A Word in Your Ear

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

  1. 2d ago

    A Word In Your Ear: What Does A Voice Coach Do?

    AWIYE: The work of voice and dialect coaches

  2. Aug 3

    A Word In Your Ear: How New Words Are Created

    Neologisms, and how they are formed.

  3. Jul 27

    A Word In Your Ear: Email and Envelope Address Etiquette

    The art of addressing someone formally over email.

  4. Jul 20

    A Word In Your Ear: Teaching Kids To Spell

    Language Professor Roly Sussex and Education Specialist Sue-Belinda Meehan discuss the language of how we teach primary school children, language.

  5. Jul 13

    A Word In Your Ear: The Language of the Sea

    Pipe the hands and stand by, because Admiral of the English Language,  Professor Roly Sussex is making way through the language of the Royal Australian Navy and translating the salty expressions that have sailed from life at sea into everyday Australian English.

  6. Jul 6

    A Word In Your Ear: "Dishlickers" Joins the Oxford Dictionary!

    Language Professor Roly Sussex discusses the seventeen Australian words the Oxford English Dictionary has added in 2026, including "yeah nah", "checkout chick" and "dishlickers".

  7. Jun 29

    A Word In Your Ear: The Language of Gardening

    Language Professor Roly Sussex and 612-ABC Brisbane gardening expert Clare Bickle discuss the love language that is plants and gardening.

  8. Jun 22

    A Word In Your Ear: TV Catchphrases That Have Stuck

    Language Professor Roly Sussex and 612-ABC presenter Sally Rope discuss how television has shaped language via words they created and the catchphrases we love.

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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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  • Creator
    ABC
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2026
  • Episodes
    324
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2026, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
  • Show Website
    A Word in Your Ear

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