Videos

One point of English per video — with transcript and chapters

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Proverbs and idiomatic expressions: why literal translation is doomed to fail in such cases

Look up every word of "Il pleut des cordes" and you get "It's raining ropes" — a sentence in which every term is correct and nothing means anything. T

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Interjections and onomatopoeia: when languages make different noises

Stub your toe and you shout "Ouch" in English, "Aïe" in French. Same nerves, same soundwaves, different cry. This video explores interjections and ono

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Chassé-croisé: when translation reverses word order

"He ran into the room" is not "il courut dans la pièce" but "il entra dans la pièce en courant": the verb and its complement have swapped roles. This

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Transposition in Translation: Definition and Examples

Translating is not swapping each word for its equivalent: sometimes it means blowing up the grammar of the sentence. An adverb becomes a verb, a noun

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Each Erosophia video tackles one specific difficulty in English in a few minutes: a point of grammar, a blurry corner of vocabulary, a pronunciation reflex or a translation trap. The short format is deliberate — a rule explained on its own sticks better than a chapter read in one go.

Every video comes with a full transcript and clickable chapters, so you can jump straight back to the part you need, reread an explanation at your own pace, or work on reading alongside listening. Each one links to the matching article, which develops the examples and the edge cases.

These resources suit learners preparing for the TOEIC, TOEFL or IELTS just as well as anyone who simply wants to write and speak more comfortably.