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Proper English
by Proper EnglishIf you're learning English and you want to know the correct word to use in a particular situation, if you get stuck thinking of the right preposition, if you are puzzled by definite and indefinite articles, then Proper English is the podcast for you!
Copyright: All rights reserved - Music from https://filmmusic.io: "Bright Wish" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) Licence: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Episodes
Proper English S2 E28: Fun and Funny
9m · PublishedThis week, we're looking at two words: fun and funny - and we do our level best to explain the difference in meaning, and also their history and origins. The Idiom of the Week is 'a barrel of laughs.' No, really, it is.
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We also used the following sound from Freesound:
Sitcom Laughter 9x, Small Audience by Kinoton
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
Proper English S2 E27: Practically Perfect
11m · PublishedIn this week's episode we're all about the perfect tenses - and those two little old ladies are back in the café, gossiping over their cups of tea about this week's idiom, 'A perfect storm.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
If you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes, and also for incidental music:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We also used the following sound from Freesound:
cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
Proper English S2 E26: The Adventures of Davidson and Roberts
21m · PublishedIt's a bumper episode this week! We're looking back on the antics and escapades of our resident detectives, Davidson and Roberts as they investigate intriguing cases and discover exciting idioms and phrasal verbs along the way.
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...and this is the Davidson and Roberts theme:
Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...and we'd also like to acknowledge the following sound effect from Freesound:
Mobile Phone - outbound call ringing by Aldergrove_Studios
This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
Proper English S2 E25: The End of 2020
10m · PublishedIt's the end of the year, and so we're looking back on 2020 and looking forward to 2021. The idiom of the week is 'Another string to your bow.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes - and as a little bit of incidental music:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...it also uses the following incidental music:
Local Forecast - Slower by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3988-local-forecast---slower
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Aerosol Of My Love by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/7013-aerosol-of-my-love
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Proper English S2 E24: Happy Holidays!
12m · PublishedSo here is it is - Merry Christmas! It's the festive episode, and this year we're talking about some of the Christmas traditions around the world - and those two old ladies are back, illustrating what we mean by the idiom 'All one's Christmases have come at once.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...it also uses the following incidental music:
Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...and these sounds from Freesound:
Pigs oinking by zachrau
cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK
Both licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
…and finally, this sound is from Soundbible:
soundbible.com/1256-Sleigh-Bells-Ringing.html by Mike Koenig
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Proper English S2 E23: Herding Cats
10m · PublishedThis week's episode is an exercise in futility! Actually, that's what we're talking about. Futility. And how it has made such an impact on us that there are a large number of idioms to describe pointless actions. This week, we're making a point of looking at seven of them!
Incidentally, you can find out more about The Scottish Play here:
https://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/quotes/page/5/
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...it also uses the following incidental music:
Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
These sounds are from Freesound:
Kittens and Cats by kevingate
Prison door closing by brianbaltar
cat purring and meow by skymary
Pigs oinking by zachrau
Mallard Duck Quack Flying Away.wav by WavJunction.com
Geese by Bpianoholic
All licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
…and this sound is from Soundbible:
soundbible.com/1256-Sleigh-Bells-Ringing.html by Mike Koenig
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Proper English S2 E22: Cooking with Dave and Ali
11m · PublishedAs you probably know, one of our favourite subjects is food. We love food and we love cooking. So this week, we thought we'd share a couple of our favourite recipes with you! And those two old ladies are back in the local café, gossiping about Mr White and Judy - and illustrating this week's Idiom: 'Out of the frying pan and into the fire.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...also there's incidental music from Incompetech:
Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Guiton Sketch by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3834-guiton-sketch
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Loopster by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4991-loopster
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...and not forgetting the following sound from Freesound:
cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
Proper English S2 E21: Phrasal Verbs Associated with Time
10m · PublishedThis week, our intrepid detectives, Davidson and Roberts, are investigating the case of a missing person in a furniture store - while using a number of phrasal verbs to do with time! The Idiom of the Week is 'That's the way the cookie crumbles.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
You can find us on italki at
https://www.italki.com/alisondaviskurley or https://www.italki.com/davekurley.
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
This week’s podcast also features the following incidental music from Incompetech:
Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 and Hidden Agenda by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3872-hidden-agenda
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...and we'd also like to acknowledge the following sound effect from Freesound:
Mobile Phone - outbound call ringing by Aldergrove_Studios
This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
Proper English S2 E20: Hobbies
12m · PublishedSo, what do you do in your spare time? Trainspotting, collecting teapots, playing chess… Everybody has a hobby, don't they?We talk about the origin of the word hobby and discuss the various hobbies we've both had over the years. The Idiom of the Week is 'To get on (or off) your high horse.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...also there's incidental music from Incompetech:
Danse Macabre - Big Hit 2 by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3590-danse-macabre---big-hit-2
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
...and a sound effect from the BBC archive:
Long burst of shutter clicks with motor drive of 35 mm SLR camera.
bbc.co.uk © copyright 2020 BBC
http://bbcsfx.acropolis.org.uk/assets/07076039.wav
...and not forgetting the following sounds from Freesound:
cafe - takk, northern quarter, manchester by AntonyBK
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
Video Game Death Sound Effect by harrietniamh
This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
Horse Whinny, Close, A.wav by InspectorJ
This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
steam train horn 03 by eliasheuninck
This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
Proper English S2 E19: Time
11m · PublishedThis week, it's about time. About time for what? we hear you ask. It's about time we talked about how the different ways we talk about time in the English language. The Idiom of the Week is 'Over the Hill.'
Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@properenglish4) or YouTube . Oh, and if you have a burning English grammar-related question, why not ask us on Instagram (properenglish2019), and we'll do our best to answer - or, if you're an email kind of person, and you have any feedback or suggestions for future podcasts, you can always contact us at [email protected].
This podcast uses the following music as the opening and closing themes:
Bright Wish by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3458-bright-wish
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
There are also some sound effects from Freesound:
Cuckoo Clock Ticking.aif by Dean-Raul_DiArchangeli
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
badaladas de relógio antigo.m4a by joanajojoalves
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons 0 License.
cheeringcrowd_01.wav by xtrgamr
This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
alarm_clock_ticking_02.wav by joedeshon
This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
Clock chime by LaCezio
This work is licensed under the Attribution Noncommercial License.
Analog Alarm Clock by bone666138
This work is licensed under the Attribution License.
Proper English has 100 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 18:27:58. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on November 27th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on January 5th, 2024 02:43.