Today's daily digest is about a group of rich and irritating Greek philosophers, and why children DO NOT learn languages better than adults.

Today's daily digest talks about the myth of beautiful and ugly language, and why the critics are wrong about non-native English.

In this interview I talk to one of the most important and influential people working in the field of language today about the origins of language, language learning, and communication. He shares tips and techniques he has learnt from over 30 years working as a linguist, author, and philosopher. See you in class!

Today's daily digest talks about how superstition and bad science has led to hundreds of years of social and linguistic consequences for left-handed people.

In this interview I talk with professor Jennifer Jenkins, the Chair of Global Englishes at the University of Southampton and the creator of ELF (English as a Lingua Franca). She has a unique perspective and insight into what it means to be a teacher, learner, and user of English in today's modern world. You will learn the truth about English native speakers, and English exams. See you in class!

Today's daily digest talks about having one eye closed, what it means in various cultures, and what it tells us about non-verbal communication.

Today's daily digest talks about my upcoming interview with Scott Thornbury, and also the relationship between benches, money, and myths.

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Today’s daily digest shows how words are formed by accidents, and the relationship between being full, and vegetables.

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Today’s daily digest is about how far we've advanced in 80 years, except with language learning and teaching.

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Today’s daily digest starts with a mother-in-law joke, moves to an old English word which has become a fossil, and then explains why we need to stop studying and start communicating.

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