Gregory talks "inside baseball" of American English. And we revisit an episode that sparked a lot of conversation among listeners in 2021–about the global pursuit of "good English" and what it takes to change the multi-billion dollar industry built around it. Write to us at roughtranslation@npr.org and follow Gregory's <a href="https://aroundtheworldin85days.substack.com/">Substack</a>. Read more at NPR's global health and development blog, Goats and Soda. <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/04/25/989765565/tower-of-babble-non-native-speakers-navigate-the-world-of-good-and-bad-english">Tower Of Babble: Nonnative Speakers Navigate The World Of 'Good' And 'Bad' English </a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/05/16/995963311/prepone-that-your-accent-is-funny-readers-share-their-esl-stories">Prepone That! Your Accent Is Funny! Readers Share Their ESL Stories</a>

When We Talk About Love Stories

How are the things we're talking about being talked about somewhere else in the world? Gregory Warner tells stories that follow familiar conversations into unfamiliar territory. At a time when the world seems small but it's as hard as ever to escape our echo chambers, Rough Translation takes you places.