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Back to SearchIt's Time To Execute The Contronym Discussion | YSIW
We continue with our discussion of contronyms by jumping into some seemingly simple words that turn out to have some complicated meanings. And the su…
4 years, 4 months ago
Sanction? Oversight? Let's Have Fun With Some Contronyms | YSIW
Do you trim the tree before you trim the tree? Do you have to dust after you dust a cake? Today we're looking at contronyms (or antagonyms, or enanti…
4 years, 5 months ago
Flapdoodle Words (Part 2: The Sequel) | YSIW
Kathy, Ross & Fletcher explore a few more redundant words and phrases!
4 years, 5 months ago
Flapdoodle Words
This week, Kathy and Ross bring us a list of what they call "flapdoodle words," words that are redundant and just kind of junk things up. Or do they?…
4 years, 6 months ago
Some Good News! (And a Little Warning.)
No more limits! All You're Saying It Wrong episodes will be available in one fell swoop!
4 years, 6 months ago
We're Flat Fine With These Adverbs | YSIW
Today, Kathy and Ross teach Fletcher about "flat adverbs," which look just like their adjective counterparts, but are still... adverbs. Think fast! D…
4 years, 6 months ago
It's The Wild West Out Here! | YSIW
Today we take a big step back and answer a common listener question about exactly why we don't talk that much about "The Rules" of English. Spoiler: …
4 years, 7 months ago
Mailbag Day! Or, We Lay Waste (to) The English Language | YSIW
We dip into some listener questions, including one about our recent "reflexive pronouns" discussion and one that has us revisit a topic from an earli…
4 years, 7 months ago
A Return To Blipover Words | YSIW
We're returning to one of our favorite topics: words we sometimes use without really knowing what they mean, or words we see that we just kind of ski…
4 years, 8 months ago
Taking Selfies | YSIW
Cue up De La Soul, today we're talking "Me, Myself, and I!" Fletcher tries to wrap his head around reflexive pronouns and gets a remedial grammar les…
4 years, 8 months ago