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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Are you an advanced learner of English? These podcasts from Saarland University offer challenging listening opportunities and fascinating topics to do with the English language and culture. Get your new enhanced five-minute episode once every two weeks.
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Folge vom 02.03.201035. Around the world with words
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Folge vom 15.02.201034. To kiss or not to kiss...... 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. Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour A bestseller in the UK, Watching the English is a biting, affectionate, insightful and often hilarious look English Society.
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Folge vom 01.02.201033. Pronunciation mattersDoes the way you pronounce English get you what you want? If you ask for crabmeat, does the waiter bring crabmeat? Or does he bring you rubbish? Ve haff vays of improving your English! Merriam Webster Online Dictionary At Merriam Webster\'s you can listen to the pronunciation of every word in their dictionary. For example to the pronunciation of \"pronunciation\". The phonetics and phonology of English pronunciation This self-study book takes the reader on a journey of discovery into the areas of pronunciation, phonetics, and phonology; places where students have often lost their way – and their motivation.
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Folge vom 22.01.201032. The 60:40 ProblemObama 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. Filibuster at Wikipedia Check Wikipedia for more information on filibuster