https://www.spreaker.com/show/why-this-why-thatenLanguage LearningRobert Victorhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/bd4f5242253b14b86d9242d411c76826.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/show/why-this-why-thatFri, 08 Mar 2024 17:42:22 +0000Robert VictorRobert Victorrmv.jsproductions@gmail.comWhy do we say this? Why do we do that? Each week will focus on a few idioms, superstitions, sayings, customs, habits, phrases and other things that we all do, but may not know why.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-005-christmas-traditions--50269176https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50269176Mon, 20 Jun 2022 20:00:05 +0000Robert VictorChristmas Traditions: The Christmas Tree, Gift Giving, Mistletoe, Wreaths and Christmas Stockings. Plus, "Close bot no cigar", and "A little bird told me."833bird,christmas,cigar,close,gift,giving,holiday,me,mistletoe,stockings,told,tree,wreathfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-004-geology--50063074https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50063074Sun, 05 Jun 2022 07:00:03 +0000Robert VictorThe Whys about Earthquakes, Sink Holes, Quicksand, Geysers, Hot Springs, Volcanos and Landslides. Plus, more origins of everyday sayings and idioms.763earthquakes,everyday,geysers,holes,hot,idioms.,landslides.,origins,quicksand,sayings,sink,springs,volcanos,whysfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-003-superstitions-good-ones--49971677https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49971677Sun, 29 May 2022 07:00:02 +0000Robert VictorGood Superstitions: Knocking on Wood, Bigger Part of the Wishbone (and how to get it), Ladybugs, Throwing Salt Over Your Shoulder, and Lucky Pennies. Plus More Origins of Common Sayings.528die,eyes,good,hard,knock,ladybug,lucky,off,panny,record,salt,shoulder,sight,sore,superstition,wishbone,woodfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-002-superstitions-bad-ones--49896606https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49896606Sun, 22 May 2022 20:25:03 +0000Robert VictorBad Superstitions: Friday the 13th, Walking Under a Ladder, Breaking a Mirror, Opening Umbrellas Insoors and Black Cats. Plus, the origins of some more sayings and idioms.69613,7,bad,black,break,cat,friday,indoors,ladder,luck,mirror,seven,superstitions,umbrella,under,walk,yearsfalse1fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/episode-001-salutations-hello-goodbye-etc--49803733https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49803733Sun, 15 May 2022 17:30:37 +0000Robert VictorOur First Episode of Why This & Why That. Why do we say "Hello" when answering the phone? Why do we say "Goodbye" when ending a conversation? Why do we start letters with "Dear ..."? and Why to we end them with "Yours Truly"? Plus, the origins of...392dear,etimology,goodbye,hello,long,so,truly,why,words,yoursfalse1full