A Word in Your Ear

A Word in Your Ear: Punctuation 02.11.2023 21:21 ↓

Is it exclamation points, or exclamation marks? What's the deal with the full stop, apostophe and comma?

A Word in Your Ear: American influences 26.10.2023 21:32 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses American influences on the English language.

A Word in Your Ear: Stress words 19.10.2023 21:35 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex, discusses where to put the emphasis on words.

A Word in Your Ear: Age 12.10.2023 22:19 ↓

The word 'old' has come to have some rather peculiar connotations. 

A Word in Your Ear: Phrasal verbs 05.10.2023 25:41 ↓

Break down, luck out! Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex discusses phrasal verbs.

A Word in Your Ear: Football words 28.09.2023 19:19 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses the language of football.

A Word in Your Ear: Politeness 14.09.2023 30:26 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses the language of being polite.

A Word in Your Ear: Gardening terminology 07.09.2023 24:13 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex, discusses terms related to your garden.

A Word in Your Ear: Signals and Signs 31.08.2023 22:58 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses the effectiveness of signals, symbols and signs.

A Word in Your Ear: English's evolution 24.08.2023 23:14 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses the evolution of the English language.

A Word in Your Ear: Sports nicknames 17.08.2023 19:06 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses the nicknames we give our favourite sports players.

A Word in Your Ear: Americanisms 20.07.2023 23:10 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses Americanisms.

A Word in Your Ear: Eponyms 13.07.2023 22:13 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses eponyms.

A Word in Your Ear: Echo phrases 06.07.2023 30:32 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses echo phrases.

A Word in Your Ear: All about 'u' 29.06.2023 21:32 ↓

Are we succumbing to American-isms?

A Word in Your Ear: Spelling and Pronunciations 22.06.2023 24:21 ↓

The ABC's Lord of Language, the Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex,  discusses spelling and pronunciation. 

A Word in Your Ear: Battle of the English 15.06.2023 25:20 ↓

Depending on whether you're speaking the King's English, the POTUS English, or good old 'Strayan English, the one language can sound entirely different. 

A Word in Your Ear: Back in Queensland 08.06.2023 19:54 ↓

Fresh off the back of his European tour, Professor Roly Sussex is finally back in Queensland to share a word in your ear.

A Word in Your Ear: A word from Huddersfield 01.06.2023 17:39 ↓

Professor Roly Sussex is away on a European tour, but he hasn't stopped sharing his linguistic lessons.

A Word in Your Ear: A word from Estonia 18.05.2023 16:56 ↓

Professor Roly Sussex is away on a European tour, but he hasn't stopped sharing his linguistic learnings. Roly joins Kat Feeney all the way from Estonia in northern Europe.

A Word in Your Ear: Ekka terminology 04.05.2023 20:58 ↓

It's officially 100 days until Queensland can celebrate its Royal Show - the beloved Ekka! But why do we call it the Ekka? And where did the term "sideshow alley" come from? Professor Roly Sussex is digging into the Ekka terminology.

A Word in Your Ear: English verbs 27.04.2023 15:24 ↓

In school, you were probably taught they were the 'doing words'. But are English verbs a bit more complicated than that?  Professor Roly Sussex investigates verbs and how they've evolved over time.

A Word in Your Ear: Filler words 20.04.2023 20:13 ↓

Have you ever, erm, noticed, like, how many times people totally say words they actually don't even need in a sentence?  Turns out, it's a lot. This week, Professor Roly Sussex is culling the redundant words we use to fill the silence.

A Word in Your Ear: Demonyms 13.04.2023 22:07 ↓

Are you an 'er', an 'ese', an 'an', an 'ee', an 'ian' or an 'ish'?There are so many different suffixes to describe the place you come from. Professor Roly Sussex breaks down the complexities of demonyms.