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Why personal names are so often mispronounced or misspelled, in conversation and online.

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Hear Michael reveal his own language journey.

Explore why languages have idioms with The Open University鈥檚 quiz.

Explore how some cultural idioms entered the English Language.

Exploring creative descriptions for wind, rainfall and sunny spells from around the world

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Exploring the hidden histories of obscure words, and common buzz phrases.

Michael Rosen puts the language of science under the microscope.

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Series of programmes examining key phrases in public debate.

Some facts about emoji - possibly the world's first truly global form of communication.

Have a look at some of the fantastic words that children invent and reimagine.