796. Language & Local British Identity (with Mark Steel)

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

Luke Thompson

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🗓️ 9 November 2022

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Special Guest Mark Steel joins me to discuss cultural and linguistic differences between the UK and France, plus accents in the UK and a little tour of some places in the UK that you don't know about. Also includes a discussion of swearing and rude language in Britain. What is the R word which you should never say in a specific part of the UK? Listen on to find out.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Luke's English podcast. For more information,
0:07.2	visit teacherloop.co.uk.uk.uk.uk.
0:11.8	UK. Okay. English around the world. Are you a learner of English? Are you around the world?
0:25.2	Then welcome this show is for you. Here's some more English listening practice
0:30.6	this time with a special guest the comedian Mark Steele and I'm very happy to have
0:35.9	Mark on the show because I am definitely a fan in this episode you will hear me talking to
0:41.6	Mark about language, language learning, accents and British
0:47.0	local identity with various stories and funny moments along the way.
0:52.2	I think a bit of an introduction is necessary for this
0:55.0	one. I don't want to go on and on and on unnecessarily at the start here, but I do think that
1:00.5	I should give you some info for this one just to help you understand the conversation better.
1:06.0	So let me introduce my guest today and give you an overview of the main points in our conversation to give you a chance, just to give you a chance to understand
1:16.0	it better, which will also help you learn more English from it because as we know context is everything.
1:23.4	So my guest, Mark Steele.
1:25.5	Who is Mark Steele?
1:27.4	Well, in the UK, Mark is a well-known stand-up comedian and writer and you see him on the TV sometimes in
1:36.1	Britain he appears on chat shows and panel shows and documentaries he's a well-known
1:42.0	comedian he's a well-known comedian. He's a well-known person. And as well as being on the TV,
1:48.2	he's also a published author of various books, non-fiction books,
1:53.0	usually, including his fascinating autobiography
1:57.0	and a history of the French Revolution.
2:00.0	Mark has a podcast which is called
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