Podcasts about proper english

Brad and Dave discuss using rewards and add-ons in a Kickstarter campaign. Then, they tackle the problem of whether your dialogue should feature proper English or your character's "natural" speech.Today's showKickstarter mistake — confusing rewards with add-onsCheck out Dave's Kickstarter at Newdrivebook.comShould you write in proper English?UPDATE: Reuben Awards — two live ComicLab shows on Thursday, Aug. 22How to start at the very beginningSummaryIn this conversation, Brad and Dave discuss their experiences with building Lego sets and building a gaming PC. They also talk about the importance of structuring Kickstarter rewards and add-ons, and the psychology behind offering choices to backers. They emphasize the need to make a profit on add-ons and to account for them in the Kickstarter goal. They also mention the upcoming live shows at the National Cartoonist Society Reuben Awards and discuss the possibility of future speaking engagements. In this part of the conversation, Brad and Dave discuss the balance between writing in proper English and writing dialogue that sounds natural. They emphasize the importance of considering the audience and the potential reach of the comic. They also discuss the use of slang and specific language choices, highlighting the need to make slight modifications to appeal to a wider audience. They stress the importance of using punctuation properly, especially in comedy, where timing is crucial. They also provide advice for aspiring comic creators, encouraging them to start making comics and to seek opportunities for publication, even if it means facing potential embarrassment.TakeawaysBuilding LEGO sets and a gaming PC can be challenging and require attention to detail.When structuring Kickstarter rewards, it's important to offer a variety of options and price tiers to appeal to different backers.Add-ons can be a profitable addition to a Kickstarter campaign, but it's crucial to ensure they are priced to make a profit.Digital rewards can be a significant source of income for a Kickstarter campaign and have the advantage of no shipping costs.Live shows and speaking engagements can be exciting opportunities for cartoonists to connect with their audience and expand their reach. When deciding on the language and dialogue choices for your comic, consider the audience and potential reach of your comic.Making slight modifications to appeal to a wider audience can help you reach more readers.Proper punctuation is crucial, especially in comedy, as it affects timing and delivery.Start making comics and learn from your mistakes. Seek opportunities for publication to improve your craft.Embrace the potential for embarrassment as a learning experience and a way to improve your skills. You get great rewards when you join the ComicLab Community on Patreon$2 — Early access to episodes$5 — Submit a question for possible use on the show AND get the exclusive ProTips podcast. Plus $2-tier rewards.Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the author of The Webcomics Handbook. Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.

“Irreligion, the lack or rejection of religious beliefs or practices. Irreligion is a broad concept that encompasses many different positions and draws upon an array of philosophical and intellectual perspectives, including atheism, agnosticism, skepticism, rationalism, and secularism. These perspectives themselves are multifaceted, such that people who are irreligious may hold a wide variety of specific beliefs about religion or be related to religion in varied ways. Around the world, hundreds of millions of people do not identify with any religion, particularly in China, which is officially an atheist state. The term irreligion can be challenging to apply in specific circumstances and is frequently characterized differently depending on context. Surveys of religious belief sometimes use lack of identification with a religion as a marker of irreligion. However, this can be misleading, as in some cases a person may identify with a religious cultural institution while not actually holding the doctrines of that institution or participating in its religious practice. Some scholars define irreligion as the active rejection of religion, as opposed to the mere absence of religion. “ I learned that “Spare the rod, spoil the child”, “Trinity” “Denomination”, and “The Lord helps those who help themselves” are not in the Bible. “An interesting quote from the 1915 “Gospel Advocate” (Pg 589) says: “The word ‘Church' is really not a translation of any word that was used by either Christ or His Apostles, but is the Anglican form of a different word which Roman Catholicism substituted in place of the word used by Christ and His Apostles… It is in our english scriptures by order of King James, who instructed his translators of 1611 not to translate the word “Ecclesia” by either ‘Congregation' or ‘Assembly' but to use the word ‘Church' instead of a translation.” “What does the word “Church” mean and from where did it come from? The scriptures? No.” “The word “Church” is neither Hebrew nor Greek. In point of fact, when these languages were translated into English Bibles, the word “Church” was already in existence. The greek word used in the renewed covenant for “Church” is “Ekklesia” which basically means “Called Out ones”. Ekklesia does not refer to a building, but rather a group of people. Proper English translations should read: Congregation, Assembly or Group. Strangely in Acts 19:32, 39 and 41, Ekklesia is the word that is translated as “Assembly”, but in other passages, it is translated as “Church”. Jesus and His disciples never spoke the word religion. “The term religion comes from both Old French and Anglo-Norman (1200s AD) and means respect for sense of right, moral obligation, sanctity, what is sacred, reverence for the gods.[15][16] It is ultimately derived from the Latin word religiō. According to Roman philosopher Cicero, religiō comes from relegere: re (meaning "again") + lego (meaning "read"), where lego is in the sense of "go over", "choose", or "consider carefully". Contrarily, some modern scholars such as Tom Harpur and Joseph Campbell have argued that religiō is derived from religare: re (meaning "again") + ligare ("bind" or "connect"), which was made prominent by St. Augustine following the interpretation given by Lactantius in Divinae institutiones, IV, 28.[17][18] The medieval usage alternates with order in designating bonded communities like those of monastic orders: "we hear of the 'religion' of the Golden Fleece, of a knight 'of the religion of Avys'".[19] “From Middle English sinne, synne, sunne, zen, from Old English synn ("sin"), from Proto-West Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunjō ("truth, excuse") and *sundī, *sundijō ("sin"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from *h₁sónts ("being, true", implying a verdict of "truly guilty" against an accusation or charge), from *h₁es- ("to be"); compare Old English sōþ ("true"; see sooth). Doublet of suttee.” --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/antonio-myers4/support

Alara Vural is 1/2 Turkish, 1/2 British and 100% delightful. I'd listen to her read the phone book. She's missing her calling as a voiceover artist! We talk housework (she hates it), her local pub (she adores it) and marketing messaging (her SUPERPOWER). Then we talk about God, the Universal Spirit and connecting with all that. WOW!!! It's a LOT Y'ALL! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today Brandi discusses speaking properly. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/babblingwithbrandi/message

When I speak, when I write, and I'm writing for MYSELF and for Cutting Chai Stories, I write how I speak, and how I speak is peppered with desi slang.   Just the word desi, for instance, which I just used. It means someone who comes from the des, or desh, which in this case means India. So I *could* have said Indian slang, but that's not the way I speak, and it's not the way I think.   Those of us who come from non-English speaking countries and cultures that are not the ones we live in, well, we have our own words and our own ways of saying things. I talked about this a little bit in the last episode, when we were talking about words that don't have exact translations in English, coz they are closely connected to the CULTURE or lifestyle or worldview of the people who speak that language.   Personally, I do this unconsciously. I use the word “desi” in my speech a lot to talk about Indians and so that's the word that comes to mind. But I also do this CONSCIOUSLY. Because I am not apologizing for who I am and the way I speak and if this means that you have to figure it out as you go along, that's fine by me. Sometimes I'll explain what I'm saying, and sometimes I won't, and sometimes I know that you'll understand from the context, but what I WON'T do is erase myself and my speech patterns, SHRINK my vocabulary, to fit your understanding. I'd rather EXPAND your language than shrink my own. And now I'm speaking to all of you who live and work and communicate in a country and language and culture that's not your own—your language, your customs, your knowledge, they are PART of you and they ENRICH the culture you currently inhabit.   And if you were ever told or admonished to use the PROPER English word—thank god I wasn't, or if I was, it didn't make an impression on me—and had to learn to use a word that didn't feel RIGHT to you, well, this is my permission slip to you to let that go. If YOU have a word or a phrase that comes from your culture or language that you don't use when you're speaking to English speakers, would you write me and tell me what it is and what it means? I'm collecting a list of them and if there are enough of them I might share them later. You can write to me at Jayati AT cuttingchaistories DOT com.

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It's a Victory Monday! We start the show with our Packers Number 1s and Number 2s from their win over the Ravens, Gabe explains why he's nervous about the defense which leads Jen to ask for fans' Seinfeld Scale of Concern. Chewy teaches a new word and forgets how his own scale for good teams works.

Today on The Jimmy Barrett Show:Trump and Abbott at the Texas Border.Former Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli.Economic and inflation expert David Morgan.Proper English is racist?Even the most conservative member of the US Supreme Court thinks it's time for some changes on Marijuana.

This week we're having an unscripted chat about what we would do if we won the lottery! This week's idiom is 'Crawling out of the woodwork.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

This week, we're tackling the thorny issue of prepositions associated with location - and the Idiom of the Week is 'At the drop of a hat.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license We also used the following sounds from Freesound: microwave ding.WAV by samplecat This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. FX swanee whistle up.wav by v0idation This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. greenfinch f.wav by ERH This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

In this episode we're considering some more of those little confusions of pronunciation and grammar that come up every now and then. Sylvia is giving her friend Mabel some much-needed encouragement in this week's Idiom of the Week, which is 'Butterflies in the stomach.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license We also used the following sounds from Freesound: audience.wav by pyoorgoodshed This work is licensed under the Attribution License. knocks on interior wood bathroom door quick desperate.wav by kyles This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. Opening Closing bathroom door.wav by Omar Alvarado This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

This week, we're examining the very British habit of apologising - and the little old ladies find themselves in 'a sorry state of affairs', this week's idiom… Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license We also used the following sounds from Freesound: cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK and Thunder Clap OWB KY 441x16.wav by Dave Welsh These works are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

This week, we're all about abbreviations - and our intrepid detectives, Davidson and Roberts are illustrating the idiom 'On the QT' while on a stakeout. Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license ...and this is the Davidson and Roberts theme: Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ We also used the following sound from Freesound: cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.      

This week, Mabel and Sylvia are helping us come up with some more phrasal verbs to do with health matters. The Idiom of the Week 'A Bitter Pill to Swallow.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license We also used the following sound from Freesound: cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

This week, we're having an unscripted chat about pet hates - things you really don't like - and Sylvia and Mabel, the two little old ladies, are illustrating the idiom 'To blow the whistle on someone.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license The following music is also used: Stay The Course by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5048-stay-the-course License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license And these sound effects from Freesound are used, too: Lose_Funny_Retro_Video Game by cabled_mess This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. JailDoorClose.wav by TurtleLG This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

We did it! We got to episode 100! So in this week's episode, we're looking back on the last two years of Proper English, talking about the use of the word 'hundred' - and in this week's Idiom of the Week, one of our intrepid detectives appears to be unaware of a Red Letter Day. Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish ...and this is the Davidson and Roberts theme: Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ We've also used the following sounds from Freesound: Motorcycle start by roman_cgr and TaDa!.wav by jimhancock Both these sounds are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. Here's to the next 100!

This week, we're talking about Ali's favourite animals - elephants (I bet you thought I was going to say cats)! The Idiom of the Week is 'A White Elephant.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish Various elephant sounds are courtesy of Zapsplat.com And these elephant sounds are from https://freesound.org Voice elephant.mp3 by vataaa and Elephant Trumpets Growls.flac by D.jones These Freesounds are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.  

This week we're talking about all the different words, phrases and idioms we have in English describe things or people that we find annoying. We use quite a few in this episode! And those two little old ladies, Mabel and Sylvia are back illustrating the Idiom of the Week - in the aftermath of the Parish Council elections, which one of them was 'beside themselves with rage', do you think? Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ We also used the following sound from Freesound: cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

Questions, questions, questions. We have been asked so many - and we're taking the opportunity to answer some of them this week. And those lovely old ladies are back, illustrating this week's idiom: 'All over bar the shouting.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ We're also grateful to Freesound for the following sounds: wah wah sad trombone.wav by kirbydx This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. audience.wav by pyoorgoodshed This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

This week, we're devoting a whole episode to answering a bunch of grammar-related questions that start 'What's the difference between…?' Meanwhile, our hapless detectives, Davidson and Roberts, are trying to solve of the mystery of who spilt the beans, which, coincidentally, is the Idiom of the Week! Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ...and this is the Davidson and Roberts theme: Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ We're also grateful to Freesound for the following sound: wah wah sad trombone.wav by kirbydx This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

This week we're looking at words and phrases that enhance the meaning of verbs and other major word groups. Meanwhile, Roxy and Sergeant Roberts are defining the idiom 'Sticking your head above the parapet', in the aftermath of a disastrous team-building exercise. Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ...and this is the Davidson and Roberts theme: Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/  

This week, we're looking at vocabulary associated with the theatre - and this week's idiom is 'Let's get this show on the road!' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ We're also grateful to Freesound for the following sounds: Applause 2.WAV by Sandermotions This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. croc-12.wav by kalinkamalinka This work is licensed under the Attribution License. running up stairs.aif by MAJ061785 wah wah sad trombone.wav by kirbydx This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. Approx 800 Laugh 1.wav by lonemonk This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

This month sees World Book Day being celebrated all round the world, so we thought we'd have an unscripted chat about books this week. The Idiom of the Week is 'Comparing apples with oranges.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This podcast also uses the following music: Village Consort by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4585-village-consort License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ And finally, we've used the following sound from Freesound: Owls.wav by Benboncan This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

This week's episode is another in our occasional series concerned with phrasal verbs - this time we're looking at vocabulary associated with shopping! The two Yorkshire ladies are talking about clumsy grandchildren to illustrate the idiom 'A bull in a china shop.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ We also used the following sound from Freesound: cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.  

Despite the title, this is not a Valentine's Day special - it's all about three little words in the English language that can sometimes be a bit of a handful - this week's idiom is 'Sick as a parrot.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt. You can find us on italki at  https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley. This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music: Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ We've also used some sounds from Freesound: Owls.wav by Benboncan This work is licensed under the Attribution License. Golf5.flac by acclivity This work is licensed under the Attribution Noncommercial License. ...and this sound comes from Soundbible: Sports Crowd by GoGo Licensed under the Attribution licence 3.0

This week, we're talking about rude words - we're talking about them, but we're not saying them! Davidson and Roberts are back this week, talking about problems at work and the idiom 'To let off steam.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and this is the Davidson and Roberts theme:Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agendaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/We're also using an excerpt of this sound from Freesound:Last Post.wav by BenboncanThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.

This week, we're looking into the rules governing adjective order. You didn't know about them? Well, you will after this episode. The Idiom of the Week is 'Every cloud has a silver lining.'…and listen to the end for Misha's poem!Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/We've also used some sounds from Freesound:La cucaracha car Horn.wav by csnmediaporsche_911.wav by mharoThese sounds are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.Owls.wav by BenboncanThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.  

This week, we're talking about kicking up a fuss, being critical - yes, we're talking about complaining. Meanwhile, Roxy and Sgt Roberts are illustrating this week's Idiom: 'To nip it in the bud.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/We also used the following sounds from Freesound:Sitcom Laughter 9x, Small Audience by Kinotonrain_strong_with_thunders.aif by loopbasedmusicBoth are licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

This week, we're looking at two words: fun and funny - and we do our level best to explain the difference in meaning, and also their history and origins. The Idiom of the Week is 'a barrel of laughs.' No, really, it is.Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/We also used the following sound from Freesound:Sitcom Laughter 9x, Small Audience by KinotonThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

In this week's episode we're all about the perfect tenses - and those two little old ladies are back in the café, gossiping over their cups of tea about this week's idiom, 'A perfect storm.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.If you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/We also used the following sound from Freesound:cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBKThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

It's a bumper episode this week! We're looking back on the antics and escapades of our resident detectives, Davidson and Roberts as they investigate intriguing cases and discover exciting idioms and phrasal verbs along the way.Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ...and this is the Davidson and Roberts theme:Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agendaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and we'd also like to acknowledge the following sound effect from Freesound:Mobile Phone - outbound call ringing by Aldergrove_StudiosThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.

It's the end of the year, and so we're looking back on 2020 and looking forward to 2021. The idiom of the week is 'Another string to your bow.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes - and as a little bit of incidental music:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...it also uses the following incidental music:Local Forecast - Slower by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3988-local-forecast---slower License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license 

So here is it is - Merry Christmas! It's the festive episode, and this year we're talking about some of the Christmas traditions around the world - and those two old ladies are back, illustrating what we mean by the idiom 'All one's Christmases have come at once.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...it also uses the following incidental music:Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and these sounds from Freesound:Pigs oinking by zachraucafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBKBoth licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.…and finally, this sound is from Soundbible:soundbible.com/1256-Sleigh-Bells-Ringing.html by Mike Koenighttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

This week's episode is an exercise in futility! Actually, that's what we're talking about. Futility. And how it has made such an impact on us that there are a large number of idioms to describe pointless actions. This week, we're making a point of looking at seven of them!Incidentally, you can find out more about The Scottish Play here:https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/quotes/page/5/ Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ...it also uses the following incidental music:Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/These sounds are from Freesound:Kittens and Cats by kevingatePrison door closing by brianbaltarcat purring and meow by skymaryPigs oinking by zachrauMallard Duck Quack Flying Away.wav by WavJunction.comGeese by BpianoholicAll licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.…and this sound is from Soundbible:soundbible.com/1256-Sleigh-Bells-Ringing.html by Mike Koenighttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

As you probably know, one of our favourite subjects is food. We love food and we love cooking. So this week, we thought we'd share a couple of our favourite recipes with you! And those two old ladies are back in the local café, gossiping about Mr White and Judy - and illustrating this week's Idiom: 'Out of the frying pan and into the fire.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...also there's incidental music from Incompetech:Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Guiton Sketch by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3834-guiton-sketch License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Loopster by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ...and not forgetting the following sound from Freesound:cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBKThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

This week, our intrepid detectives, Davidson and Roberts, are investigating the case of a missing person in a furniture store - while using a number of phrasal verbs to do with time! The Idiom of the Week is 'That's the way the cookie crumbles.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This week’s podcast also features the following incidental music from Incompetech: Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 and Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agendaLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and we'd also like to acknowledge the following sound effect from Freesound:Mobile Phone - outbound call ringing by Aldergrove_StudiosThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.

So, what do you do in your spare time? Trainspotting, collecting teapots, playing chess… Everybody has a hobby, don't they?We talk about the origin of the word hobby and discuss the various hobbies we've both had over the years.The Idiom of the Week is 'To get on (or off) your high horse.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...also there's incidental music from Incompetech:Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and a sound effect from the BBC archive:Long burst of shutter clicks with motor drive of 35 mm SLR camera.bbc.co.uk © copyright 2020 BBChttp://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/assets/07076039.wav...and not forgetting the following sounds from Freesound:cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBKThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.Video Game Death Sound Effect by harrietniamhThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.Horse Whinny, Close, A.wav by InspectorJThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.steam train horn 03 by eliasheuninckThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.

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This week, it's about time. About time for what? we hear you ask. It's about time we talked about how the different ways we talk about time in the English language. The Idiom of the Week is 'Over the Hill.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ There are also some sound effects from Freesound:Cuckoo Clock Ticking.aif by Dean-Raul_DiArchangeliThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.badaladas de relógio antigo.m4a by joanajojoalvesThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.cheeringcrowd_01.wav by xtrgamrThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.alarm_clock_ticking_02.wav by joedeshonThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.Clock chime by LaCezioThis work is licensed under the Attribution Noncommercial License.Analog Alarm Clock by bone666138This work is licensed under the Attribution License.

This week, we're talking about how we use numbers in the English language: mainly about ordinal numbers and fractions. What's an ordinal number? Find out in this week's episode! We're also considering Calendar English - do we say Two Thousand Zero Nine, for instance? And in what order should we put dates? The Idiom of the Week is 'To paint yourself into a corner.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ...and incidental music from Incompetech:Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/There are also sound effects from Freesound and https://www.zapsplat.com: Record Scratch #3 by musicvision31This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.TaDa!.wav by jimhancockThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.

This week, we're having a laugh! We're talking about puns, and punchlines, and knock-knock jokes. The Idiom of the Week is 'You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This podcast uses the following incidental music:Fluffing a Duck by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3766-fluffing-a-duckLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/A number of sound effects come from http://www.freesoundslibrary.com - the license is also http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and these sounds from Freesound:wah wah sad trombone.wav by kirbydxThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com 

The death of Chadwick Boseman stirred the conversation surrounding men's health. In this episode, I talk with a very special guest about the importance of men's health. We also dabbled a little into the baffling phenomenon of speaking proper English as an African-American. Instagram: jaredball3 Linked In: Jared Ball, MPH Follow me on all the places @doctorlany

We're revisiting superstitions for Hallowe'en - this time we asked our students to tell us about superstitions from their countries. The Idiom of the Week is 'Things that go bump in the night.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and includes the following sound effects from Freesound and Soundbible:Owls.wav by BenboncanThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.http://soundbible.com/1336-Frog-Croaking.html by snottyboyThis work is licensed under the Attribution License.

This week we're answering some of the questions about the English language our students regularly ask. The Idiom of the Week is 'Full of beans.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and features incidental music from Incompetech:Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Is Punctuality a lost art?  Do you think it's valuable when making plans?  This week, we dive into how important being punctual is..Well, Sean does and Kirk and Jeremy do their best to irritate Sean.  Join in to hear what happens. Rando Discussion:  WheelbarrowsFollow us!The Rando Podcast Facebook PageThe Rando Podcast IG PageThe Rando Podcast Youtube PageHost: SeanCo-Host KirkPermanent Guest JeremySkyline Canopies:Be Bold and Stand Out! Skyline Canopies specializes in custom pop up canopies, banners, table covers and more! Support the show (https://cash.app/$TheRandoPodcast)

This week, we're considering word stress - and we don't mean getting all wound up about vocabulary! We're talking about the importance of emphasising the right syllables. The Idiom of the Week is 'To let the side down.'Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at properenglish@sapo.pt.You can find us on italki at https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wishLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and features incidental music from Incompetech:NewsSting by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4124-newsstingLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/...and sound effects from Freesound and https://www.zapsplat.comTaDa!.wav by jimhancockThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License. 

Glitch in the Matrix (overrated 90's films btfo) Ted had a dumb idea and spent most of this episode talking about it while Joe calls it dumb. Dex is the only hope for decency in this world.   All sounds by Deep Soy on this episode (except intro soundbite)

Proper English, initiation, & bad bevies.