Newstalk Breakfast

‘Expresso’, ‘The Specific Ocean’, ‘Akai bowel’, these are just some of the mispronunciations that drive people mad. But why do people so often mispronounce words? and how can it impact you socially? 

Anton asked Dr Kirsty King, Forensic Linguist, Lecturer in Communication at UCL and Author of The Language of Lies.

Children are spending less than 25 minutes a week playing in the street. Only when they are nearly 11 before they are allowed to play outdoors without supervision, according to a new report from the University of Exeter. 

Discussing these findings with Anton was Paul McCrorie, Deputy Director of the Outdoor Play Research Centre at the University of Exeter. 

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Aisling Moloney, Political Reporter, Irish Independent. 

The new short-term rental register is due to be introduced this December. The Irish Self-Catering Federation has said that the Government must introduce a new National Planning Statement for short-term rentals to allow self-catering businesses to develop across Ireland. 

Speaking to Anton with more on this was Noelle Casey, Vice-chair of the Self-Catering Federation and owner of Knockcarrig House in Killarney. 

The sacked former Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhaile Fedorov has called for a Presidential election. He is saying that democracy cannot be held hostage by Russia. Ukraine correspondent for France24 Emanuelle Chaze brought us the latest.

An extra two euro charge is expected to be added to parcels coming from outside the European Union. This is in addition to the new three euro minimum custom charge imposed last month. We get the details on this with Conor Pope, Consumer Affairs Correspondent and Pricewatch Editor with The Irish Times .

With procedures like fillers and Botox becoming commonplace. Audiences are lamenting the smoothed-out, uncanny faces now rampant in major pictures. Are botox and fillers ruining Hollywood? Anton asked film critic and host of the screenland podcast Brian Lloyd.

The trial of Duane Davis has begun in Las Vegas for the murder of superstar rapper Tupac Shakur. Prosecutors claim that Davis was the “commander of the effort to kill Tupac” after the rapper was involved in an attack on Davis’ nephew.  

Katrina Schollenberger from the Daily Mail US filled us on what happened yesterday.

The Teachers’ Union of Ireland has urged the Department of Education to introduce effective measures to retain teachers who have recently entered the profession. It is citing excessive workload as one of the main factors driving teachers to leave the profession. 

Speaking to Anton to discuss this further was General Secretary Michael Gillespie.

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan is considering a new criminal offence for those who drive the wrong way on a motorway. It comes after five teenage boys were killed when the BMW car they were driving the wrong way on the M9 crashed into an oncoming vehicle. 

Speaking to Anton was Declan Higgins, President of the Association of Garda Sergeants and Inspectors  and Shane Moynihan, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin Mid-West, Deputy Chair of the Oireachtas Transport Committee and party spokesperson on Transport.