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A Word in Your Ear

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A Word in Your Ear
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  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word In Your Ear: Rickroll and Neckbeard, The New Dictionary Additions

    21/09/2026 | 25 mins.
    New words  in our dictionaries a-plenty - let's find out how many you're familiar with and how many draw a blank.
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word In Your Ear: What Has Shaped Our Fashion Vocabulary?

    14/09/2026 | 30 mins.
    Historically, what are the main influences on English fashion vocabulary?
    And how does clothing linguistics differ abroad? 
    Kelly Higgins-Devine reveals all with the Lord of Language Professor Roly Sussex, and Senior Lecturer in Fashion at QUT, Dr Tim Lindgren.
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word In Your Ear: Australians Love Language Play

    07/09/2026 | 23 mins.
    Australians love a good simile, but how did we invent them?
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word In Your Ear: Why The French Language Dominates Kitchens

    24/08/2026 | 23 mins.
    Why did French become the universal language of high gastronomy across international royal courts and professional kitchens?
  • A Word in Your Ear

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

    17/08/2026 | 29 mins.
    AWIYE: The work of voice and dialect coaches
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About A Word in Your Ear
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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