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428 GG Crash Blossoms
Episode 428
Why the Associated Press accidentally made people think another Malaysian airplane had crashed, and what it tells us about language. Visit the websit…
11 years, 10 months ago
427 GG 7 French Food-Related Words That Became English
Episode 427
When the Normans took over England in 1066, they brought their food and their language. We talk about seven interesting French words that made it int…
11 years, 11 months ago
426 GG A Language Lover's Trip to England
Episode 426
During a short but delightful trip to England, I saw the Rosetta Stone, the White Tower at the Tower of London, ancient alphabet tiles and wax seals,…
11 years, 11 months ago
425 GG Why Weird Al's Word Crimes Video Made Me Want to Quit
Episode 425
Why Weird Al's Word Crimes Video Made Me Want to Quit. Visit the website to watch the video and comment: http://bit.ly/1qArtIJ
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11 years, 11 months ago
424GG There's Something Weird About "For," "Yet," and "So"
Episode 424
FANBOYS are a myth and there's something weird about "for," "yet," and "so."
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11 years, 11 months ago
423 GG Is the Semicolon in TL;DR Ironic?
Episode 423
"TL;DR" means "too long; didn't read," but the semicolon is usually associated with long or complex sentences. What is it doing in this abbreviation?…
11 years, 11 months ago
422GG Manipulating Words to Make Things Funny
Episode 422
Why sentences like this are funny: A woman gives birth in the UK every 48 seconds. She must be exhausted.
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12 years ago
421 - Part II: Why Do People Say 'A-Whole-Nother'?
Episode 421
Why do people say "a-whole-nother"?It's the same reason we say "an apron" instead if "a napron."
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12 years ago
420 - Why 'A-Whole-Nother' Isn’t Like 'Ala-Frickin’-Bama' and 'Hizzouse'
Episode 420
While researching why people say "a-whole-nother," Syelle Graves discovered that even knowing what to call the phrase gets complicated (and interesti…
12 years ago
419 - Using Stick Figures to Understand First, Second, and Third Person
Episode 419
Using Stick Figures to Understand First, Second, and Third Person
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12 years ago