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Back to SearchFlapdoodle 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, 7 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, 8 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, 8 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, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 10 months ago
We Are Loath (Loathe?) To Confuse These Words | YSIW
After Fletcher vents his rage about a word he's starting to hear being misused more and more often, and then Kathy and Ross answer a listener questio…
4 years, 10 months ago
We're Incredulous That These Words Are Confused | YSIW
We return to our trip through the alphabet of commonly confused words, picking up with the letter "F", maybe skipping a few that are boring, and head…
4 years, 11 months ago
A Word Or Two About Portmanteaus | YSIW
Grab your two favorite words, smoosh 'em up together, and you got yourself a portmanteau! After Fletcher gets over some initial confusion, Kathy and …
4 years, 11 months ago