Proper English

Proper English

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If you're learning English and you want to know the correct word to use in a particular situation, if you get stuck thinking of the right preposition, if you are puzzled by definite and indefinite articles, then Proper English is the podcast for you!

06/15/2021

Proper English S2 E48: Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?

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

11 min
06/08/2021

Proper English S2 E47: More Pesky Prepositions

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.

10 min
06/01/2021

Proper English S2 E46: A Few More Bits and Bobs and Odds and Ends

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.

12 min
05/25/2021

Proper English S2 E45 - The Art of Apologising

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.

12 min
05/18/2021

Proper English S2 E44 - TIAs and Other Abbreviations

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.

13 min
05/04/2021

Proper English S2E43: More Phrasal Verbs About Health

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.

10 min
04/27/2021

Proper English S2 E42: Room 101

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.

15 min
04/20/2021

Proper English S2 E41: One Hundred!

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!

12 min

If you're learning English and you want to know the correct word to use in a particular situation, if you get stuck thinking of the right preposition, if you are puzzled by definite and indefinite articles, then Proper English is the podcast for you!

Creator

Proper English
Years Active

2019 - 2021
Episodes

100
Rating

Clean
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