Episodios

  • [Encore] Where Are the Beeves?

    [Encore] Where Are the Beeves?
    Apr 11 2026
    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 tackle the tricky nuance of plurals and synonyms that aren't actually synonyms.
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    32 m
  • Euphemisms

    Euphemisms
    Apr 4 2026
    We'll be happy to tell you what this episode is about just as soon as we get back from using the bathroom—I mean, the restroom—I mean, the washroom—I mean, the facilities—I mean…
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    31 m
  • If We Knew You Were Comin' We'd've Baked a Cake

    If We Knew You Were Comin' We'd've Baked a Cake
    Mar 28 2026
    Today we address a couple of listener questions, including one about the Third Conditional (???), before moving on to a quiz about Middle English vs. Latin spellings.
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    37 m
  • Register and Power

    Register and Power
    Mar 21 2026
    Today we have a wide-ranging discussion about the words we use, when we use them, and the enormous power they can have.
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    33 m
  • Broadening Our Horizons

    Broadening Our Horizons
    Mar 14 2026
    Sometimes words get a whole lot less specific over time, and sometimes people get really mad about that!
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    31 m
  • Beginnings and Endings

    Beginnings and Endings
    Mar 7 2026
    We look at how a tiny little prefix or suffix can completely change the meaning of a word. Or how it could do nothing at all!
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    32 m
  • Banished and Un-Banished Words

    Banished and Un-Banished Words
    Feb 28 2026
    We finish our discussion of the words people would like to see banned from the English language in 2026 and then we uncover some uncommonly odd things about one particular prefix.
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    33 m
  • Banish These Words! (Some of them... at least for a little while)

    Banish These Words! (Some of them... at least for a little while)
    Feb 21 2026
    We go through a list of words people want to banish in 2026 and then take a swing over to the weird world of contractions. You ain't heard nothin' yet!
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    33 m