Hi everybody!
My name is Shauna and this is the American English Podcast.
My goal here is to teach you the English spoken in the United States.
Through common expressions, pronunciation tips, and interesting cultural snippets or stories,
I hope to keep this fun, useful, and interesting.
Let's do it!
Hi everybody!
This is episode 202.2, and today we're going to talk about one of the most famous,
oh wait, infamous couples in US history, Bonnie and Clyde.
First off, what does infamous mean?
It doesn't mean unfamous, that's not really a word, or not famous.
Someone who is infamous is famous for something bad.
Al Capone was infamous for running organized crime in Chicago.
John Wilkes Booth was infamous for assassinating President Abraham Lincoln.
During the 1930s, Bonnie and Clyde were infamous for their criminal activities.
They robbed banks, stole cars, and ran from the police.
Now, why are we talking about Bonnie and Clyde in an English lesson?
Of course, this is about language and culture, and in this story, wow,
it's really good for the language aspect,
because it was really easy for me to pack this story with irregular verbs.