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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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...
17:37
Tips for Learning a New Language: The Fluent Show
Kerstin Cable, host of "The Fluent Show" shares her tips and enthusiasm for learning new...
27:49
Why "Tiny" Sounds Smaller Than "Huge." Nixing the Horrid "Of."
The sounds of certain words make us think of things that are big or small, round or spiky, and...
19:20
'Strollout,' 'Insurrection,' 'Yassify,' and Other Words of the Year for 2021
"Strollout," "insurrection," "yassify," "hard pants" and other words of the year for 2021. |...
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Cardsharp. The Old-New Singular 'They.' Grignug.
Was that uncle who wiped the floor with you in a card game a cardsharp or a card shark? Also, we...
16:10
Questions, Questions, So Many Questions!
I have a big metaphorical pile of questions from listeners in which the answers are too short to...
14:12
Is "Milk and Cookies" One Thing or Two? A New Language Term: The Santaback. Shoedabakers.
Today we use milk and cookies for Santa to figure out when compound subjects are singular or...
14:37
How Lori Rader-Day Wrote a Historical Novel About War Evacuees in Agatha Christie's Vacation Home
Accomplished mystery writer Lori Rader-Day was drawn to the story of children who were evacuated...
28:30
Pretending to Be British. How to Use Ellipses. Spiders.
|HOST: Mignon Fogarty |VOICEMAIL: 833-214-GIRL (833-214-4475) |Grammar Girl is part of the...
18:10
Shibboleth. Greeting Card Grammar. Bunkaree.
Does your group use shibboleths? Plus, I'll help you avoid common embarrassing greeting card...
11:44
How to Use a Semicolon, Amirite? Partu.
Amirite? You have the tickets, don't you? Today we talk about those tiny questions at the end of...
13:29
Penultimate. Veni, Vidi, Vici. Smidge.
In this week's podcast, we discuss why you should never call your girlfriend your penultimate...
13:33
New Words from WWII. How Places Like Featherstonehaugh Get Their Names. Uncoming.
WWII was a rich source of new words for the English language. Before the 1940s, you couldn't tell...
18:46
Editing an Anthology: 'Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed'
Today, I talked with Saraciea Fennell, who works in publishing, is behind the Bronx Book...
28:14
Is That a Tombstone, Gravestone, or Headstone? Why Is the Sound of a Human Scream So Terrifying?
The words tombstone and gravestone used to refer to large stone slabs that served as a lid for a...
13:06
Using Present Tense in a Story About the Past. Beck and Call. Tie-Dye Trees.
Have you noticed people switching to the present tense when they're telling stories? It actually...
16:20
Many words we use every day are actually trademarks. Did you know about all the words we talked...
11:00
The Hedonometer and Your Feelings. Why 'Chiropractic' Is Singular.
Researchers and companies are harnessing computers to identify the emotions behind our written...
20:04
How Do You Pronounce 'Tomato'? Why Is 'Chiropractic' Singular. Fish.
In the world of great debates, there is one that has been long enduring and still keeps language...
11:35
The Power of Very Specific Words, with Joel Schwartzberg
The author of "The Language of Leadership," Joel Schwartzberg, explains how you can make small...
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