105 Afleveringen

  1. 'Sneaked' vs. 'Snuck'

    Gepubliceerd: 3-11-2021
  2. The Etymology of Insults

    Gepubliceerd: 27-10-2021
  3. How Words Are Dropped from the Dictionary

    Gepubliceerd: 20-10-2021
  4. Words Named After Real People

    Gepubliceerd: 13-10-2021
  5. Taking an Ax—or Axe?—to the 'Podium' vs. 'Lectern' Debate

    Gepubliceerd: 6-10-2021
  6. What's a folk etymology?

    Gepubliceerd: 29-9-2021
  7. 'Possum' or 'Opossum'?

    Gepubliceerd: 22-9-2021
  8. How We Approach Compound Words

    Gepubliceerd: 15-9-2021
  9. How Language Evolves (with Grammar Girl)

    Gepubliceerd: 8-9-2021
  10. The Brothers Merriam: An Introduction

    Gepubliceerd: 18-8-2021
  11. Who was this Webster guy, anyway?

    Gepubliceerd: 11-8-2021
  12. All About Subject-Verb Agreement

    Gepubliceerd: 4-8-2021
  13. The Invention of 'Introvert' (with Science Diction)

    Gepubliceerd: 28-7-2021
  14. The Political 'Dog Whistle': Loud and Clear

    Gepubliceerd: 21-7-2021
  15. Is 'vice versa' changing? & More Listener Questions

    Gepubliceerd: 14-7-2021
  16. The Story of a Trending Word

    Gepubliceerd: 7-7-2021
  17. A Totally Original History of 'Stereotype'

    Gepubliceerd: 30-6-2021
  18. Is it 'pled' or 'pleaded'?

    Gepubliceerd: 23-6-2021
  19. What is a word's 'first known use'?

    Gepubliceerd: 16-6-2021
  20. Different Words for the Same Thing

    Gepubliceerd: 9-6-2021

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