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#TIL that "geek" used to mean a carnival freak.
(by watching Nightmare Alley (1947))
#English

"From "goat" to "despite": How the Words We Teach #English Language Learners Changed, and What That Says About Us" by Jasmine Nackash on The Pudding:
https://pudding.cool/2026/07/essential

#Taiwan-based new outlet The News Lens just took down all their #English language-content - years of original #reporting - without any notice, and, apparently, without informing their contributors too.
So …

TNL The News Lens 關鍵評論網
我們是一群對於現今媒體不滿又想要做出一些改變的人。有一直在媒體產業的編輯，有多年在海外各地工作的專業經理人，還有對於網路技術有熱情的開發者，以及一群對於我們這個夢想有興趣，願意一起幫忙的實習生、朋友以及許多外稿作者。 我們夢想中的媒體是除了陳述事實之外，還能夠提供多元、不同方向的觀點，並為智慧手機、平板、電腦等不同平台提供各自適合閱…

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Antonín Dvořšk, Rafael Kubelík & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Serenade for Strings in E major, Op 22 (1st mvt)
#AntonínDvořák #RafaelKubelík #EnglishChamberOrchestra

"Tightens" of the industry.
#homophones #English

Interesting article showing the difference in vocabulary that we teach people learning English as a second language between 1953 and 2023.
#language #english #esl

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Orlande de Lassus & English Cornett and Sackbut Ensemble:
🎵 In te Domine speravi (prima pars)
#OrlandedeLassus #EnglishCornettandSackbutEnsemble

Wow. Pumpkins 🎃 are related to pumps ⛽? How? 😵
[kins to]
#absurd #English #joke #wordplay

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André Messager, Sumi Jo, English Chamber Orchestra & Richard Bonynge:
🎵 Le jour sous le soleil béni (Madame Chrysanthème)
#AndréMessager #SumiJo #EnglishChamberOrchestra #RichardBonynge

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Luigi Boccherini, Jacqueline du Pré, English Chamber Orchestra & Daniel Barenboim:
🎵 Cello Concerto No 9 in B flat major (2nd mvt)
#LuigiBoccherini #JacquelineduPré #EnglishChamberOrchestra #DanielBarenboim

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English Chamber Orchestra, John Barry & John Barry:
🎵 The Beyondness of Things
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #JohnBarry
https://open.spotify.com/track/77qWHonGoZjub80FvRIcUK

Guys, I think we dodged a bullet. 😰
#learning #time #English #words #vocabulary

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #WordsAndMusic
Grace Williams & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Sea sketches for string orchestra: no.5; Calm sea in summer
#GraceWilliams #EnglishChamberOrchestra
#Spotify

"This drive-thru coffee chain is pushing into undercaffeinated parts of America"
Headline from undervocabularied writers at CNN. 🙄
#writing #English #headline #CNN #sarcasm

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George Frideric Handel, Monteverdi Choir & English Baroque Soloists:
🎵 And the Glory of the Lord (Messiah, Part 1)
#GeorgeFridericHandel #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Symphony in G major, K 45a
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate

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English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Simple Symphony Op.4 (Boisterous Bouree)
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #BenjaminBritten

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Paul Daniel, English Northern Philharmonia & Sir William Walton:
🎵 Spitfire Prelude and Fugue - concert version
#PaulDaniel #EnglishNorthernPhilharmonia #SirWilliamWalton

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Yehudi Menuhin, Gustav Holst & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 St Paul's Suite, Op 29 (1st mvt, Jig)
#YehudiMenuhin #GustavHolst #EnglishChamberOrchestra
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #RadcliffeAndMaconie
English Teacher & Royal Northern Sinfonia:
🎵 This Could Be Texas
#EnglishTeacher #RoyalNorthernSinfonia

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra & Ralf Gothóni:
🎵 Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major K.297b (2nd mvt)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishChamberOrchestra #RalfGothóni

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Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Chaconne in G minor, Z 730
#HenryPurcell #BenjaminBritten #EnglishChamberOrchestra

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Wynton Marsalis, Jeremiah Clarke & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Trumpet Voluntary 'The Prince of Denmark's March'
#WyntonMarsalis #JeremiahClarke #EnglishChamberOrchestra

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George Frideric Handel, Louise Alder, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Myself I shall adore (Semele)
#GeorgeFridericHandel #LouiseAlder #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Breakfast
Patrick Hawes, English Chamber Orchestra & Patrick Hawes:
🎵 Swan
#PatrickHawes #EnglishChamberOrchestra

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Charles Gounod, Renée Fleming, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Faust - Act 3: Jewel Aria
#CharlesGounod #RenéeFleming #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Playful Pizzicato (Simple Symphony)
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #BenjaminBritten

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English Chamber Orchestra, John Barry & John Barry:
🎵 The Beyondness of Things
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #JohnBarry
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English National Opera Orchestra, Sir Arthur Sullivan & Sir Charles Mackerras:
🎵 The Yeoman of the Guard (overture)
#EnglishNationalOperaOrchestra #SirArthurSullivan
https://open.spotify.com/track/36qkZ6y92ImGrV67Ofikg6

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Simple Symphony Op.4 (Boisterous Bouree)
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #BenjaminBritten

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Simple symphony Op.4 (Playful pizzicato)
#BenjaminBritten #EnglishChamberOrchestra

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Monteverdi Choir, Francesco Cavalli, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen)
#MonteverdiChoir #FrancescoCavalli #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Johann Sebastian Bach, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Mass in B minor BWV.232 (Sanctus)
#JohannSebastianBach #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #EssentialClassics
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Symphony No 26 in E flat major, K 184
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate
https://open.spotify.com/track/004ZAF8uJwHyzoasuMWTad

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Johann Sebastian Bach, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (Cantata No 180)
#JohannSebastianBach #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #WordsAndMusic
Henry Purcell, Benjamin Britten, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Chaconne in G minor, Z 730
#HenryPurcell #BenjaminBritten #EnglishChamberOrchestra

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Percy Grainger, Benjamin Britten, John Shirley-Quirk, The Ambrosian Singers & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Shallow Brown
#PercyGrainger #BenjaminBritten #JohnShirleyQuirk #TheAmbrosianSingers #EnglishChamberOrchestra

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Joseph Canteloube, Kiri Te Kanawa, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Baïlèro (Chants d'Auvergne, Set 1)
#JosephCanteloube #KiriTeKanawa #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Murray Perahia & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Concerto no. 4 in G major K.41 for piano and orchestra; 2nd movement; Andante
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #MurrayPerahia #EnglishChamberOrchestra

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Claudio Monteverdi, Mark Tucker, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 In questo lieto e fortunato giorno (L'Orfeo)
#ClaudioMonteverdi #MarkTucker #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists

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Henry Purcell, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Abdelazer (Rondeau)
#HenryPurcell #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

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Johann Sebastian Bach, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Wann soll es doch geschehen (Cantata no. 11, BWV.11)
#JohannSebastianBach #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

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Monteverdi Choir, Francesco Cavalli, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Salve Regina (Hail, Holy Queen)
#MonteverdiChoir #FrancescoCavalli #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

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George Frideric Handel, Louise Alder, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Myself I shall adore (Semele)
#GeorgeFridericHandel #LouiseAlder #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 The Magic Flute (Overture)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner
#Spotify

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Johann Sebastian Bach, Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele (Cantata No 180)
#JohannSebastianBach #MonteverdiChoir #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #BBCProms
Nicholas Eden, Lily Fontaine, Douglas Frost, Lewis Whiting, English Teacher, Adam Dennis, Royal Northern Sinfonia & Ellie Slorach:
🎵 Broken Biscuits
#NicholasEden #LilyFontaine #DouglasFrost #LewisWhiting #EnglishTeacher

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Nicholas Eden, Lily Fontaine, Douglas Frost, Lewis Whiting, English Teacher, Adam Dennis, Royal Northern Sinfonia & Ellie Slorach:
🎵 This Could Be Texas
#NicholasEden #LilyFontaine #DouglasFrost #LewisWhiting #EnglishTeacher

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Träd, The Unthanks, English Teacher, Adrian McNally, Becky Unthank, Royal Northern Sinfonia & Ellie Slorach:
🎵 Mount The Air (Reprise)
#Träd #TheUnthanks #EnglishTeacher #AdrianMcNally #BeckyUnthank #RoyalNorthernSinfonia

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Nicholas Eden, Lily Fontaine, Douglas Frost, Lewis Whiting, English Teacher, Adam Dennis, Royal Northern Sinfonia & Ellie Slorach:
🎵 Albatross
#NicholasEden #LilyFontaine #DouglasFrost #LewisWhiting #EnglishTeacher #AdamDennis
#Spotify

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English Chamber Orchestra, John Barry & John Barry:
🎵 The Beyondness of Things
#EnglishChamberOrchestra #JohnBarry
https://open.spotify.com/track/77qWHonGoZjub80FvRIcUK
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Symphony No 29 (4th mvt)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate

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Trad., Percy Grainger, John Shirley‐Quirk, Ambrosian Singers, English Chamber Orchestra & Benjamin Britten:
🎵 Shallow Brown
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
George Frideric Handel, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 Semele; Overture
#GeorgeFridericHandel #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #ClassicalMixtape
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, English Chamber Orchestra & José‐Luis García:
🎵 Divertimento in D major, K 205 (3rd mvt)
#WolfgangAmadeusMozart #EnglishChamberOrchestra
https://open.spotify.com/track/7z0uHfADmos672tx97qSfw

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Arnold Bax, English Chamber Orchestra & Jeffrey Tate:
🎵 Dance in Sunlight (3 Pieces for small orchestra)
#ArnoldBax #EnglishChamberOrchestra #JeffreyTate

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #Radio3Breakfast
Josef Myslivecek, Ana de la Vega & English Chamber Orchestra:
🎵 Flute Concerto in D Major (1st mvt)
#JosefMyslivecek #AnadelaVega #EnglishChamberOrchestra

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBCRadio3's #InTune
Henry Purcell, Stephen Varcoe, English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner:
🎵 What pow'r art thou (King Arthur)
#HenryPurcell #StephenVarcoe #EnglishBaroqueSoloists #SirJohnEliotGardiner
#Spotify