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Who wrote the Oxford English Dictionary? Sure, James Murray had a very important role as editor, but a small army of volunteers submitted hundreds of…
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We’re going deep into our Mailbag, and we’re going to answer all your questions. Listen to this episode Download this episode Video promo Patreon supporters…
We’re counting down our Words of the Year, as voted by you! We’re joined by our friends and patrons, and they’ve brought us some words…
Many expressions we use come from the nautical domain. But are they nautical? Are they really? We’ve got Chase Dalton from the US Naval History Podcast to shine a light…
A chat with Dr Kelly Wright, who’s been working on… well, really a lot. Kelly is at the juncture of a lot of areas we’re…
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Can dictionaries create a more fair world? One language observer sees that dictionaries, far from being a neutral chronicle of language, are capable of promoting…
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