Word Matters
En podcast af Merriam-Webster, New England Public Media - Onsdage
102 Episoder
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Episode 100: How did we get here?
Udgivet: 3.8.2022 -
Do we repeat ourselves? Very well then, we repeat ourselves.
Udgivet: 27.7.2022 -
Hackneyed Phrases, Both Old and New
Udgivet: 20.7.2022 -
Tips for Frenchifying Your French
Udgivet: 13.7.2022 -
Eggcorns, Mondegreens, and Spoonerisms—Oh My!
Udgivet: 6.7.2022 -
Traveling Words: Luggage, Baggage, and the Recombobulation Station
Udgivet: 29.6.2022 -
Skunked Words
Udgivet: 22.6.2022 -
When Dictionaries Drop Words
Udgivet: 15.6.2022 -
Wordle Does Not Make Us Nauseous
Udgivet: 8.6.2022 -
The Invention of the Modern Dictionary
Udgivet: 1.6.2022 -
An Interview with Jacques Bailly, Official Pronouncer for Scripps National Spelling Bee
Udgivet: 25.5.2022 -
Nashe's 8 Types of Drunkards Includes No Octopi
Udgivet: 18.5.2022 -
Will 'ect.' become an acceptable spelling of 'etc.'? And if it does, will that be unexplainable or merely inexplicable?
Udgivet: 11.5.2022 -
Corrections, Clarifications, and Grave Transgressions
Udgivet: 4.5.2022 -
Uncommon Opposites
Udgivet: 27.4.2022 -
George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language'
Udgivet: 20.4.2022 -
Linguistic Double Dipping
Udgivet: 13.4.2022 -
All About Abbreviations
Udgivet: 6.4.2022 -
The History of 'Whistleblower'
Udgivet: 30.3.2022 -
What does it mean to be 'at large'?
Udgivet: 23.3.2022
Word Matters is a show for readers, writers, and anyone who's curious about the English language. Join Merriam-Webster editors as they challenge supposed grammar rules, reveal the surprising origins behind words, tackle common questions, and generally geek out about the beautiful nightmare that is our language.
