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How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling
2024-10-31
From Guy Fawkes to Guido Fawkes. Tales from the crypt (and catacombs, mausoleums, and ossuaries). Taquitos
2024-10-29
The language of meetings, with Jim Slaughter
2024-10-24
Why don't we say 'I'm smarter than YOU'RE'? The language of fear. Catherineisms.
2024-10-22
Feeling stuck? Anne Lamott's here to kickstart your writing!
2024-10-17
Quack! What's a lame duck? A German punctuation kerfuffle.
2024-10-15
Can AI really write? A no-nonsense discussion, with Christopher Penn
2024-10-10
How to talk like a chef. The Michigander controversy. Jakey.
2024-10-08
How writers navigate failure and find success, with Jonathan Small
2024-10-03
From game boards to boardrooms. Commas with participial phrases. Gritties.
2024-10-01
From 'gobsmacked' to 'ginger': The British invasion of American English, with Ben Yagoda
2024-09-26
Why some verb sets are so odd (like 'go/went'). Corporate euphemisms. Goggy.
2024-09-24
What's new in the Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition), with Russell Harper and Mary Laur
2024-09-19
Do words like 'mandate' and 'cockamamie' come from words for men? Grammatical doppelgangers. A pair of teeth.
2024-09-17
What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador
2024-09-12
'Tea' or 'chai'? Why we misspeak. Fellatone.
2024-09-10
The language of liars. 'Legendary,' 'famous,' or 'notorious'? Fish shapes.
2024-09-03
Cat Idioms. 'Summerween' and other blends. Bankery
2024-08-27
Apostrophes have always been confusing. 'First' or 'firstly'? Trudy!
2024-08-20
When to use 'the' before a noun. Why rhymes help us remember. Opening a lime.
2024-08-13
