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Episode 187
A luxuriance of long words, baroque case endings and irregular everything—the Native American tongues!
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5 years, 10 months ago
I Just Can't!
Episode 186
Host John McWhorter shares some of his longstanding language peeves—yes, linguists have them too!
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5 years, 11 months ago
I Just Can't!
Episode 186
Yes, linguists have language peeves too.
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5 years, 11 months ago
The Many Meanings of Too
Episode 185
Host John McWhorter finds linguistic inspiration in an 80-year-old musical performance of Rubber Dolly.
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5 years, 11 months ago
The Many Meanings of Too
Episode 185
The word too is far more versatile than you think.
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5 years, 11 months ago
Sicko, Whacko, Weirdo
Episode 184
The -o suffix traces back to old comic strip characters with names like Knocko and Groucho. Neato!
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6 years ago
Sicko, Whacko, Weirdo
Episode 184
What's with that long o sound we stick on the ends of words like neato and, yes, fatso?
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6 years ago
Chinese Has No Grammar, Right? Wrong!
Episode 183
Mandarin might not have gender or case endings but there's more to grammar than conjugations.
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6 years ago
A Myth Surrounding Mandarin
Episode 183
Chinese has no grammar, right? Wrong!
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6 years ago
From Uptalk to Vocal Fry, Women Are Prolific Language Innovators
Episode 182
Want to hear what English will sound like in the future? Talk to a woman.
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6 years, 1 month ago