Word Matters
A podcast by Merriam-Webster, New England Public Media
105 Episoade
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An Interview with John Morse, Part 3
Publicat: 15.07.2025 -
An Interview with John Morse, Part 2
Publicat: 11.07.2025 -
An Interview with John Morse, Part 1
Publicat: 10.07.2025 -
Episode 100: How did we get here?
Publicat: 03.08.2022 -
Do we repeat ourselves? Very well then, we repeat ourselves.
Publicat: 27.07.2022 -
Hackneyed Phrases, Both Old and New
Publicat: 20.07.2022 -
Tips for Frenchifying Your French
Publicat: 13.07.2022 -
Eggcorns, Mondegreens, and Spoonerisms—Oh My!
Publicat: 06.07.2022 -
Traveling Words: Luggage, Baggage, and the Recombobulation Station
Publicat: 29.06.2022 -
Skunked Words
Publicat: 22.06.2022 -
When Dictionaries Drop Words
Publicat: 15.06.2022 -
Wordle Does Not Make Us Nauseous
Publicat: 08.06.2022 -
The Invention of the Modern Dictionary
Publicat: 01.06.2022 -
An Interview with Jacques Bailly, Official Pronouncer for Scripps National Spelling Bee
Publicat: 25.05.2022 -
Nashe's 8 Types of Drunkards Includes No Octopi
Publicat: 18.05.2022 -
Will 'ect.' become an acceptable spelling of 'etc.'? And if it does, will that be unexplainable or merely inexplicable?
Publicat: 11.05.2022 -
Corrections, Clarifications, and Grave Transgressions
Publicat: 04.05.2022 -
Uncommon Opposites
Publicat: 27.04.2022 -
George Orwell's 'Politics and the English Language'
Publicat: 20.04.2022 -
Linguistic Double Dipping
Publicat: 13.04.2022
Word Matters is a show for readers, writers, and anyone who's curious about the English language. Join Merriam-Webster editors as they challenge supposed grammar rules, reveal the surprising origins behind words, tackle common questions, and generally geek out about the beautiful nightmare that is our language.
