, to talk about the language of economics.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 14.09.2019 25:10 ↓

Professor Roly Sussex is trawling for examples of where one word has lots of different meanings.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 31.08.2019 29:01 ↓

Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about why jargon's necessary and appropriate in its in-house context, but why it can be vile elsewhere.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 24.08.2019 26:55 ↓

Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about words which should be struck from the English language.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 17.08.2019 28:02 ↓

Where should we put the stress on words with more than one syllable? Professor Roly Sussex settles a few arguments.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 27.07.2019 24:59 ↓

Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about why some places are spelt and pronounced differently in different langauges.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 20.07.2019 21:20 ↓

Professor Roly Sussex has been in the Czech Republic and is chatting about English words of Slavic origin.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 13.07.2019 23:05 ↓

Why is Latin perfect for romantic scholars? Allow Professor Roly Sussex to explain.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 06.07.2019 30:45 ↓

Sushi, wasabi, and tofu. Professor Roly Sussex is chatting about the Japanese words we use in everyday English.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 22.06.2019 26:26 ↓

Going forward, Professor Roly Sussex hopes you'll take some learnings from his chat about business jargon.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 15.06.2019 28:54 ↓

Using titles is one way of emphasising courtesy but, argues Professor Roly Sussex, it is declining fast in contemporary Australia.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 08.06.2019 24:20 ↓

Tackling the age-old debate about how to pronounce maroon.

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 01.06.2019 25:32 ↓

Who owns the word 'football' and why? Professor Roly Sussex explains.