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- Life in the United States
Mexican Coke
As some of you may already know, I spent some time in Mexico during the late 1980s (it’s scary (frightening, surprising) for me to think that that was more than 20 years ago!). As a young man in my…
- Language & Terms
50 Questions
A teacher, Robert, just sent me a link to something called 50 Questions, which is a website where you are asked to answer 50 questions about yourself and what you are doing (or have done recently).…
- Polls
Poll: How Do You Get Your News?
It wasn’t long ago that the main sources of news were the daily newspaper and the daily television news broadcast (show). Things have changed, and both newspapers and television news continue to lose…
- Language & Terms
“I Owe Him My Life” & “To Make an Honest Woman of Her”
QUESTION : Zoltán from Hungary wants to know what these two expressions mean: “to owe my life to him” and “to make an honest woman of her.”
- News and Current Events
Balloon Boy and Reality TV
Over the weekend, one of the major news stories was about “balloon boy,” a six-year-old boy who was believed to have gone up in a giant hot-air balloon shaped like a UFO (unidentified flying object;…
- Language & Terms
Nice Guys Finish Last
QUESTION : Jing Li from New Zealand had the following questions: “In (the TV show) Prison Break in the first season, Michael and Sara had a conversation:
- Announcements
Reminder About No-Links Policy
When we started the ESL Podcast Blog over two years ago, we decided on a policy not to allow links in the comments sections. The following is an excerpt (section) from our original post about this: ……
- Life in the United States
Is Columbus Day Here to Stay?
Today we celebrate in the United States Columbus Day , remembering the day that the Italian explorer (someone who looks for “new” or undiscovered places) Christopher Columbus first “discovered” the…
- Karaoke English
Black Eyed Peas and a Flash Mob
As you probably know, Oprah Winfrey has a very popular talk show on American TV called “Oprah,” and to kick off (start) the show’s 24th season, the group Black Eyed Peas perform a special live (not…
- Life in the United States
Potpourri
First, I want to thank everyone who wished me a happy birthday last week. I appreciate all the kind comments. Some people asked if I was “really” 29. The answer is yes. I am 29 mentally , but 46…
