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Back to SearchWhere 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…
9 months 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.
9 months, 1 week 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.
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …
9 months, 3 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.
10 months 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 corr…
10 months, 1 week 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,…
10 months, 2 weeks 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…
10 months, 3 weeks ago
Getting a D on the SAT
We return to our series looking at the most devilish words ever found on the SAT.
11 months ago
We'll Never Give You the Cold Shoulder
We celebrate the season by looking at some winter-related idioms.
11 months, 1 week ago