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A Word in Your Ear

Society EN ↓ 248 episodes

Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex from the University of Queensland discusses the wonderful and odd aspects of English and many other languages.

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Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 30.01.2020

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

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

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

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

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 23.11.2019

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 06.07.2019

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

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

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

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

A Word in Your Ear with Roly Sussex 01.06.2019

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

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