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Our ever-popular Mailbag is bursting with questions, so let’s get to them!
How do you communicate expressively with a mask on? Which was the first language with a set spelling? Why is the word caterpillar so long? Did it come later? Why are some news outlets writing “since the pandemic begun“? As prescriptive linguists, can we reasonably disagree with someone’s definition of a word, if that definition is being used by people?More Episodes
64: Struggle Pile (with Kelly Wright)
2022-11-20
2022-11-20
63: Mailbag of Yeah-No (with Isabelle Burke)
2022-11-03
2022-11-03
61: Together at Last
2022-10-08
2022-10-08
60: The Crossworld (with Hayley Gold)
2022-09-13
2022-09-13
59: Mailbag of Ew
2022-08-30
2022-08-30
57: Potluck (live, with friends)
2022-07-27
2022-07-27
56: Diego's Digest
2022-07-14
2022-07-14
55: Rebel With a Clause (with Ellen Jovin)
2022-06-29
2022-06-29
54: Slang (with Jonathon Green)
2022-06-15
2022-06-15
53: Mailbag of Compounds (with Tiger Webb)
2022-05-31
2022-05-31
46: Just Words (with Rebecca Shapiro)
2022-02-10
2022-02-10
45: Mailbag of Words
2022-01-29
2022-01-29
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