Word Matters
En podcast av Merriam-Webster, New England Public Media - Onsdagar
102 Avsnitt
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Dictionary Arcana
Publicerades: 2022-03-16 -
A Pair of Suffixes and The History of 'Ditto'
Publicerades: 2022-03-09 -
On Secretly Gendered Language
Publicerades: 2022-03-02 -
How to Order Adjectives
Publicerades: 2022-02-23 -
When Nouns Act Like Adjectives
Publicerades: 2022-02-16 -
Dipping Into the Mailbag: 'Yeet,' 'Typeface' vs. 'Font,' and 'Lo and Behold'
Publicerades: 2022-02-09 -
The History of the English Language (The Podcast)
Publicerades: 2022-02-02 -
Words That Began as Metaphors
Publicerades: 2022-01-26 -
Inside Our Citation Files
Publicerades: 2022-01-19 -
Getting Philosophical About the Dictionary
Publicerades: 2022-01-12 -
The Newest Words in the Dictionary
Publicerades: 2022-01-05 -
The Year in Words 2021
Publicerades: 2021-12-15 -
Our Word of the Year 2021
Publicerades: 2021-12-08 -
Researching Slang (with Ben Zimmer)
Publicerades: 2021-12-01 -
Why Is There No 'N' in 'Restaurateur'?
Publicerades: 2021-11-24 -
'Decimate': Use It However You Want
Publicerades: 2021-11-17 -
What It Means to 'Call an Audible'
Publicerades: 2021-11-10 -
'Sneaked' vs. 'Snuck'
Publicerades: 2021-11-03 -
The Etymology of Insults
Publicerades: 2021-10-27 -
How Words Are Dropped from the Dictionary
Publicerades: 2021-10-20
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.