102 Episoder

  1. 21. Oops: Words Born Out of Mistakes

    Udgivet: 16.12.2020
  2. 20. Is it a '180' or a '360'?

    Udgivet: 9.12.2020
  3. 19. The Word of the Year 2020

    Udgivet: 30.11.2020
  4. 18. Is 'try and' a proper use? Plus More Listener Questions

    Udgivet: 25.11.2020
  5. 17. How to Read a Dictionary Entry

    Udgivet: 18.11.2020
  6. 16. 'Contact' and 'Impact': Acceptable verbs?

    Udgivet: 11.11.2020
  7. 15. Why are American and British English different?

    Udgivet: 4.11.2020
  8. 14. Everything Is 'Awesome.' Or is it?

    Udgivet: 28.10.2020
  9. 13. What's up with 'biweekly'? And Other Listener Questions

    Udgivet: 21.10.2020
  10. 12. A Collection of Obscure Words for People Who Annoy You

    Udgivet: 14.10.2020
  11. 11. Can something be 'very unique'?

    Udgivet: 7.10.2020
  12. How *Not* to Start a Sentence

    Udgivet: 30.9.2020
  13. 9. In Defense of 'Like'

    Udgivet: 23.9.2020
  14. 8. A Collection of Obscure Words That Are Pretty Much Useless

    Udgivet: 16.9.2020
  15. 7. 'Matriculate': A Word on the Move

    Udgivet: 9.9.2020
  16. 6. Sorry, But Shakespeare Didn't Create That Word

    Udgivet: 2.9.2020
  17. 5. 'Scofflaw': An Invented Word That Made It

    Udgivet: 26.8.2020
  18. 4. How Do You Even Pronounce 'Antennae' Anyway?

    Udgivet: 19.8.2020
  19. 3. A Collection of Obscure Words That You Might Find Useful

    Udgivet: 14.8.2020
  20. 2. Setting Sail on a Semantic Drift

    Udgivet: 13.8.2020

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