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648 - Does Your Language Influence How You Think?
Episode 648
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis claims that the language you speak determines the way you think. It's been widely debunked, but we go through some studies…
7 years, 9 months ago
647 - Pronoun Order. ‘Flier’ or ‘Flyer.’ The Plural of ‘Mouse.’
Episode 647
This week, I have a Quick and Dirty Tip about pronouns and how you should order them, another Quick and Dirty Tip about how to spell “flyer” (or is t…
7 years, 9 months ago
646 - 'Blond' or 'Blonde'? How 'Trolloping' Became a Word.
Episode 646
Have you ever wondered why we have two ways to spell "blond(e)"? Also, I share some fascinating American frontier history that reveals how "trollopin…
7 years, 9 months ago
645 - Interview with New York Times bestselling author Courtney Summers
Episode 645
This week is a special show. I interview Courtney Summers, the author of the New York Times best-selling novel "Sadie," and learn what it was like to…
7 years, 9 months ago
644 - 'Sit' or 'Set'? Monster Names.
Episode 644
This week, teaching a dog to sit can help you remember "sit" versus "set," and we get ready for Halloween with words that come from monster names.
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7 years, 10 months ago
643 - ‘In the Limelight.’ ‘A’ or ‘An’?
Episode 643
This week, we figure out why we say people are "in the limelight," and we explain the rules for using "a" and "an"--many people misunderstand the rul…
7 years, 10 months ago
642 - 'Regard' Versus 'Regards.' Languages Without Numbers.
Episode 642
This week, we tease out when to use "regard" and when to use "regards," and we learn about fascinating languages that don't have numbers. FOLLOW GRAM…
7 years, 10 months ago
641 - 'Myself.' ‘Get the Skinny.’
Episode 641
This week, I help people learn how to use the word "myself" (and talk about some interesting dialects) and investigate about why we say we "get the s…
7 years, 10 months ago
640 - Can a Screw Screw Itself into a Board? (Middle Voice)
Episode 640
This week, we look at an interesting kind of sentence that's written in the "middle voice."
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7 years, 11 months ago
639 - Great Paragraphs. Falling off the Turnip Truck.
Episode 639
Go beyond formulaic essay rules and create paragraphs that will hook your readers. Also, we figure out why people say they didn't just fall off the t…
7 years, 11 months ago