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Do you like puns? Then you are in good outdoor retail company with non-prophet organisations! Justin Time we are Shaking Speares at elephants to get down of a duck?
Totally confused now? Check out this episode for more delightenment!
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Datum: 31.03.2012 22:00 •
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You have no clue what a ratchet is, what it is used for, and what “ratcheting up” means? Just listen to this Toolbox full words like French key, hammer, saw, axe and lots of others that are useful for home improvement and metaphorical expression.
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Datum: 14.03.2012 23:00 •
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Most of you will know what a screwdriver is. – But have you got any idea what rawlplugs are, or about a Phillips, or a POZIdrive screw?
If you ever wondered what the proper names for tools and hardware are, we’ll help you out with this nuts and bolts episode on tools. If you are a hand...
Datum: 14.01.2012 23:00 •
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Seasons greetings to you all out there in podcast land. We have a new Christmas special for you. Last year we talked about Christmas songs in the seventies. This time Paul Kingsbury is back at the studio to talk about Christmas pop songs in the eighties.
Join us for some modern Christmas classics ...
Datum: 14.12.2011 23:00 •
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Remember how we talked about getting rid of stuff you no longer need in our last episode? This time we are going to delve a bit deeper: There are numerous words for things that you don’t need anymore and their usage varies: People put out their rubbish, garbage or trash. But then people someti...
Datum: 14.11.2011 23:00 •
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RoPeCast is finally back from the summer break! And we are bringing along some insights on how differently people from the UK or the US get rid of the stuff they’ve stored in their attic, cellar or garage.
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Car boot sales around the UK :: Find lo...
Datum: 14.10.2011 22:00 •
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Sarah Jerram is back in the studio. This time she and Peter are musing about possible reasons for the German reluctance to reproduce at a proper rate. Britain however does a much better job at that.
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Datum: 14.05.2011 22:00 •
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Listen to Sarah Jerram, teacher of English at Saarland university, describing her experiences as a working mother in Germany – from the British perspective. What are the most striking differences when it comes to being a parent in Germany or Britain in comparison?
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Datum: 30.04.2011 22:00 •
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Puerto Rico isn’t the only region that people argue should be counted towards the United States. Episode 51 tells you about the 51st state and several more. We place the Liberty State, Euphoria and Calisota on your map of the US.
Never heard of them? You need to change that … now!
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Datum: 14.04.2011 22:00 •
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The popular American author Dan Brown is always good at combining mysterious numbers with even more mysterious symbols into puzzling plots.We try something similar for a special occasion. But instead of leaving you puzzled you will have the opportunity to take part in a little challenge. All you hav...
Datum: 31.03.2011 22:00 •
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School systems differ greatly throughout the world. Even between the UK and the US there are some striking differences. In one country, for example, students swear in the morning while in the other they pray. But UK colleges and US high schools also have some things in common.
Listen to our compar...
Datum: 28.02.2011 23:00 •
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If the description of school life in your English text book has always puzzled you, now’s the time to come to terms with the British education system. This episode explains how education is structured in the UK, particularly England.
And if you are curious about the US system just wait for o...
Datum: 14.02.2011 23:00 •
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Have you been waiting for our annual Christmas Special? Here it is – from operatic to existentialist. Lean back and get some inspiration for a musical Christmas Eve!
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Datum: 23.12.2010 23:00 •
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“In Hartford, Hereford, and Hampshire, hurricanes hardly ever happen.” – Why did poor Eliza Doolittle struggle so much with this simple sentence? This episode deals with just one letter: An “H” can be quite a hassle, as you will learn.
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Datum: 30.11.2010 23:00 •
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This episode really hurts and will prepare you for the emergency case. You will learn what differences bruised, cracked, strained and sprained body parts make. And why you may not want to ask a passer-by for help with either a contusion or concussion.
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Datum: 14.11.2010 23:00 •
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Peter tells us about his accident on the stairs and we learn how differently hospitals will handle accidents and emergencies in the English speaking world.
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Emergency Department :: Read up on the so-called Emergency Department of a hospital on Wikipedia...
Datum: 31.10.2010 23:00 •
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RoPeCast is losing a valuable member behind the scenes. Philipp who was responsible for the recording and post production of all our episodes is leaving our team on to pastures new.
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Datum: 26.10.2010 22:00 •
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In our last episode you learned how to read an English housing ad and what houses look like in an English-speaking country.
But the inside of your new home can hold some surprises too, especially if you’re moving to a foreign country.
In this RoPeCast you’ll learn what to expect when m...
Datum: 31.08.2010 22:01 •
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Have you ever moved to a new home? Then you’ll know that this can be quite a challenge.
Even more so if you move to an English speaking country.
But don’t worry, we’ll tell you what kind of houses the British live in and how to read an English housing ad.
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Datum: 16.08.2010 22:01 •
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Caution: This RoPeCast will twist your tongue. Listen at your own risk.
Here’s a preview the type of mind-bending rhymes that await you after the download:
She sells sea shells by the seashore.
The shells she sells are surely seashells.
So if she sells shells on the seashore,
I’m s...
Datum: 30.07.2010 22:00 •
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In this final 3rd episode of our mini-series about so called “child directed speech” or “baby talk” we’ll tackle the more delicate issues in talking to small children.
You’ll learn what English-speaking Moms say when the diaper is full and what their toddlers cry...
Datum: 15.07.2010 22:01 •
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Not interested in poetry? Well, you used to be!
As a baby, you couldn’t get enough of those rhymes. That’s no surprise, some of those lullabies, fingerplays and kneebouncers are all artforms in their own right.
Bet you still know a few in your mother tongue but what about English ones...
Datum: 30.06.2010 22:01 •
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RoPeCast has been all about speaking ever since it saw the light of day about 2 two years ago.
Two-year-old children are different, of course, which is why mothers use baby talk to communicate with their toddlers instead of complicated Standard English.
Now that our podcast has reached the toddle...
Datum: 15.06.2010 22:01 •
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Did you know that you can learn a lot about history from food?
You can actually learn about aspects of British culture by tracing back when food names came into the English language.
How?
Find out in this episode of RoPeCast – as long as it’s hot.
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Datum: 18.04.2010 11:50 •
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Happy Easter!
Try out our new word quiz by clicking this link:
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Datum: 04.04.2010 22:01 •
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Sometimes life is good to you and sometimes things just keep going downhill.
This does not only happen to people, words too can go from rags to riches – or fall from grace.
This RoPeCast traces back the career paths of some not so succesful words but also introduce you to one that really ma...
Datum: 14.03.2010 23:01 •
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Do you know where the word “pyjamas” comes from?
This RoPeCast will take you on a linguistic trip around the globe to find out!
Fasten your seatbelts, lean back and we’re ready for take off.
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Datum: 01.03.2010 23:01 •
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... that is the question (with apologies to Shakespeare).
When to shake hands, to kiss on the cheek, to speak to a stranger – this podcast suggests some dos and don’ts for visitors to Britain.
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Datum: 14.02.2010 23:01 •
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Does the way you pronounce English get you what you want?
If you ask for crabmeat, does the waiter bring crabmeat? Or does her bring you rubbish?
Ve haff vays of improving your English!
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Merriam Webster Online Dictionary :: At Merriam Webster'...
Datum: 31.01.2010 23:01 •
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Obama has not completely lost it, but losing just one senate seat may make all the difference for the new health-care bill.
Because now, Republicans can stop the law by just discussing it endlessly.
This RoPecast only needs 5 minutes to explain why the length of a speech can be a poltical weapon...
Datum: 22.01.2010 14:08 •
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Dictionaries are nice – but sometimes you just can’t find what you’re looking for in any of them. This is especially true for quite a lot of everyday items for which you may not even know a word in your own mother tongue. Don’t despair! Let us invite you to a shopping spree i...
Datum: 23.12.2009 11:20 •
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Let’s go back to Harvard College, USA, to hear how an amusing anecdote can be used to explain a relatively difficult concept.
In the process, we learn how a computer program “accidentally” passed the Turing Test.
You don’t know what the Turing Test is? Just listen to our Ro...
Datum: 30.11.2009 23:01 •
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Our podcast takes the usual lighthearted look at a serious topic – and finds that Harvard College lectures can be funny as well as informative.
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Offical Website of CS50 :: Introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the a...
Datum: 15.11.2009 23:01 •
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Are you familiar with the terms Congress, Senate and House? Who can veto legislation? Can a veto be overturned? And what is meant by “checks and balances”? This RoPeCast gives you some answers.
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US Congress at Wikipedia :: Learn more about ...
Datum: 31.10.2009 23:01 •
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The problem with getting a seat in Westminster is, well, getting a seat.
In more than one way, it can become pretty hard to become a respected Member of the British Parliament. Even if you are elected, people may just not notice you…
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Datum: 14.10.2009 22:01 •
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If you think that German voting laws are complicated, take a look at the American System.
American voters have to register before voting, are invited to lengthy primaries and in the end don’t even get to vote directly for their President.
After this Podcast, the German “overhang seat...
Datum: 30.09.2009 22:01 •
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Are you already thinking about Christmas gifts? And you have already bought the new video iPod? Well, maybe you want Santa to bring you a new dictionary. We have a new one that you could put on your list. And if you don’t like the one we present in this podcast, listen again to our podcast ...
Datum: 21.09.2009 22:01 •
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A popular saying goes “things are not what they seem”.
This also holds true for a number of quotations.
Some really famous ones were probably never said, others are attributed to the wrong person. This podcast will show you that even legendary quotations can be fakes.
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Datum: 14.09.2009 22:01 •
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You certainly know president Obama’s famous slogan “Yes, we can.”, but how did he come up with it?
And who first said “He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.” ?
Find out the answers in this episode, in which Peter is challenged by Roger in a pretty tough quotation...
Datum: 31.08.2009 22:01 •
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Genial persons have the most friends.
But they have to watch out for false friends, if they don’t want to be misunderstood.
We provide help in this RoPeCast episode.
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False friends :: Check this Wikipedia article for a comprehensive list of li...
Datum: 18.08.2009 22:00 •
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Good news: you can forget the news.
You don’t have to watch CNN all the time in order to learn English in front your TV set.
This episode will tell you how the TV can be your Friend(s) when it comes to improving your spoken English.
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Datum: 31.07.2009 22:01 •
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Remeber our Ropecasts on rhyming slang?
One of our listeners had a cool idea for one that is based on Barack Obama.
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Episode 18: Winnie Words :: In this episode we go even deeper into the topic of rhyming slang, including some that almost got us an ?...
Datum: 21.07.2009 22:01 •
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Fixed expressions are used by all and sundry 24/7.
And what’s more, the most common ones are easy to understand.
But there’s bad news too: it’s hard to find out which fixed expressions are worth remembering.
We’ll tell you where to look for help, and how to come to grip...
Datum: 15.07.2009 22:01 •
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Who told you proverbs are important? Forget school, only teachers use old fashioned sayings like “Early bird gets the worm.” Idioms are the real deal. And as an added bonus we’ll tell you the only two Englisch proverbs that are actually worth learning.
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Datum: 30.06.2009 22:01 •
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In this episode we go even deeper into the topic of rhyming slang, including some that almost got us an “explicit” tag on the iTunes Store. If you listen closely to this episode, you will even unravel the rhyming slang riddle of this episode’s title.
Oh, and be sure to leave us ...
Datum: 14.06.2009 22:01 •
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What’s the connection between Britney Spears, Nelson Mandela, and a popular drink?
No idea? Then listen to our podcast about rhyming slang, which supplies the missing link.
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Rhyming slang :: Read and learn more about rhyming slang and find exam...
Datum: 01.06.2009 22:01 •
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The American TOEFL may be the best known English test but there is a British alternative.
The “International English Language Testing System” IELTS offers you two ways to demonstrate how good your English is.
So whether you’re planning to work or study abroad,
or even to emigra...
Datum: 14.05.2009 22:01 •
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You want to have proof of your English skills and you look around for a test that you can take to get a certificate.
You find a confusing range of options and perhaps end up paying good money for a piece of paper that is not accepted by potential employers, colleges and universities.
We’ll...
Datum: 30.04.2009 22:00 •
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Everyone can see that dictionaries are helpful books, but is it worth spending more to buy a dictionary with a CD-ROM?
There are indeed many advantages to using an electronic format: help with English pronunciation, easy access to synonyms and information about frequent collocations, to name just...
Datum: 16.04.2009 22:00 •
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After our Christmas and New Year’s special episodes we tried hard to deliver something similar for Easter. Listen to this short episode to learn what we came up with …
Easter Eggs :: This Wikipedia article talks about a second meaning of "Easter Egg"
The Easter Egg Archi...
Datum: 08.04.2009 22:00 •
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Did we fool you?
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April Fools' Day :: Read about the day and the best pranks in Wikipedia.
A Spoonfull of Russian :: If you were already looking forward to learning Russian with us ... try this podcast instead.
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Datum: 01.04.2009 22:01 •
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Unfortunately we did not receive too many comments from our listeners over the last two months and so we decided to address a different, potentially larger group of learners from now on. As of today, RoPeCast will become ???????? and target learners of Russian …
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Datum: 31.03.2009 22:01 •
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Have you been wondering which English dictionary to buy? There are so many on the market that it is very difficult to know which one to choose.
This podcast suggests which criteria are important and offers a short-list of four titles.
You can find additional information about the “fab four...
Datum: 29.03.2009 22:00 •
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Those who are familiar with American English probably find it hard to believe that in the UK, surgery is not only performed in hospitals but something quite common in Parliament and even in office buildings, but it’s true.
Other troublesome words include subway, tube, torch and fag. Forewarn...
Datum: 14.03.2009 23:01 •
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Do you have any questions about the English language?
Or about English speaking cultures? Or about learning English?
Or other questions about English you desperately want an answer to and have been afraid to ask up to now?
If that is so, post a comment in our blog.
You can leave written comm...
Datum: 03.03.2009 23:00 •
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If one compares US and British usage, one finds apparently contrasting expressions which mean the same thing, for instance: to fill in a form versus to fill out a form. We offer an explanation and other interesting examples of how two nations are “divided by a common language”.
Thi...
Datum: 28.02.2009 23:01 •
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Do you know when to say I live here (simple form) and when to say I am living here (progressive or continuous form)?
Are there verbs that are used only in the simple form? What about McDonald’s and their slogan, “I’m loving it”?
We offer some help with this tricky topic.
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Datum: 14.02.2009 23:01 •
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Do you really know how many tenses you use when speaking your first language?
Our analysis might surprise you – and help you with your English.
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Datum: 31.01.2009 23:01 •
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Learners who take risks when speaking English may make better progress than those who play it safe.
But ignoring grammar can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.
Let’s take the example of speaking about the future. Nothing can possibly go wrong here – or can it?
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Datum: 14.01.2009 23:01 •
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Sporting metaphors permeate the English language.
In this podcast you can learn about level playing fields, curveballs and sticky wickets.
And do you know what a rain check is? Check it out.
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Datum: 31.12.2008 23:01 •
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—- New Year’s Special —-
Hear how people in Canada, Ireland, the USA and UK see in the New Year.
There’s talk of socials, resolutions, firecrackers… and about a famous British dinner party that only Germans really care about.
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Datum: 25.12.2008 23:01 •
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—- Christmas Special —-
After we received feedback asking for longer RoPeCast episodes, we thought the forthcoming holidays were the right occasion for spending a little bit more time listening to our show.
This time we present traditions and peculiarities of Christmas in the En...
Datum: 14.12.2008 23:01 •
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When people in many parts of the world speak of the “World Cup”, they are probably referring to the game of soccer, but rugby also has its World Cup, Six Nations’ Trophy, and other competitions.
So what exactly is this game that – to outsiders – looks as though there ...
Datum: 30.11.2008 23:01 •
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Do you know how many types of football there are in the world?
There may be no definitive answer, but we’ll deal with 3 major sports: American football, soccer and rugby football, taking in hockey and cricket along the way.
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Wikipedia Article ab...
Datum: 14.11.2008 23:01 •
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Mondegreens are misheard song lyrics and they range from the amusing to the mind-boggling.
This RoPeCast manages to bring together Jimi Hendrix and Anneliese Braun.
After listening, you’ll want to start your own collection of mondegreens.
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Datum: 31.10.2008 23:01 •
Größe: 7 MB
It is well known that German (like many other languages) has borrowed words from English. Less well known is the fact that words have also travelled in the opposite direction, with sometimes surprising results.
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Datum: 15.10.2008 22:01 •
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Did you know that even reputable companies sometimes get it wrong when choosing a name for a new product or service?
Hear how Germans thought that Rolls Royce was offering them garbage in the 1930s, and how “Nova” was not the best name for a car.
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Datum: 30.09.2008 22:00 •
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Germans are surprised to discover that it’s possible to tour the United States on a Beemer, which sounds to them like “Beamer”, a word that native speakers of English probably don’t even know, because “Beamer” is a pseudo-loan word.
We have some more examples f...
Datum: 16.09.2008 11:10 •
Größe: 7 MB
The name RoPeCast looks and sounds puzzling at first, but there are good reasons for using it, starting with the podcasters’ names: Roger and Peter.
Find out who they are, and what they can offer you.
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Datum: 16.09.2008 11:08 •
Größe: 7 MB
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