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Tongue twisters

('Annie Rutherford',) — Wed, 20 May 2009 11:00:02 -0000

Red lorry, yellow lorry, red lorry, yellow lorry - and its European counterpart expressions to say over, and over, again. From Poland's Jerzy to Spain's coconuts, it's the weekly language tricks

'You'll get a fat bitch for that'

('Lindsey Evans',) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 12:16:43 -0000

When dogs are mentioned in European sayings, it can range from anything to being related to money, your inner self or the weather in Poland - idioms of the week, plus audio

Talk of the city

('Annie Rutherford',) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 12:06:57 -0000

Madrid, Krakow, Rome? Europe discusses its genius loci

Chucking up, European-style

('Lindsey Evans',) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 17:47:14 -0000

Did you have one too many? Was it something you ate? When Europe's head is over the toilet bowl, what kind of language comes out? Listen to the editorial team 'vomit'

Never mind the European bollocks

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:00:00 -0000

In an ode to my continental colleagues – why, and how male reproductive glands have them all wrapped up in idioms

EU day of languages, Paris: why Portuguese singer Lio wants to hug you

('Nabeelah Shabbir',) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:30:00 -0000

The current rotating EU president-holders emphasise the human, not institutional touch of learning languages in Europe. Testimonies from an Abba-themed press conference before celebrations for the first time in the French capital on 26 September