Archive - Lexicon Valley from Booksmart Studios

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Age, Color, Origin, Material Listen 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.

Mar 20

In Flagrante Delicto Listen now (3 min) | To understand what "delicto" means it helps to start with "relic."

Mar 13

One for the Record Books Listen now (26 min) | To record is to cord again, right? Not exactly.

Mar 6

February 2023

Also, are redundancies like "also ... too" more common nowadays?

Feb 28

Why Do People in Old Movies Talk Like That?Listen now (31 min) | An encore presentation of a much loved episode.

Feb 20

Plus: one, two, three ... but first, second, third. Are all languages weird like that?

Feb 16

Master of Our Domain Listen now (5 min) | Do we eliminate a word because of its association with slavery?

Feb 13

Past Master Listen now (25 min) | Should we avoid the word "master" altogether because of its connection with slavery?

Feb 5

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.

Jan 27

Are You Tryna Hear This?Listen now (31 min) | Why do some English speakers use the word "try" in place of "want"?

Jan 22

Also, the existential angst of THERE.

Jan 17

Intelligence = Understanding Listen now (6 min) | Why is some older literature so hard to read? Language change.

Jan 13

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