English Makes No Sense

By SL Rockfish

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 Nov 28, 2023

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A humorous and hopefully helpful look at the English language. If you follow me on Tik Tok, Instagram and YouTube you already know what this podcast is about. In this podcast we will have fun with the English language. You will learn pronunciation tips, grammar rules and how to improve your English. Listen, learn, hopefully laugh and practice your English fluency skills! Come on!

Episode Date
10 Hammer Expressions in English | Common American Idioms 🔨
Jun 19, 2026
9 More American Sayings You Need to Know: Cut Corners, Face the Music & More! | English Makes No Sense Podcast
Jun 11, 2026
10 American Sayings You'll Hear Every Day (And What They Really Mean) | Learn Real American English
Jun 04, 2026
“English Verbs That NEVER Change| | Easy Irregular Verbs for ESL Learner
May 28, 2026
How to Write Professional Emails in English (Without Sounding Too Formal)
May 20, 2026
8 Casual Business English Phrases You NEED at Work (Sound More Natural Instantly
May 13, 2026
Step Up Your Business English: 8 Phrasal Verbs You Need at Work (Episode 2)
May 06, 2026
Business English Idioms: Speak Like a Native at Work
Apr 29, 2026
11 “DOG” Idioms & Slang in English 🐶 | Learn Real English Expressions (ESL Listening Practice)
Apr 22, 2026
Dog Idioms in English: 10 Expressions to Sound More Natural (ESL for Intermediate Learners)
Apr 14, 2026
10 Idioms You NEED for Work | Business English & ESL Speaking Practice
Apr 02, 2026
How to Learn English Faster with Flashcards (Pronunciation, Repetition & Word Games)
Mar 26, 2026
7 “Green” Idioms in English You Must Know 🍀 | Green-Eyed Monster, Green with Envy & More (ESL Lesson)
Mar 18, 2026
Stop Saying “I Disagree”: 5 Polite More Ways to Disagree in English
Mar 11, 2026
The Art of Polite Disagreement (Sound Smart Without Sounding Rude)
Mar 04, 2026
Why FUTURE Sounds Like “FUCHER” | English Pronunciation Explained
Feb 19, 2026
Fluency Practice: Describe a Work Problem Without Stopping
Feb 13, 2026
Workplace English: Interrupting Politely
Feb 12, 2026
“What Does ‘Run Into’ Mean in English?”
Feb 11, 2026
“How to Pronounce Ship vs Sheep ?| English Pronunciation Explained”
Feb 11, 2026
Learn the Idiom: On the Same Page
Feb 10, 2026
Sounds That Cause Misunderstandings in English | ESL Pronunciation & Listening Practice
Feb 04, 2026
English Tongue Twisters for Fluency 😅 | Speak Faster & Clearer
Jan 30, 2026
Sound More Polite in English | “Could You Clarify That?” (Workplace Upgrade)
Jan 29, 2026
Figure Out | Common English Phrasal Verb Explained in 2 Minutes
Jan 28, 2026
Silent Letters in English 🤫 | Know vs Wrong (Pronunciation Lesson)
Jan 28, 2026
Get the Hang of It | Common English Idiom Explained
Jan 27, 2026
Small Talk: How to Sound Natural Without Feeling Awkward
Jan 22, 2026
How Word Stress Changes Everything: Nouns vs. Verbs
Jan 16, 2026
English Riddles to Improve Fluency!
Jan 16, 2026
What Does “Bite the Bullet” Mean?
Jan 15, 2026
How to Use the Phrasal Verb: COME UP WITH
Jan 13, 2026
Why “Pizza” Sounds Like That (English Makes NO Sense 🍕)
Jan 11, 2026
Stop Saying “I Need Help” – Sound More Confident at Work
Jan 09, 2026
Rock or Lock? Master the /R/ vs /L/ Sounds in English
Jan 08, 2026
👉 LOOK INTO: A Must-Know Phrasal Verb for Work English
Jan 06, 2026
👉 Spill the Beans: A Common English Idiom ESL Learners Love
Jan 05, 2026
What's the Difference Between Loose and Lose?
Jan 03, 2026
Quiet or Quite. One Letter Changes Everything!
Jan 02, 2026
Bring vs Take: Think About Location
Jan 01, 2026
When to Use Borrow vs Lend?
Dec 31, 2025
Hear vs Listen; Which One Should You Use?
Dec 30, 2025
Say or Tell? Which Should You Use?
Dec 29, 2025
10 Confusing English Word Pairs ESL Learners Always Mix Up (With Examples!)
Dec 28, 2025
Don't Say "I Don't Know" Say This!: Workplace English
Dec 25, 2025
Learn the Phrasal Verb: Keep Up
Dec 24, 2025
Learn the Most Important Sound in English: The Schwa!
Dec 23, 2025
Idiom of the Day: Hit the Books!
Dec 22, 2025
Why Do Americans Celebrate Ugly Sweater Day? 🎄 | ESL Cultural Lesson |
Dec 21, 2025
How to Pronounce -OUGH Words
Dec 20, 2025
Learn Small Talk Starters
Dec 19, 2025
Phrasal Verb Spotlight: FIGURE OUT
Dec 18, 2025
"5 Words You’re Probably Pronouncing Wrong”
Dec 17, 2025
Don't Say What Do You Mean? Say This!
Dec 15, 2025
Idioms That Americans ACTUALLY Use!
Dec 13, 2025
Mini Pronunciation Lesson: The /TH/ Sound
Dec 12, 2025
“Stop Saying ‘I Don’t Understand’ — Try These Instead!”
Dec 11, 2025
Phrasal Verb of the Day: TURN OUT
Dec 10, 2025
English Words That TRICK You”
Dec 09, 2025
Test Your English: Phrasal Verbs Re-Cap
Dec 08, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson: Phrasal Verb- Give Up
Dec 07, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson: Phrasal Verb "Catch Up"
Dec 06, 2025
2 Minute English Lesson: The Phrasal Verb: "Run Out Of"
Dec 05, 2025
2-Minute Lesson: Phrasal Verb: Make Up
Dec 04, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson The Phrasal Verb: Come Across
Dec 02, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson Phrasal Verb "Get Along"
Dec 01, 2025
2-Minute English Lessons Week #3 Re-cap
Nov 30, 2025
2-Minute Englsih Lesson- Idiom: "In the Same Boat"
Nov 29, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson: Idiom - "Cut Corners"
Nov 28, 2025
2 Minute English Lesson: Idiom-"Back to the Drawing Board"
Nov 28, 2025
25 Fun & Weird Thanksgiving Facts You Never Knew! | English & Culture for ESL Learners
Nov 27, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson-Idiom: "Keep Me Posted"
Nov 26, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson- Idiom: "Think Outside the Box"
Nov 25, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson- Idiom-"Hit the Ground Running"
Nov 24, 2025
2-Minute English Re-Cap "Phrasal Verb Week"
Nov 23, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson: Phrasal Verb-Turn Off
Nov 22, 2025
2-Minute English: Phrasal Verb-"Pick Up"
Nov 20, 2025
2-Minute English: Phrasal Verb: Run Into
Nov 19, 2025
2-Minute English: Phrasal Verb-"Look After"
Nov 19, 2025
Improve Your English: Tongue Twister Challenge- Fun with Consonant Clusters (spr, str, br, tr)
Nov 18, 2025
2-Minute English Lesson: Phrasal Verb "Wake Up"
Nov 17, 2025
🧠 Let’s recap the week! Practice These Idioms!
Nov 16, 2025
What Does "A Piece of Cake" Mean?
Nov 15, 2025
Hit the Nail On the Head!
Nov 14, 2025
What Does Spill the Beans Mean?
Nov 13, 2025
Learn Today's Idiom: Under the Weather
Nov 12, 2025
Bite the Bullet? What Does It Mean?
Nov 11, 2025
2-Minute English Lessons Begin:Break the Ice
Nov 10, 2025
Silent Letters That Talk – Words Like Knight, Sign, and Half
Nov 07, 2025
Halloween English! 🎃 Learn Fun Idioms, Phrasal Verbs & Spooky Facts About Trick or Treat”
Oct 30, 2025
Make Your Move! The Many Meanings and Sayings with the Word ‘Move’
Oct 12, 2025
8 Powerful English Idioms with Hammer You Need to Know | English Made Easy
Oct 02, 2025
“Th” Trouble – Voiced vs. Unvoiced “TH” Sounds Made Easy
Sep 25, 2025
“Food Idioms in English: Easy Explanations and Fun Examples for ESL Learners”
Sep 18, 2025
The Schwa — English’s Most Common (and Laziest) Sound
Sep 11, 2025
Kick Off with English: American Football Vocabulary & Idioms for ESL Learners
Sep 04, 2025
👉 Handy English: 7 More Must-Know Idioms with “Hand” (Part 2)
Aug 24, 2025
“Hands Down the Best Idioms! 🖐 Learn 8 Handy English Expressions”
Aug 15, 2025
“Get a Handle on English: Must-Know Phrasal Verbs with ‘Hand’”
Aug 06, 2025
10 Final Must-Kow American Slang Words
Jul 30, 2025
Talk Like a Native: 10 More American Slang Words You Need to Know (Part 2)
Jul 11, 2025
Sound More Native: 10 Must-Know American Slang Words for Everyday English”
Jul 04, 2025
15 Sayings for the Fourth of July! 🇺🇸
Jun 27, 2025
"Enough Is Enough! How To Pronounce Tricky Words with -OUGH"
Jun 19, 2025
🎙️ “🔥 Mastering ‘Fire’ in English: Nouns, Verbs, Idioms & Phrasal Verbs
Jun 13, 2025
"Let’s Cook! 8 Surprising Ways 'Cook' Is Used in American English"
Jun 05, 2025
“Why Is English So Hard?! 10 ESL Struggles—and How to Beat Them with FUN!”
May 26, 2025
Slang That Slaps! Trending & Classic American Slang You Need to Know 🇺🇸✨
May 18, 2025
"Take It All In: Mastering Phrasal Verbs with TAKE"
May 01, 2025
"10 Everyday Idioms with 'Up' | Speak English Naturally!"
Apr 23, 2025
“Tax Talk: 8 Must-Know Money Idioms for ESL Learners!”
Apr 10, 2025
"A vs. An – The Ultimate Guide!" 🎙️
Apr 03, 2025
"Mastering Dis-, Mis-, and Un-: The Secret to Avoiding Common ESL Mistakes!"
Mar 27, 2025
🎙️ March Madness Explained! Essential Basketball Idioms for ESL Learners
Mar 20, 2025
🥁 Marching Through English Idioms & Phrasal Verbs | Fun & Easy Learning!
Mar 13, 2025
🔥 Master 8 Phrasal Verbs with "GET"! 🔥
Mar 05, 2025
🎙️ Master These 8 Essential English Idioms for Work & Life!
Feb 26, 2025
🚀 Learn 10 Must-Know Workplace Phrasal Verbs! 💼✨
Feb 19, 2025
Valentine's Day Unwrapped: History, Vocabulary, and Idioms for ESL Learners
Feb 11, 2025
"Worried Sick? 5 Idioms & 5 Phrasal Verbs for Anxiety Explained!"
Feb 03, 2025
Stick With It! Exploring Phrasal Verbs and Idioms with 'Stick'"
Jan 21, 2025
Feeling Sick? Phrasal Verbs and Idioms to Take Care of Yourself
Jan 07, 2025
New Year, New Words - Kick Off with Phrasal Verbs!
Dec 29, 2024
Speak Like an American: 10 Fun Slang Words You Need to Know!
Dec 17, 2024
5 Christmas Idioms to Sound Like a Native Speaker | Boost Fluency & Confidence
Dec 10, 2024
Winter Words: 10 Essential Phrasal Verbs for Cold Weather Conversations
Dec 03, 2024
Thanksgiving Phrasal Verbs: Talk Turkey Like a Native!
Nov 26, 2024
Master 5 Key Phrasal Verbs with 'Come': Come Through, Come Forward, Come After, and More!
Nov 18, 2024
Mastering Essential Phrasal Verbs with 'Come' for Fluent English: Come Across, Come Up, and More
Nov 10, 2024
"Everyday Halloween Phrasal Verbs: Boost Your English with Spooky Expressions! 🎃
Oct 31, 2024
Spooky Sayings: 10 Halloween-Themed Idioms You Need to Know
Oct 24, 2024
Spooky Halloween Idioms Explained: Ghostly Expressions for ESL Learners
Oct 17, 2024
Mastering Phrasal Verbs with "Work": Part 2
Oct 09, 2024
"Mastering Phrasal Verbs with 'Work': Essential Verbs for Everyday English"
Oct 02, 2024
Mastering Phrasal Verbs with 'Pay': Pay Down, Pay Up, Pay Back, and Pay Off Explained"
Sep 25, 2024
Catch A Cold or Have a Cold? Ways to Talk About An Illness in English
Sep 18, 2024
Hear, Heart, Heard, and Hurt: Pronunciation, Meaning, and Uses"
Sep 02, 2024
"Hog Wild Idioms: Unlocking English Expressions with Pigs and Hogs!"
Aug 26, 2024
Idioms for The Olympics and Everyday Life
Aug 17, 2024
Master English Phrasal Verbs with "Talk" | Improve Your English Vocabulary
Jul 23, 2024
Mastering "A" and "An": Essential Tips for ESL Learners
Jul 15, 2024
Top Ten Reasons To Learn English
Jul 08, 2024
All-American Sayings and Traditions: Celebrating the 4th of July
Jul 01, 2024
Unlocking the Versatility of 'For': Essential Uses for ESL Learners"
Jun 24, 2024
Essential Summer Phrasal Verbs and Sayings for ESL Learners | Beat the Heat with English!
Jun 17, 2024
Mastering Prepositions: How to Use "At," "In," and "On" in English
Jun 10, 2024
Mastering Common English Idioms: Bend Over Backwards, Under the Gun, In Under the Wire & More!
Jun 04, 2024
Exploring Americana: Unraveling Quirky Phrases and Pronunciations
May 26, 2024
Gossip and Secrets: Fun with Idioms
May 19, 2024
Mastering Motherly Idioms: Unlocking Essential English Expressions
May 12, 2024
Mastering Essential English Phrasal Verbs: Unlocking 'Look'"
May 05, 2024
Mastering English Pronunciation: Deciphering the Madness of 'Though' to 'Thoroughly
Apr 28, 2024
Unlock Fluency: Top 5 Phrasal Verbs Every ESL Learner Needs to Know
Apr 21, 2024
Mastering English Idioms: 6 Green-Themed Expressions Every ESL Learner Should Know
Apr 14, 2024
Mastering Phrasal Verbs: Sign In, Sign Out, Sign Off, Sign On, and Sign Up Explained! 📝🔍 #EnglishGrammar #LanguageLearning #PhrasalVerbs
Apr 07, 2024
The Top 5 Fears ESL Learners Have About Learning English
Mar 31, 2024
Spring into English: Mastering 5 Essential Phrasal Verbs with 'Spring'
Mar 24, 2024
10 Essential Phrasal Verbs with "GET" To Improve Your Fluency
Mar 16, 2024
Marching into Idioms: Increase Your Fluency with March Idioms
Mar 08, 2024
Mastering American Sayings: 5 Essential Sayings for ESL Learners
Mar 01, 2024
5 Expressions of Encouragement to Increase Your Fluency
Feb 23, 2024
Ten English Expressions For Love Explained
Feb 15, 2024
Mastering Essential Phrasal Verbs: Unlocking the Power of 'Take' - ESL Podcast Episode for English Learners"
Feb 08, 2024
English Phrasal Verbs with 'Out': Master 8 Essential Expressions for ESL Learners | Language Learning Podcast"
Feb 01, 2024
5 Essential "Out Expressions for Fluent English
Jan 25, 2024
Chill Out with Cold Expressions: A Quick Exploration of Icy Phrases"
Jan 16, 2024
Frosty Phrases: Unlocking Snowy, Cold-Weather Idioms to Improve Your English
Jan 09, 2024
Idioms to Say Good-Bye 2023 and Hello 2024!
Jan 01, 2024
Happy Holidays: Words and Sayings for The Season
Dec 23, 2023
8 Idioms for Christmas
Dec 17, 2023
6 Idioms for Angry
Dec 08, 2023
5 Idioms to Say SLOW DOWN
Dec 01, 2023
6 Different Ways To Thanks!
Nov 23, 2023
How to Pronounce Bear, Beard, Beer and Bird
Nov 15, 2023
6 Idioms To Say "Hurry Up"
Nov 07, 2023
Let's Learn Halloween Vocabulary
Oct 29, 2023
More Halloween Idioms to Improve Your Fluency
Oct 25, 2023
Five Halloween Idioms To Improve Your Fluency
Oct 17, 2023
The Phrasal Verb: "GET OFF "and It's Many Meanings
Oct 11, 2023
The Many Meanings and Uses of the Phrasal Verb: GO OFF
Oct 03, 2023
Learn 5 Phrasal Verbs with "Get" In
Sep 25, 2023
10 MORE COLLOCATIONS TO IMPROVE YOUR FLUENCY
Sep 18, 2023
Top 10 Collocations to Improve Your English!
Sep 10, 2023
Some Reasons Why English Makes No Sense! 100th Episode!!
Sep 02, 2023
Vocabulary For When the Lights "Go Out"
Aug 18, 2023
More Phrasal Verbs for Daily Routines
Aug 11, 2023
Phrasal Verbs for Your Morning Routine
Aug 04, 2023
Increase Your Fluency with 6 Idioms with the Word "Make"
Jul 28, 2023
Phrasal Verbs with Do or Make
Jul 21, 2023
When Should I Use Do? When Should I Use Make?
Jul 12, 2023
HOT DOG- And It's Many Uses
Jul 04, 2023
Let's Practice Some American Slang
Jun 28, 2023
Increase Your Restaurant Fluency
Jun 22, 2023
6 Restaurant Vocabulary/Sayings For ESL Learners
Jun 14, 2023
Kick Up Your Fluency: A Few More Sayings with "KICK"
Jun 01, 2023
Six Phrasal Verbs with "KICK"
May 25, 2023
5 Phrasal Verbs for Summer
May 18, 2023
Summer is Coming! Let's Learn 5 Idioms for Summer
May 11, 2023
5 More Commonly Confused Phrasal Verbs
May 02, 2023
The Top 5 Most Confusing Phrasal Verbs
Apr 27, 2023
Learn 5 Idioms That Contain the Word "BACK"
Apr 18, 2023
It's March Madness: Phrasal Verbs with March in Them
Mar 30, 2023
Wait a Second! Sayings with Second in Them
Mar 23, 2023
Different Ways to Say You Are ANGRY
Mar 13, 2023
6 More Ways to Say "TIRED"
Mar 02, 2023
Increase Your Fluency with Different Ways to say "TIRED"
Feb 23, 2023
Valentine's Day Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
Feb 14, 2023
Idioms and Sayings with Silver in Them
Feb 09, 2023
Idioms and Sayings with SNOW
Jan 30, 2023
Fun with Verb: CUT, PUT, SHUT and GUT
Jan 23, 2023
GOTCHA! The Often used Informal Word
Jan 17, 2023
Ring In The New Year with Ring Idioms
Jan 10, 2023
Happy New Year! Increase Your Fluency with RESOLVE, RESOLUTE and RESOLUTION
Dec 31, 2022
Five Idioms For Christmas
Dec 23, 2022
Phrasal Verbs with CUT In Them
Dec 16, 2022
Wait, Wait and Weight? What?!
Dec 05, 2022
Different Ways to Say Thank You
Nov 24, 2022
Thanksgiving Idioms
Nov 20, 2022
Through, Throughout and Thoroough
Nov 07, 2022
Let's Talk About Bones
Oct 26, 2022
Sayings/Idioms with the Word BAT in Them
Oct 09, 2022
The Homophones: TO, TOO and TWO
Sep 28, 2022
Have You Heard: BEER, BEAR and BIRD
Sep 19, 2022
MUCH versus MANY
Sep 13, 2022
Let’s Talk About LABOR!
Sep 05, 2022
The Phrasal Verb: CUT BACK
Aug 27, 2022
The Phrasal Verb: CUT OFF
Jul 29, 2022
The Phrasal Verb: CUT UP
Jul 20, 2022
Informal Sayings For Conversation
Jul 14, 2022
The Many Uses of HOT DOG
Jul 04, 2022
More American Sayings Part 2
Jun 28, 2022
American Sayings. Part 1
Jun 18, 2022
Sayings With ROLL in Them Pt 2
Jun 06, 2022
Sayings and phrases with “ROLL” in them. Part 1.
Jun 02, 2022
Let’s Eat: Idioms with the word EAT in them
May 20, 2022
Sayings with Mother in Them
May 09, 2022
LOSE a versus LOOSE
May 02, 2022
The Homophones: WE, WEE and WHEE!
Apr 26, 2022
The Letter B, Sometimes You Hear It and Sometimes You Don’t
Apr 20, 2022
Top 10 Most Requested Pronunciation Problems!
Apr 17, 2022
Let’s Pronounce the Days of the Week
Apr 13, 2022
Business Idioms for Everyday Conversations
Apr 07, 2022
Easy American Business Slang!
Apr 03, 2022
Let’s Buy Some Fruit
Mar 30, 2022
Let’s Go Grocery Shopping! part One.
Mar 26, 2022
Happy Anniversary! Thank you!
Mar 21, 2022
HOMOGRAPHS Part 2
Mar 19, 2022
Holy Homographs Part One
Mar 13, 2022
American Slang Continues 🇺🇸
Mar 06, 2022
More American Slang
Mar 02, 2022
Increase Your Fluency with Idioms for Being Happy
Feb 27, 2022
Sayings With Colors Pt.2
Feb 24, 2022
Five Sayings with Colors: Add color to your vocabulary!
Feb 15, 2022
Ready, set, Learn About SET
Feb 10, 2022
When Nature Calls
Feb 08, 2022
Specially vs Especially
Feb 05, 2022
Bad versus Badly
Jan 26, 2022
The Verb To Be in Past Contiuous
Jan 22, 2022
The Verb toBe in Present Continuous Form
Jan 15, 2022
The Verb To Be in Contractions
Jan 10, 2022
Let’s learn the Verb to Be
Jan 08, 2022
The Meanings and Uses of The Phrasal Verb: Make Out
Dec 29, 2021
The Phrasal Verb GO OUT
Dec 23, 2021
Way to Say You are Tired
Dec 06, 2021
American Slang Part 2
Dec 03, 2021
American Slang Part One
Nov 29, 2021
Which versus Witch
Nov 01, 2021
Raining Cats and Dogs!
Oct 16, 2021
Get Back Pt 2
Oct 13, 2021
The Phrasal Verb : GET BACK Pt 1
Oct 11, 2021
The Phrasal Verb: Get To
Oct 04, 2021
The Phrasal Verb: Get UP
Sep 28, 2021
Autumn or Fall, Which Do You Say?
Sep 25, 2021
The Phrasal Verb: Get Over
Sep 22, 2021
The Podcast Re-Boot!
Sep 19, 2021
The Many Uses of PUT UP
May 19, 2021
Easy Introductions in English
May 04, 2021
Idioms and Phrases with Spring
Apr 12, 2021
Easter Idioms, Well Sort Of
Apr 03, 2021
The Amazing Letter “A”
Mar 28, 2021
Welcome to the English Makes No Sense Podcast
Mar 22, 2021