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A Word in Your Ear

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A Word in Your Ear
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  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word In Your Ear: Echo Phrases

    26/10/2026 | 22 mins.
    Jeepers creepers, aren't echo phrases just the bees' knees? 
    The Lord of Language, Professor Roly Sussex explains how they work.
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word in Your Ear: The Building Blocks of Words

    19/10/2026 | 23 mins.
    Did you get a strong foundation in "morphology" when you were at school? Has that helped you understand other words in your adult years?
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word in Your Ear: How Irregular is English Spelling?

    12/10/2026 | 27 mins.
    There is debate over whether we need phonetic spelling, but that could be a catastrophe. Professor Roly Sussex explains why.
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word in Your Ear: What Makes a Great Dad Joke?

    05/10/2026 | 18 mins.
    The games we play with language - and we do love language games - and not just the scrabble, wordle, crossword kind.
  • A Word in Your Ear

    A Word In Your Ear: Spoonerisms, Rhyming Slang and Tongue Twisters

    28/09/2026 | 23 mins.
    The Lord of Language, Professor Roly Sussex, and 612 presenter Sally Rope, rabbit and pork about this colourful play of language.
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About A Word in Your Ear
Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex from the University of Queensland discusses the wonderful and odd aspects of English and many other languages.
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