Proper English

This week, we're talking about Ali's favourite animals - elephants (I bet you thought I was going to say cats)! The Idiom of the Week is 'A White Elephant.' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), an...

13 Apr 20219min

This week we're talking about all the different words, phrases and idioms we have in English describe things or people that we find annoying. We use quite a few in this episode! And those two little o...

6 Apr 202111min

Questions, questions, questions. We have been asked so many - and we're taking the opportunity to answer some of them this week. And those lovely old ladies are back, illustrating this week's idiom: '...

30 Mars 202110min

This week, we're devoting a whole episode to answering a bunch of grammar-related questions that start 'What's the difference between…?' Meanwhile, our hapless detectives, Davidson and Roberts, are tr...

23 Mars 202112min

This week we're looking at words and phrases that enhance the meaning of verbs and other major word groups. Meanwhile, Roxy and Sergeant Roberts are defining the idiom 'Sticking your head above the pa...

16 Mars 202111min

This week, we're looking at vocabulary associated with the theatre - and this week's idiom is 'Let's get this show on the road!' Like us on Facebook (properenglish2019), and follow us on Twitter (@pro...

9 Mars 202111min

This month sees World Book Day being celebrated all round the world, so we thought we'd have an unscripted chat about books this week. The Idiom of the Week is 'Comparing apples with oranges.' Like us...

2 Mars 202112min

This week's episode is another in our occasional series concerned with phrasal verbs - this time we're looking at vocabulary associated with shopping! The two Yorkshire ladies are talking about clumsy...

23 Feb 20219min