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There are a lot of elections coming up around the world so we thought we'd make a video about election vocabulary so that next time you're following the news of an election in English you'll understand it better. Some of the expressions you might hear. 
Polling station
Voting booth
Ballot paper
Ballot box
The poll 
An opinion poll
The count
A recount
A run-off
The vote
An MP (Member of Parliament) A postal vote
A proxy vote
A spoilt ballot paper. 
 

About 1% of the English language is Dutch including some very common words. In this episode Jon and Gideon delve into the history of the Dutch in English. You'll also learn some idioms with "Dutch" in them. 

Humour is arguably the most difficult thing for a non-native speaker to understand. There is so much word play and cultural references. In this episode we look at a few jokes and dissect them explaining why they are funny (or not)

In this podcast Jon and Gideon discuss expressions and vocabulary you will need to understand detective series and fiction whether it be Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie or Columbo. This episode will reveal all

Sometimes in life you have to criticize someone you know. However, you want to do this in a friendly, diplomatic way that doesn't cause offence and results in the behavioral change you desire. In this video we discuss the ways to do this and you'll learn lots of vocabulary and expressions too.

It's not easy being polite in a language with only one word for YOU. In this podcast Jon and Gideon will show you how it's done.