Episodes

  • Episode 7 - the AU digraph

    Episode 7 - the AU digraph
    Aug 3 2023
    Let's talk about the AU sound. This sound is usually represented by this digraph but actually can be observed in other spellings. This sound is not included in the original vowel sounds of Latin or the long vowels of English.

    Video version:
    https://youtu.be/_XopVOiJT6o
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    8 mins
  • Episode 6 - The Great Vowel Shift

    Episode 6 - The Great Vowel Shift
    Jan 17 2023
    The Great Vowel Shift, how it currently impacts English pronunciation, and how it is a constant source of confusion for both native English speakers and foreign language students of English
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    14 mins
  • Episode 5 - The Evolution of the English Alphabet

    Episode 5 - The Evolution of the English Alphabet
    Jun 20 2022
    How the English Alphabet evolved to its current condition
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    14 mins
  • Episode 4 - Engineering the Latin Alphabet

    Episode 4 - Engineering the Latin Alphabet
    Mar 21 2022
    How the Latin alphabet was engineered based on the mouth positions associated with each letter's sound and became the basis of spelling for all modern languages, including English.
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    14 mins
  • Episode 3 - Evolution of the Alphabet

    Episode 3 - Evolution of the Alphabet
    Feb 7 2022
    We discuss how the alphabet evolved to become the primary written communication tool.
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    13 mins
  • Episode 2 - continuing with the investigation

    Episode 2 - continuing with the investigation
    Jan 18 2022
    The investigation continues to try to determine which criteria and rules were used by English scribes when they wrote the words of English.

    https://youtu.be/SMkLseEOy3s
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    11 mins
  • Episode 1 - My Story

    Episode 1 - My Story
    Dec 28 2021
    Why I wrote "Enigmas of the English Alphabet" - let's talk about English as a second language and its peculiarities that make it more difficult to learn than it seems. This is my story.

    https://youtu.be/WwaybcA94pU
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    11 mins