Are people from Liverpool really called "Liverpudlians"? Where does the name "Tar Heel" come...
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Are Wisdom Teeth Smart? Capitalizing Degree Names. Sussies 2
This week, we look at what makes wisdom teeth so smart, how to properly write the name of your...
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In an age when eels were sometimes used as currency and castles pierced the sky, “thou” was all...
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How Spellers Tackle the 'Dreaded Schwa'
You'll never view spellers in the bee asking questions the same way again after you learn about...
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Why "'Em" Isn't Short for "Them." The Subjunctive. Sussies.
When you say "Go get 'em!" you think that's short for "Go get them," but you're wrong! We look at...
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Tomi Adeyemi: The Writing Life and Her New Writing Course.
With her book "Children of Blood and Bone" spending 120 weeks on the New York Times bestseller...
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Scissors, Jeans, and Other Nouns That Are Always Plural. Flat Adverbs. Boteep.
Today, we'll talk about some weird nouns that are always plural, and then we'll go...
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The famous NASA "blue marble" image could have influenced people to make blue the color of...
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You Know. Doppelganger. Trademarks. Funnily. Chicken Milk.
It's "listener question extravaganza" time, so I have some quick hits on discourse markers such...
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I Cannot Tell a Lie (but I Can Mislead! And Sometimes People Do It With Percentages.
We look at the linguistic difference between lying and misleading, and then because people often...
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How Aphasia Causes Difficulty Speaking. Chairdrobe.
Prodded by Bruce Willis's family's announcement that he is leaving acting after being diagnosed...
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A few months ago, I started to notice people talking about spoons in a weird way, so I...
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Barracking, Sheilas and Shouts: How the Irish Influenced Australian English
"Barracking," "sheilas" and "shouts": How the Irish influenced Australian English. Plus, what...
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The Oxford Comma. And Should You Start a Sentence with 'And'?
Have you ever wondered why it's called the "Oxford comma"? We have the answer to that and many...
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Is 'Materiel' Just a Fancy Pronunciation of 'Material'? Are Binomials the Same Across Languages?
A listener wondered about the word "materiel." What's its deal (and is it related to...
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Why Do We Cringe at 'Pepper and Salt'? Why 'Square' Is Uncool. Quickquish.
"Sticks and stones." "Bride and groom." "Heads or tails." Some word pairs almost always appear in...
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What's Square About a Square Meal? How to Use Parentheses, Brackets, and Braces. Guck.
The idea of a square meal goes back to the 1800s and possibly mining towns, but the word "square"...
16:10
Are People Using 'Commiserate' Wrong? The Origin of (the Word) 'Influenza.' Hersband.
How the "Witch of Wall Street" relates to the word "commiserate." Plus, the interesting origin of...
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Do You Call In, Out, or Off Sick? How Kids Learn Language. Hexaboobiated.
People often tell me they hear others say they'll be absent from work in a different way than...
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Tips for Learning a New Language: The Fluent Show
Kerstin Cable, host of "The Fluent Show" shares her tips and enthusiasm for learning new...
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