Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWords We D-E-F-initely Confuse | YSIW
We continue our trip through the alphabet of commonly confused words as we tackle the letters D, E, and F... or that's the plan anyway, sometimes we …
5 years ago
Tossing Words Around Willy-Nilly | YSIW
This episode we'll dig into some words (and one punctuation mark!) that we toss around willy-nilly that maybe we don't totally, completely understand…
5 years ago
More Fun With Fossils! | YSIW
Today, we're digging up some fossil words! To wit: We'll wade through the flotsam and jetsam of words that have lost all their meaning to us except i…
5 years, 1 month ago
The ABCs Of Confused Words | YSIW
We start with a quick lightning round of the most mispronounced names of 2020, followed by a TRIPLE redundancy from a listener, and then we'll tackle…
5 years, 1 month ago
Redundant Language Redundancies | YSIW
Prompted by a listener email about pet peeves, we'll look at redundant phrases people use every day, and talk about how sometimes redundancy... can b…
5 years, 1 month ago
Innovate Your Way Into Some Jargon Solutions | YSIW
It's time for the airing of grievances! We'll toss around our least favorite examples of business jargon and PR puffery—it's a good, old-fashioned gr…
5 years, 2 months ago
Food! Glorious Food! (Part 2) | YSIW
We dig into the second half of our holiday feast with some pasta, hot and cold soups, ancient grains, and even a little digestif. Plus, we'll take an…
5 years, 2 months ago
Food! Glorious Food! (Part 1) | YSIW
It's a cornucopia of delights! A feast for the... mouth? Ears? Whatever words are a feast for. We'll scarf down a Brazilian berry, a flaky French tre…
5 years, 3 months ago
When Bad Words... Turn Good! | YSIW
This time out we're going to get nice and cute and have a little fun with some words that were born on the wrong side of the tracks, but found the pa…
5 years, 3 months ago
Origin Stories | YSIW
Horse jumping, goats fighting hedgehogs, rude fruit-related gestures... today we look at some of the most surprising and exciting word origins we can…
5 years, 4 months ago