Today's podcast will either be "awfully" good or "pretty" bad!
Yes, English is confusing. Sorry!

The Social Evolutionary

Weird Words in English

This is a famous phrase from a movie, but is it true?

Does the rain in Spain stay mainly on the plain?

Important words that make people happier all around the world.

Some examples in the recording:
Hello: Hola (Spanish), Ni hao (Chinese), Salam - سلام (Persian)
Please: Sils vous plait (French), bitte (German)
Thank you: obrigado (Portuguese), dyakuyu - дякую (Ukranian)

I hope my pronunciation wasn't too bad!

The Magic Word

Many Spanish people scratch their heads at the shocking translations of movie titles that have nothing to do with the original, or simply sound completely stupid.

Weirdly translated movie titles

Have we forgotten how to be social on social media?

How Social is Social Media?

If you or your partner are a foreigner, is it frustrating, or sad, that your children don't speak the language, apart from maybe a few words?