Podcasts about illogicality

There is a lot about the English language that makes very little sense at all.In this episode we look at some of these illogicalities, paying close attention to homonyms, homographs, homophones, and even something called lonely negatives. How many words are there in English? English: The Mongrel Language A quick history of the English language: Anglo-Saxons, Vikings & French The scribes making English spelling very complicated The typesetters introducing new spellings Finding classical ancestry for words in English Confusing English #1: Homophones Fork candles vs. Four candles Confusing English #2: Homophonyms Confusing English #3: Homophographs Confusing English #4: Lonely Negatives An extremely confusing sentence Full transcript, subtitles and key vocabulary available on the website: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts/illogicality-of-english---You might like:

Professor Russell Stannard looks at the Wave/Particle Paradox and Neils Bohrs solution to it.

Transcript -- Professor Russell Stannard looks at the Wave/Particle Paradox and Neils Bohrs solution to it.

Professor Russell Stannard looks at the Wave/Particle Paradox and Neils Bohrs solution to it.

Transcript -- Professor Russell Stannard looks at the Wave/Particle Paradox and Neils Bohrs solution to it.