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We mark Día de los Muertos with some words about the dead, some of which have been brought back to life, and some that should have remained dead.
Published on 22 hours ago
It's Spooky Season!
We celebrate the season by taking a look at the origins of some Halloween-related words, and we introduce two of the most horrifying words we've ever had on the show. Boo!
Published on 1 week ago
More Weird Word Origins
We return to one of our favorite topics: the surprising and strange origins of everyday words.
Published on 2 weeks ago
Getting a Little Too Fancy
After we talk a bit about some British/American English pronunciation differences, we'll take a look at a few words that listeners think are simply too fancy to be used as often as they are.
Published on 3 weeks ago
Pet Peeve-a-Palooza! (Part 2)
We continue sifting through the language complaints that drive our listeners up the wall.
Published on 4 weeks ago
Pet Peeve-a-Palooza! (Part 1)
We've been asking, you've delivered! It's time to tackle our pile of listener pet peeves. Get ready to be annoyed! (In a good way.)
Published on 1 month ago
Calques
We look at word-for-word translations from other languages that become common phrases in English.
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Getting an F on the SAT
No, this time the F isn't for for Fail, it's for Fun! And Fantastic! And Fabulous! We return to our series looking at the hardest words ever found on the SAT with a dive into the English alphabet's s…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
A message from You're Saying It Wrong
Hey everyone, a little bit of bad news this week. We weren’t able to record a new show due to some unforeseen circumstances. But you can always dive back into our podcast feed and catch up on past ep…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Irish Names Are My Pet Piamh
A listener email prompts us to try to get a handle on Irish spellings and pronunciations. It doesn't go well!
Published on 2 months ago