E14 - The Wonders of Teaching English (with Drake Luongo)
Casey and Artёm are joined by Casey's countryman, Drake Luongo, for a fireside chat on the world of teaching English. Are we cultural ambassadors? Is there a difference in business etiquette between A...
31 Touko 201955min
E13 – The Articles in a Sentence
Artёm and Casey talk about English's penchant for articles: a/an and the. What are the rules behind them? Is it necessary to use them? What different situations do they describe?
10 Touko 20191h 15min
E12 - Me And You, You And Me
Casey and Artёm chat about why we say sentences like "this is me" and not "this is I", and explore related areas. Bernie Sanders is referenced.
21 Maalis 201954min
E11 - If I Made A Conditional Sentence
Artёm and Casey give their thoughts on a myriad of ways that English people deal with and express "if" conditions. They tackle pretty much everything under the sun.
15 Maalis 20191h 27min
E10 - Commas, however (pt. 2)
Casey and Artёm continue their discussion on commas, which morphs into a somewhat heated and confusing discussion on sentence-initial so, whether commas indicate a pause, and more.
5 Maalis 201940min
E9 - The Hypervisibility of Successful Exemplars
Casey and Artёm discuss a string of biases in the world of language learning that can leave learners discouraged, but shouldn't.
25 Helmi 201943min
E8 - Commas, However (pt. 1)
Artёm and Casey have a look through sections of Michael Swan's book Practical English Usage where he talks about commas, and find out where they stand. They also pontificate on cross-language differen...
6 Helmi 201936min
E7 - To Be Continuoused
Casey and Artёm discuss the subtle flavors of English's present continuous tense. Topics include: whether there's a difference between "he looks good" and "he's looking good", why people say "I'm bein...
25 Tammi 201949min
