Artificial intelligence (so-called) is typified by its boom and bust cycles, and we’re in a boom now. But as more and more money pours in…
If you repeat something twice, how many times did you do it? Can more than one dinner be “the perfect dinner”? And what does “every…
Spelling reform in English: a constant failure? Or a secret success? Waves upon waves of optimists have tried to make English spelling reflect its sound…
We’re answering questions from our Mailbag, and Dr Caitlin Green is jumping in to help. And Ben tells us how he tried to build solidarity…
First words and last words get a lot of attention. But how did words get to have such a place of prominence? What would we…
Breaking news: The president of the United States intends to sign an executive order designating English the official language of the USA. Is this a…
What really goes on behind the scenes at the biggest Word of the Year vote in linguistdom? Are we really going to stick with sanewashing…
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It’s our Words of the Year episode, where we do a vibe check on all the words and name one of them our Because Language…
What’s in the linguistic news? Diego knows. He’s been tracking down stories and words for us all year long, and now he’s curated an entire show for us. It’s the…