Word Matters
En podcast av Merriam-Webster, New England Public Media - Onsdagar
102 Avsnitt
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Episode 100: How did we get here?
Publicerades: 2022-08-03 -
Do we repeat ourselves? Very well then, we repeat ourselves.
Publicerades: 2022-07-27 -
Hackneyed Phrases, Both Old and New
Publicerades: 2022-07-20 -
Tips for Frenchifying Your French
Publicerades: 2022-07-13 -
Eggcorns, Mondegreens, and Spoonerisms—Oh My!
Publicerades: 2022-07-06 -
Traveling Words: Luggage, Baggage, and the Recombobulation Station
Publicerades: 2022-06-29 -
Skunked Words
Publicerades: 2022-06-22 -
When Dictionaries Drop Words
Publicerades: 2022-06-15 -
Wordle Does Not Make Us Nauseous
Publicerades: 2022-06-08 -
The Invention of the Modern Dictionary
Publicerades: 2022-06-01 -
An Interview with Jacques Bailly, Official Pronouncer for Scripps National Spelling Bee
Publicerades: 2022-05-25 -
Nashe's 8 Types of Drunkards Includes No Octopi
Publicerades: 2022-05-18 -
Will 'ect.' become an acceptable spelling of 'etc.'? And if it does, will that be unexplainable or merely inexplicable?
Publicerades: 2022-05-11 -
Corrections, Clarifications, and Grave Transgressions
Publicerades: 2022-05-04 -
Uncommon Opposites
Publicerades: 2022-04-27 -
George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language'
Publicerades: 2022-04-20 -
Linguistic Double Dipping
Publicerades: 2022-04-13 -
All About Abbreviations
Publicerades: 2022-04-06 -
The History of 'Whistleblower'
Publicerades: 2022-03-30 -
What does it mean to be 'at large'?
Publicerades: 2022-03-23
Word Matters is a show for readers, writers, and anyone who's curious about the English language. Join Merriam-Webster editors as they challenge supposed grammar rules, reveal the surprising origins behind words, tackle common questions, and generally geek out about the beautiful nightmare that is our language.