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The Language Doctor

Questions about English grammar and usage from international students

World Service,32 episodes

Episodes

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The English Clinic
Problems with your English pronunciation? Learning English is made fun
14 May 1999,13 mins
Use your Imagination
How to remember the present simple with a notebook and your imagination
28 May 1999,13 mins
Working at It
Are you a Spanish speaker and have a problem with /H/? Here is an innovative solution
29 May 1999,13 mins
Pronounce /R/ or /L/ and English Expressions
Are you confusing your rice with your lice?
01 Jun 1999,13 mins
Phrasal Verbs
How to pick up the top phrase or verbs in six months
07 Jul 1999,13 mins
/Ough/ and Split Infinitive
Possibly the hardest thing to learn in English /ough/
12 Jul 1999,13 mins
Vowel Sounds and Accents
How to overcome the problem with vowel sound known as diphthong pronunciation
12 Jul 1999,13 mins
Figures of Speech
Do English people speak to fast for you?
23 Jul 1999,13 mins
Trouble with Word Order
Trouble with word order. Do you know what to do with two questions in one sentence?
01 Aug 1999,13 mins
You Can't Have Your Cake and Eat It
Did you know, after a phrasal verb you can't use a pronoun?
04 Aug 1999,13 mins
Every day or Everyday
Should everyday be written as one word or two?
10 Mar 2000,13 mins
Does the UK Need a Language Academy?
France has a language academy. Would it be a good idea to introduce one to the UK?
10 Apr 2000,13 mins
Remembering Vocabulary
Top tips for remembering vocabulary
15 Apr 2000,13 mins
Collecting our Thoughts
Sometimes, words in the English language are used to buy us time to collect our thoughts
28 Apr 2000,12 mins
Conditionals
Have you had problems with conditionals?
02 May 2000,13 mins
I Wish
We use 'I wish' in the past, present and future tense. What do you wish for?
14 May 2000,13 mins
Becoming a Translator
Using the verb 'to eat' in the past tense
15 May 2000,13 mins
Using Gonna
Have you heard British people using gonna?
22 May 2000,13 mins
Cheesed Off
Strange English expressions. Where does cheesed off come from?
25 May 2000,13 mins
Idioms
Why do the British use the idiom, not bad
29 May 2000,13 mins
Left Wing and Right Wing Parties
The origins of left wing and right wing political parties
12 Jun 2000,13 mins
Singular or Plural
Have you ever thought, there seem to be more exceptions than there are rules?
12 Jun 2000,13 mins
House or Home
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between house and home?
04 Sep 2000,13 mins
Me or I
Know the rule to using me or I, the Doctor provides examples
18 Sep 2000,13 mins
Continuously or Continually
How do you know when to use continuously or continually?
13 Oct 2000,13 mins
Being Gobsmacked
What does gobsmacked mean?
22 Oct 2000,13 mins
The Difference Between Do and Make
What's the difference between do and make?
09 Nov 2000,12 mins
Use To and Used To
The difference between use to and used to
14 Nov 2000,13 mins
Here you Are or There you Go
What to say when you hand somebody something, here you are or there you go
20 Nov 2000,13 mins
How to use Hyphens
Did you know today use to be hyphenated?
28 Nov 2000,14 mins