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The 3,000 hidden colors of the dictionary, with Kory Stamper
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2026-04-02
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Denim: Secret place names hiding in plain sight. Why the principal is more than your pal.
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2026-03-31
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The crossword puzzle's role in World War II and the fight against Nazism.
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2026-03-26
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Feghoots: Groan-worthy story puns. How your brain stores words.
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2026-03-24
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The ‘Tale of Two Dictionaries,’ with Peter Sokolowski
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2026-03-19
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Why leprechauns are shoemakers. The March equinox versus the vernal equinox.
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2026-03-17
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'Mini' and 'factoid' don't mean what you think, with Jess Zafarris
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2026-03-12
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Is the Academy Awards singular or plural? Writing about time.
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2026-03-10
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Mapping the American Tongue: The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE), with Joan Houston Hall
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2026-03-05
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The history of the octothorpe. Sir Fragalot and sentence fragments. Dribzle.
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2026-03-03
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How 'be like' took over the world, with Sali Tagliamonte
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2026-02-26
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Why 'Tonka' sounds big and 'bitty' sounds small. Why you CAN start a sentence with 'because.'
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2026-02-24
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WHY WE USE ALL CAPS TO SHOUT, with Glenn Fleishman
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2026-02-19
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Battle of the moguls. 'Awhile' versus 'a while.' Crittador.
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2026-02-17
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Writing for ‘civic clarity’ (plus, the power of short sentences), with Roy Peter Clark
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2026-02-12
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How bored tourists invented an Olympic sport. Centigrade or Celsius? Piqua
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2026-02-10
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Why AI loves em dashes, with Sean Goedecke
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2026-02-05
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Why 'forte' has three pronunciations. What is 'playing the dozens'? Ornish
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2026-02-03
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How can there be hundreds of words for snow? with Dr. Charles Kemp
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2026-01-29
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Scarecrows and other 'cutthroat' compounds. Reading versus listening. Squirrel Hill Tunnel.
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2026-01-27
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