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1. Do words like 'mandate' and 'cockamamie' come from words for men? Grammatical doppelgangers. A pair of teeth.

   Publicat: 17.09.2024
2. What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador

   Publicat: 12.09.2024
3. 'Tea' or 'chai'? Why we misspeak. Fellatone.

   Publicat: 10.09.2024
4. The language of liars. 'Legendary,' 'famous,' or 'notorious'? Fish shapes.

   Publicat: 03.09.2024
5. Cat Idioms. 'Summerween' and other blends. Bankery

   Publicat: 27.08.2024
6. Apostrophes have always been confusing. 'First' or 'firstly'? Trudy!

   Publicat: 20.08.2024
7. When to use 'the' before a noun. Why rhymes help us remember. Opening a lime.

   Publicat: 13.08.2024
8. Why singers lose their accents. Why the 'I before E' rule is weird.

   Publicat: 06.08.2024
9. Why 'I' takes plural verbs. Making names that end in S, like Harris and Biles, possessive. Marinate.

   Publicat: 30.07.2024
10. A brief history of English (aka when they spoke French in England). Killer death meat.

    Publicat: 23.07.2024
11. The power of words: Conscious language, with Karen Yin

    Publicat: 18.07.2024
12. How to write about zero. Are your emails accidentally rude? PAPST.

    Publicat: 16.07.2024
13. AI: Friend or foe? A conversation with Martha Brockenbrough

    Publicat: 11.07.2024
14. The unspoken rules of adjectives. The rise of 'yeah-nah.' Sundies

    Publicat: 09.07.2024
15. Grammar Girl at 1000: Words, wisdom, and a dash of whimsy

    Publicat: 04.07.2024
16. The birth of American English. How to recognize a phrasal verb. Cucka-nucka.

    Publicat: 02.07.2024
17. Buying your hometown newspaper, with Samantha & Greg Enslen

    Publicat: 27.06.2024
18. 'Which' versus 'that.' Words for walking. Bottleadammit.

    Publicat: 25.06.2024
19. The Hidden Stories of African American English with Dr. Sonja Lanehart

    Publicat: 20.06.2024
20. The art of punctuation and the charm of 'kerfuffle.' Nicing.

    Publicat: 18.06.2024