About this episode
Neil and Finn discuss the prefixes dys-, de-, and dis- and their meanings.
Do you suffer from DYSpepsia? Could a DEtox diet help? Neil and Finn talk about prefixes. Subscribe to our newsletter to get our weekly tips about how to improve your English: https://www.bbc.co.uk/send/u178220599 Find more programmes to improve your vocabulary here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/vocabulary Try one of our other podcasts, including: ✔️ 6 Minute English ✔️ Learning English from the News ✔️ Learning English Grammar
People in this episode
Hosts: Neil, Finn
Topics covered
- prefixes
- language
- vocabulary
- English learning
- dys-
- de-
- dis-
Keywords
- prefixes
- dyspepsia
- detox
- English vocabulary
- language learning
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: BBC
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