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Corporate acronyms have been long-maligned.  But are some of them worthy of smashing?   We play Smash or Pass today, probably the first and last ESL podcast to ever do that. 

Keywords today will include: ASAP, EOD, RTO, AFAIK, B2B

Corporate Acronyms: Smash or Pass (Season 2, Episode 6)

Would have, Could have, Should have.  It's a common question that students of English ask.  In this lesson, not only does Brofe of Aandego cover how to use these complex modal verbs, but he also shows listeners specific business applications.

Background Music: Frédéric Chopin ''Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, performed by Xuan He''
Courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons
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Would've, Could've, Should've: Past Modal verbs in Business English (Season 2, Episode 8)

Today's essay is about the concept of Slow Productivity, popularized by author and professor Cal Newport.
Key English terms today include: productivity, pseudo-productivity, slow productivity; Do Fewer Things; busy work; Intentionality.

A Love Letter to Slow Productivity (Season 2, Episode 9)

A full Aandego episode about How to learn a language in an effective yet slow manner.   Tips and tricks for Slow Language, learning without that stress.  Warning: a lot of these are old-school methods, and I badmouth AI slop with a vengeance.   Sorry not sorry.

Cal Newport's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIhJnsJ0IHlVNnYfp-gw_5Q

Background Music: Frédéric Chopin ''Nocturne No. 3 in B Major, performed by Xuan He''
Courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons
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Slow Language (Season 2, Episode 10)

Recently, a term emerged in conversation that stopped me in my tracks: polyglot mysticism. After looking it up, I discovered it refers to individuals who engage with various spiritual traditions and texts in their original languages, allowing for a deeper understanding of nuances and philosophies that might be lost in translation.1

Polyglot Mysticism and the Tower of Babel

me... and 6 of my ancestors... in the 6 languages I speak...

Dedicated to my bloodline!

Me & My Ancestors

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In this episode, we again unpack and analyze the book Polyglot: How I Learn Languages (1970) by Dr. Kató Lomb, and take some tips from one of the 20th century's most accomplished interpreters.  In Chapters 7 and 8, Dr. Lomb reveals more about how she learned and used 16 different languages with the power of reading.  

''Polyglot'' by Dr. Kató Lomb: Open a book, lazy ass! (Episode 2/kettő Drunk on Language)

A totally sober, shrewd, surgical look at a linguistic book, Polyglot: How I learn Languages (1970) by famed interpreter Dr. Kató Lomb.  In this episode, we look at confidence, dictionaries, the intersection of fences and asses, and men's vs women's language.

Hungry for Languages channel, reaction to a Kató Lomb interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNKf1eoK9Ts

''Polyglot'' by Kató Lomb: A Shrewd Analysis, Book's End (Episode 3/három, Drunk on Language)

Your host Hans Hamrd brings you another episode of Drunk on Language.  This time, we cover what the heck happened to the written form of English in 1755, and why millions of kids are tortured with spelling bees each year.

''The Story of English'' by Philip Gooden.  Dr. Johnson's Dictionary (Episode 6/siex)

Aandego is Slow Language.  Right now, we are teaching English to advanced learners (B2/C1/C2).   Focused on Business, Travel, and Motivation!

We have fun with language here.  If you accidentally learn something, we're sorry.

My influences and inspirations for the Drunk on Language Book Club include: Nativlang, Xidnaf, Rick Steves, Drunk History, Langfocus, Game of Thrones Abridged, My Drunk Kitchen with Hannah Hart, and Mextalki.
The men in my life: Jim Beam, Jack Daniel, José Cuervo, Los Kunstmanns, Captain Morgan, Don Q, Pyotr Smirnoff, Mike and his ''Hard Lemonade''.      

And Brendon Urie.  -heavy breathing-

'ALL SHOWS TO BE RESUMED IN 2026'
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