Language Professor Roly Sussex and 612-ABC Brisbane gardening expert Clare Bickle discuss the love language that is plants and gardening.
A Word In Your Ear: TV Catchphrases That Have Stuck
22/06/2026 | 22 mins.
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.
A Word In Your Ear: Soccer It To Me!
15/06/2026 | 29 mins.
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is underway - what words have come to us from the "Beautiful Game" and how many have crossed into other sports??
A Word In Your Ear: Creative Language
08/06/2026 | 27 mins.
If you've ever "gawn to the bottlo, grabbed some goon and picked up some Maccas", that's a creative use of Australian English. Why is it so much fun?
A Word In Your Ear: Do the Rules of School Still Apply
01/06/2026 | 29 mins.
Professor Roly Sussex explores which language changes are allowed, which ones are a grey area, and which ones are still just plain wrong.
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