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Episode 81
A salty phrase with roots in Ancient Rome has confounded English speakers for centuries.
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Episode 81
On the origin of a skeptical phrase, with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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The Full, Firm, Valiant, and Heavy-Hearted Trump
Episode 80
Donald Trump calls people (and publications) he doesn’t like “sad.” When did that word become an insult?
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The Full, Firm, Valiant and Heavy-Hearted Trump
Episode 80
When exactly did sad become an insult?
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Episode 79
A peculiar insult from the north of England has the Oxford English Dictionary stumped.
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LinguaFile XXI | Wazzock
Episode 79
A peculiar insult from the north of England has the Oxford English Dictionary stumped, with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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10 years, 2 months ago
The Fall and Rise of the Singular They
Episode 78
A pronoun that English borrowed from its Scandinavian neighbors gets new life as a gender neutral alternative to he and she.
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10 years, 2 months ago
The Fall and Rise of the Singular They
Episode 78
A pronoun that English borrowed from its Scandinavian neighbors gets new life as an alternative to he and she.
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10 years, 2 months ago
LinguaFile XX | In Cahoots
Episode 77
The curious case of a conspiratorial coinage: Bob Garfield and Mike Vuolo talk about a mystery word or phrase with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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LinguaFile XX | In Cahoots
Episode 77
The curious case of a conspiratorial coinage, with lexicographer Ben Zimmer.
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10 years, 2 months ago