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831 Episodes

1. From 'gobsmacked' to 'ginger': The British invasion of American English, with Ben Yagoda

   Published: 9/26/2024
2. Why some verb sets are so odd (like 'go/went'). Corporate euphemisms. Goggy.

   Published: 9/24/2024
3. What's new in the Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition), with Russell Harper and Mary Laur

   Published: 9/19/2024
4. Do words like 'mandate' and 'cockamamie' come from words for men? Grammatical doppelgangers. A pair of teeth.

   Published: 9/17/2024
5. What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador

   Published: 9/12/2024
6. 'Tea' or 'chai'? Why we misspeak. Fellatone.

   Published: 9/10/2024
7. The language of liars. 'Legendary,' 'famous,' or 'notorious'? Fish shapes.

   Published: 9/3/2024
8. Cat Idioms. 'Summerween' and other blends. Bankery

   Published: 8/27/2024
9. Apostrophes have always been confusing. 'First' or 'firstly'? Trudy!

   Published: 8/20/2024
10. When to use 'the' before a noun. Why rhymes help us remember. Opening a lime.

    Published: 8/13/2024
11. Why singers lose their accents. Why the 'I before E' rule is weird.

    Published: 8/6/2024
12. Why 'I' takes plural verbs. Making names that end in S, like Harris and Biles, possessive. Marinate.

    Published: 7/30/2024
13. A brief history of English (aka when they spoke French in England). Killer death meat.

    Published: 7/23/2024
14. The power of words: Conscious language, with Karen Yin

    Published: 7/18/2024
15. How to write about zero. Are your emails accidentally rude? PAPST.

    Published: 7/16/2024
16. AI: Friend or foe? A conversation with Martha Brockenbrough

    Published: 7/11/2024
17. The unspoken rules of adjectives. The rise of 'yeah-nah.' Sundies

    Published: 7/9/2024
18. Grammar Girl at 1000: Words, wisdom, and a dash of whimsy

    Published: 7/4/2024
19. The birth of American English. How to recognize a phrasal verb. Cucka-nucka.

    Published: 7/2/2024
20. Buying your hometown newspaper, with Samantha & Greg Enslen

    Published: 6/27/2024