A California caller gets a clarification about when to use “a” and “an” if the next word starts with a vowel sound. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Articles for Words with Vowel Sounds” Hello, you have A Way with Words. Hi, this...
sterilisation n.— «Central banks build reserves by creating domestic currency to buy the dollar and euro reserves. This has a cost, via inflation or through what is known as “sterilisation.” Sterilisation costs arise when a central bank offsets its...
rip-off Ireland n.— «Looking back, it can be seen that there was a major decline in consumer confidence throughout 2002, after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and Ireland’s entry into the euro currency zone. This coincided with growing...
mini-job n.— «Then there’s the prospect of a “mini-job,” also known as a one euro job. As of January 1, the long-term unemployed will begin to be offered work of up to 30 hours a week carrying out some sort of socially- responsible function aimed...
wags n.pl.— «Pictures of the wives and girlfriends (or Wags as the FA’s acronym calls them) of the Euro 2004 England team, or of the wives and girlfriends of the 1999 US Ryder Cup team, for instance, show a classic feminine look where every woman...
totty shot n.— «The Totty Shots. Lest I be accused of sexism here, that is the unofficial slang term for the shot of a woman in the crowd used to spice up TV coverage.» —“Euro 2004: Reasons It’s Going To Be Ace” by Mark Campanarios Football365...
