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S03E16. Quiz Time - Featuring Alexandra from English4Style (transcribed) VIDEO
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Everybody loves a quiz, that's why Gav and Em have decided to devote an entire episode to questions all about languages, the origins of English words, and English grammar. Test your knowledge and have some fun with this episode of How to English Pod. Featuring Alexandra from English4Style as we learn the differences between the words trip, journey, and travel. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/7nSe3KJqa1V Alexandra's link: https://www.instagram.com/english4style/ Gav's intro: https://www.britannica.com/topic/English-language Em's quiz questions: https://speakt.com/language-facts/ The longest word in English: https://www.wikihow.com/Pronounce-the-Longest-Word-in-the-English-Dictionary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English Longest unofficial word in English: https://www.digitalspy.com/fun/a444700/longest-word-has-189819-letters-takes-three-hours-to-pronounce/ Origin of the word penguin: https://www.etymonline.com/word/penguin How much of English is actually English?: https://commongroundinternational.com/learning-english/borrowed-words-english-languages/ How many languages are represented in English?: https://www.ilovelanguages.com/how-many-english-borrowed-words-are-there/
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Everybody loves a quiz, that's why Gav and Em have decided to devote an entire episode to questions all about languages, the origins of English words, and English grammar. Test your knowledge and have some fun with this episode of How to English Pod. Featuring Alexandra from English4Style as we learn the differences between the words trip, journey, and travel. Transcription with audio: https://share.descript.com/view/7nSe3KJqa1V Alexandra's link: https://www.instagram.com/english4style/ Gav's intro: https://www.britannica.com/topic/English-language Em's quiz questions: https://speakt.com/language-facts/ The longest word in English: https://www.wikihow.com/Pronounce-the-Longest-Word-in-the-English-Dictionary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English Longest unofficial word in English: https://www.digitalspy.com/fun/a444700/longest-word-has-189819-letters-takes-three-hours-to-pronounce/ Origin of the word penguin: https://www.etymonline.com/word/penguin How much of English is actually English?: https://commongroundinternational.com/learning-english/borrowed-words-english-languages/ How many languages are represented in English?: https://www.ilovelanguages.com/how-many-english-borrowed-words-are-there/
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