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Pretending to Be British. How to Use Ellipses. Spiders.
Episode 853
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4 years, 6 months ago
Shibboleth. Greeting Card Grammar. Bunkaree.
Episode 852
Does your group use shibboleths? Plus, I'll help you avoid common embarrassing greeting card mistakes.
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4 years, 6 months ago
How to Use a Semicolon, Amirite? Partu.
Episode 851
Amirite? You have the tickets, don't you? Today we talk about those tiny questions at the end of sentences, what purpose they serve, and who is most …
4 years, 7 months ago
Penultimate. Veni, Vidi, Vici. Smidge.
Episode 850
In this week's podcast, we discuss why you should never call your girlfriend your penultimate friend. Plus, we have fun and fascinating facts about C…
4 years, 7 months ago
New Words from WWII. How Places Like Featherstonehaugh Get Their Names. Uncoming.
Episode 849
WWII was a rich source of new words for the English language. Before the 1940s, you couldn't tell an eager beaver to shut his pie hole while you were…
4 years, 7 months ago
Editing an Anthology: 'Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed'
Episode 848
Today, I talked with Saraciea Fennell, who works in publishing, is behind the Bronx Book Festival, and is also the editor of a new anthology, "Wild T…
4 years, 7 months ago
Is That a Tombstone, Gravestone, or Headstone? Why Is the Sound of a Human Scream So Terrifying?
Episode 847
The words tombstone and gravestone used to refer to large stone slabs that served as a lid for a tomb or covering for a grave. Also, the human scream…
4 years, 8 months ago
Using Present Tense in a Story About the Past. Beck and Call. Tie-Dye Trees.
Episode 846
Have you noticed people switching to the present tense when they're telling stories? It actually has a name: It's called the "historical present tens…
4 years, 8 months ago
Surprise! These Names Are Trademarks. How to Write 'Dos and Don'ts' (or Is That 'Do's and Don'ts'?). Wording Your Mixes.
Episode 845
Many words we use every day are actually trademarks. Did you know about all the words we talked about today? Plus, we talk about some really weird sp…
4 years, 8 months ago
The Hedonometer and Your Feelings. What Does 'Schnozz' Mean?
Episode 844
Researchers and companies are harnessing computers to identify the emotions behind our written words. While sentiment analysis is far from perfect, i…
4 years, 8 months ago