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This Queen's English

This Queen's English

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 This Queen's English is a podcast for intermediate-advanced English learners hoping to learn about things not found in textbooks. This podcast covers topics ranging from LGBTQ+ issues to song lyrics.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Foreign Language Audiobooks
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  • Hanukkah

    Hanukkah
    Dec 15 2020

    Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish holiday. It lasts for eight nights, and it’s very important here in the United States. In this episode, I talk about some words that you might need to know to start learning about this holiday. 

     

    Some words:

    Oil

    Menorah

    Dreidel

    Saturday Night Live (SNL)

    Adam Sandler

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    8 mins
  • Happy Holidays

    Happy Holidays
    Dec 8 2020

    In today’s episode, I talk about the phrase Happy Holidays, and why this greeting offends some people. I talk about why I use this phrase to be more inclusive, but why some people think this is part of the War on Christmas. I also talk about controversies around the annual holiday Starbucks cup. 

     

    Hanukkah

    Christmas

    Kwanzaa 

    New Year’s Eve

    Controversial 

    X-mas 

    Political correctness 

    Open-minded 

    To boycott (a business)

    The Second Amendment

    The right to bear arms 

    Oxymoron 

    Asterix (*)
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    25 mins
  • Schitt's Creek

    Schitt's Creek
    Dec 5 2020

    I was sleeping on the show Schitt’s Creek until just a few months ago. Now that I’ve watched it, I really appreciate it. It has great writing and amazing characters. It also does amazing work for positive representation of queer characters. In today’s epiode, I talk about Schitt’s Creek and why I like it so much.

     

    Some words:

    “Eh”

    Father-son duo 

    To sleep on (something)

    To sleep with (someone)

    To sweet (an event) 

    Vocal fry

    Representation
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    14 mins
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