Emeritus Professor Roly Sussex brings you the language podcast to challenge even the best wordsmith.

Is the world not quite as polite as it used to be?

What words are acceptable today that were unthinkably rude in the past?

This week Roly Sussex delves into the decline of elegant speech and politeness

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Each week, Professor Roly Sussex's language segment with 612 ABC Brisbane's Kelly Higgins-Devine is available as a podcast.'

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