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Episode 111
John McWhorter interrupts the hosts of Unorthodox to discuss hallmarks and stereotypes of Jewish communication style.
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8 years, 9 months ago
Is There a Jewish Way of Talking?
Episode 111
A high-involvement conversation with the hosts of the Unorthodox podcast.
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8 years, 9 months ago
Mining Graffiti for Slang
Episode 110
John McWhorter talks to Ben Zimmer about the Vietnam Graffiti Project and other slangy topics.
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8 years, 10 months ago
Mining Graffiti for Slang
Episode 110
A conversation with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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8 years, 10 months ago
Don't Tell me Reune is Not a Word!
Episode 109
John McWhorter discusses the near-futile impulse to determine what is, and what is not, a word.
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8 years, 10 months ago
Don't Tell Me Reune Is Not a Word
Episode 109
On the near-futile impulse to determine what is, and what is not, a word.
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8 years, 10 months ago
The Language of Female Friendships
Episode 108
John McWhorter discusses communication styles with linguist Deborah Tannen, author of You're the Only One I Can Tell: Inside the Language of Women's …
8 years, 11 months ago
The Language of Female Friendships
Episode 108
A conversation with linguist Deborah Tannen.
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8 years, 11 months ago
The Euphemism Treadmill
Episode 107
John McWhorter on the evolution from "crippled" to "handicapped" to "differently abled" -- and why no such term is likely to stick around long.
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8 years, 11 months ago
The Euphemism Treadmill
Episode 107
Why euphemisms tend not to stick around very long.
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8 years, 11 months ago