Age, Color, Origin, MaterialListen now (24 min) | There are “rules” in English that are unspoken and untaught, like nuances of the future tense or how to order our adjectives.
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In Flagrante DelictoListen now (3 min) | To understand what "delicto" means it helps to start with "relic."
One for the Record BooksListen now (26 min) | To record is to cord again, right? Not exactly.
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February 2023

Also, are redundancies like "also ... too" more common nowadays?
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Why Do People in Old Movies Talk Like That?Listen now (31 min) | An encore presentation of a much loved episode.
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Plus: one, two, three ... but first, second, third. Are all languages weird like that?
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Master of Our DomainListen now (5 min) | Do we eliminate a word because of its association with slavery?
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Past MasterListen now (25 min) | Should we avoid the word "master" altogether because of its connection with slavery?
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January 2023

Jane Austen Used Wont. Why Don't We?Listen now (4 min) | It probably had something to do with the rise of won't.
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Are You Tryna Hear This?Listen now (31 min) | Why do some English speakers use the word "try" in place of "want"?
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Also, the existential angst of THERE.
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Intelligence = UnderstandingListen now (6 min) | Why is some older literature so hard to read? Language change.
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