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How algorithms are changing the meaning of words, with Adam Aleksic
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2025-09-18
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The pirate history of ‘scallywag.’ ‘Used to’ versus ‘use to.’ Cheese grits.
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2025-09-16
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From clay tablets to the Gutenberg press, with Keith Houston
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2025-09-11
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Why we have indents. More on Formica. Running on Edgar.
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2025-09-09
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The surprising ways we gesture about time and space, with Lauren Gawne
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2025-09-04
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Vonnegut’s semicolon rule. What age has to do with language. Chocolate donut.
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2025-09-02
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Why we say 'near miss.' How dogs got their names. Stupid dog Jackie.
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2025-08-26
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How to build a successful writers’ newsletter, with Jane Friedman
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2025-08-21
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What is 'versing'? ‘Whatchamacallit' and other placeholder words. Chicken.
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2025-08-19
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AI's impact on translators, untranslatable Dutch words, and more, with Heddwen Newton
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2025-08-14
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Double possessives. Words that do double duty. The monkeys aren't working.
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2025-08-12
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New words: 'beer muscles' & 'waka jumpers,' with Fiona McPherson.
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2025-08-07
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How pronouns reveal our psychology. How'd we get our alphabet? Tabagogox.
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2025-08-05
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‘Spark words’ and the hidden history of ‘panic’ and ‘Ritalin,’ with Martha Barnette
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2025-07-31
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'Heat wave' vs. 'cold snap.' Why reading stories makes you smarter. Rogering.
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2025-07-29
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Why plain English matters in science (and everywhere else), with Anne Greene
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2025-07-24
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'Y' plurals. Bill Labov's linguistic legacy. Choo-choo
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2025-07-22
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How 'algospeak' is changing language, with Adam Aleksic
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2025-07-17
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Pop, soda, or coke? When Q stands alone. Pizza bones.
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2025-07-15
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Metaphors and your brain. How figurative language works, with Dr. Vicky Lai
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2025-07-10
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