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Tongue twisters
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'
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
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Talk of the city
Madrid, Krakow, Rome? Europe discusses its genius loci
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Chucking up, European-style
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'
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Never mind the European bollocks
In an ode to my continental colleagues – why, and how male reproductive glands have them all wrapped up in idioms
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EU day of languages, Paris: why Portuguese singer Lio wants to hug you
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
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