The Weekend Listener is an eclectic list of noteworthy podcasts and radio recordings, old and new, curated for your listening pleasure. For more listening tips please search the website for previous instalments. LANGUAGE How language influences identity and culture Kirk Gallardo is a linguist and the Education Interpretation Manager at the Anchorage Museum. In this …
Contronyms
At one point or another English learners start noticing words that are unusual in that they have two completely opposite meanings. For example, to bolt something can mean to fasten or to secure, but in a different context the same verb can mean to move suddenly and quickly. Words that convey two contradictory notions are …