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The English We Speak: Passing Ships

2026-07-14 · 3 min · 13 entities

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  • → hosted by BBC company
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  • → hosted by BBC Radio company
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    Feed author/publisher: BBC Radio
  • → references Learningenglish website
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    Link in episode "The English We Speak: Passing Ships": https://bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters
  • → references The English We Speak person
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    Link in episode "The English We Speak: Passing Ships": https://bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260713

Entities found in this episode

concepts 5

  • mentioned Education concept
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    Feed category: Education
  • mentioned Language Learning concept
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    Feed category: Language Learning
  • mentioned Passing Ships concept
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    The English We Speak: Passing Ships
  • discusses Education concept
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    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Education
  • discusses Language Learning concept
    0.40
    evidence rules-v5
    Feed category: Language Learning

companys 4

  • mentioned BBC company
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    Feed author/publisher: BBC
  • mentioned BBC Radio company
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    Feed author/publisher: BBC Radio
  • hosted by BBC company
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    Feed author/publisher: BBC
  • hosted by BBC Radio company
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    Feed author/publisher: BBC Radio

websites 2

  • mentioned Learningenglish website
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    Link in episode "The English We Speak: Passing Ships": https://bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters
  • references Learningenglish website
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    Link in episode "The English We Speak: Passing Ships": https://bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters

persons 2

  • mentioned The English We Speak person
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    Link in episode "The English We Speak: Passing Ships": https://bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260713
  • references The English We Speak person
    0.38
    evidence rules-v5
    Link in episode "The English We Speak: Passing Ships": https://bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260713
Episode description as stored
This phrase comes from a longer idiom, ‘like ships that pass at night’. It’s used when two people have busy schedules, and struggle to find time to meet for more than just a brief encounter. Learn how to use it here, with Georgie and Feifei. Find a free transcript here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/the-english-we-speak_2026/ep-260713 We send a newsletter with our weekly highlights - subscribe here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/newsletters