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What does the stock market have to do with piracy in the West Indies? The Dutch, of course! (Really!)
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Where Are the Beeves?
The plural of thief is thieves, so why isn't the plural of chief chieves? And as the old woman once said, where are the beeves??? On today's show, we tackle the tricky nuance of plurals and synonyms …
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Letter of the Day is E!
We return to our series looking at the most enigmatic, evil words ever found on the SAT.
Published on 5 months ago
Spring Has Sprung!
We're talking about some words of the season as the temperatures have fortunately turned for the better and allergies unfortunately have not.
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
We're looking to the past
Today we're taking a trip back into the past — past tense, past participles... When we try to tell someone about something that already happened, it can be trickier than we might think.
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Happy 200!
We celebrate our 200th episode (!) by taking a trip back in time to look at some words that popped up 200 years ago.
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Let's Get Fancy
Put on your best evening wear, we're getting fancy! Or maybe we're just getting stuffy. This week we're looking at language that's grammatically correct, but that sounds like you're just trying to im…
Published on 6 months ago
Mailbag Day!
We answer listeners' most burning language questions, including one about how the letter "R" seems to disappear and reappear in the strangest places, and about whether or not anything can ever be cal…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Enough With the Latin Already!
Latin may be a dead language, but it sure seems to come up a lot! This week, we'll look at some common Latin phrases that we think we understand, but that we may not get quite right.
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
Getting a D on the SAT
We return to our series looking at the most devilish words ever found on the SAT.
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago