Englishing Around

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Casey and Artёm take a dive into the wonderful world of English slang, grammar and pronunciation, occasionally doling out some advice to English learners.

Englishing Around


    • May 31, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 48m AVG DURATION
    • 14 EPISODES


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    E14 - The Wonders of Teaching English (with Drake Luongo)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2019 55:44


    Casey and Artёm are joined by Casey's countryman, Drake Luongo, for a fireside chat on the world of teaching English. Are we cultural ambassadors? Is there a difference in business etiquette between American and Post-Soviet companies? What do you do with bad students? And much more.

    E13 – The Articles in a Sentence

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2019 75:02


    Artёm and Casey talk about English's penchant for articles: a/an and the. What are the rules behind them? Is it necessary to use them? What different situations do they describe?

    E12 - Me And You, You And Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2019 54:01


    Casey and Artёm chat about why we say sentences like "this is me" and not "this is I", and explore related areas. Bernie Sanders is referenced.

    E11 - If I Made A Conditional Sentence

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 87:29


    Artёm and Casey give their thoughts on a myriad of ways that English people deal with and express "if" conditions. They tackle pretty much everything under the sun.

    E10 - Commas, however (pt. 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2019 40:27


    Casey and Artёm continue their discussion on commas, which morphs into a somewhat heated and confusing discussion on sentence-initial so, whether commas indicate a pause, and more.

    E9 - The Hypervisibility of Successful Exemplars

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 43:34


    Casey and Artёm discuss a string of biases in the world of language learning that can leave learners discouraged, but shouldn't.

    E8 - Commas, However (pt. 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 36:20


    Artёm and Casey have a look through sections of Michael Swan's book Practical English Usage where he talks about commas, and find out where they stand. They also pontificate on cross-language differences, pauses, and the oxford comma. Music: The Sound Spa

    E7 - To Be Continuoused

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019 49:33


    Casey and Artёm discuss the subtle flavors of English's present continuous tense. Topics include: whether there's a difference between "he looks good" and "he's looking good", why people say "I'm being serious", the curious case of Patreon, and much more. Music: The Sound Spa

    E6 - Schwa Schma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2019 49:59


    Artёm and Casey have a winding discussion about the ubiquitous schwa sound in English. Some disagreements ensue. Music: The Sound Spa

    E5 - Ben Shapiro's Future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2019 53:09


    Casey and Artёm react to a clip from Ben Shapiro about the English language in rap music. In the rambling conversation that ensues, they ponder: is it ok to put prepositions at the end of sentences? Why is "mumble rap" a trend these days? Is this a good thing? And much more. Music: The Sound Spa

    E4 - To Perfect Or Not To Perfect

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 36:15


    Artёm and Casey discuss two tenses that are a source of much tension in the world of English learning - the past simple and the present perfect. What's really going on here? How do Americans use these tenses compared to Brits? Is it a mistake if you say "I just ate lunch" instead of "I've just eaten lunch" (spoiler alert: it's not)? Music: The Sound Spa

    E3 - Verbing Nouns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 31:17


    Artёm and Casey talk about how English loves to turn nouns into verbs (e.g. "send me a message" becomes "message me"). Is it grammatically ok? How weird can it get? Music: The Sound Spa

    E2 - Is Pronunciation Important?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 29:33


    Casey gives his Top 5 reasons why focusing on pronunciation will help you in your journey through learning a foreign language (probably English...), and Artёm responds. Music: The Sound Spa

    E1 - Nouning Verbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2018 38:18


    Casey and Artёm talk about how English loves to turn verbs into nouns (e.g. "call me" becomes "give me a call"), with a variety of examples. How can English learners understand what's going on here? How can you use this to your advantage? Music: The Sound Spa

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