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10 ways to avoid swearing politely
Vocabulary - 6th January 2026

10 Ways to Avoid Swearing

Polite, still-satisfying British swaps for those moments you want to curse: blimey, heck, and other safe vents.

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Phone English
Phrasal Verbs - 22nd December 2025

Phone English

You're probably going to be making a lot of phone calls this week and the next, so get ready with some phone English just in case any of those calls are.... in English.

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Native UK Podcast
Vocabulary - 14th December 2025

Native UK Podcast

It's amazing how many hours you need to put in just to get out 15 minutes.... I created 2 episodes and might never create any more. Come and have a listen and see what you think.

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Fruit Idioms & Expressions
Idioms - 7th December 2025

Fruit Idioms & Expressions

You might be surprised to know just how many fruit expressions and idioms we have in the English language. I've taken 10 of he best to share with you.

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Culture - 2nd December 2025

2025 Words of the Year

They are all in now. Let's take a look at what some dictionaries have chosen as their 2025 world of the year.

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Language for the Gym
Vocabulary - 30th November 2025

Language for the Gym

Inspired by going to the gym and realising just how much I hate exercising. There is so much language for being in the gym and he's some of the best.

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Words to describe big and small things.
Vocabulary - 23rd November 2025

Big-Small Words

We all know big and we all know small, but sometimes we need something sexier to describe what we're talking about.

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Christmas Collocations
Culture - 10th November 2025

Christmas Collocations

I know we are still only in November, but there are only 6 more Mondays before it's here. Plus, it's already here on the TV and in the shops.

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Culture - 3rd November 2025

Sandwitch Day - UK

We invited the sandwich! Nobody makes sandwiches like us! Here's some essential language when making a sandwich.

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Halloween English
Idioms - 28th October 2025

Halloween English

Scare your friends this Halloween, by showing them how good-and-natural your English has become with these great idioms.

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Culture - 26th October 2025

Word of the Year

Each year tells a story through its words. Discover the British English Word of the Year and what it says about how we communicate today.

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