We’re joined for the first time by Douglas Harper, proprietor of the world-renowned Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com). He’s here to help us with our Mailbag…
How much can we really know about the words we use? What are the facts behind some of the most tangled etymologies in English? And…
Here to help us answer our voluminous Mailbag is the tireless Dr Caitlin Green, Vice Cancellor of Caitlin University. Among our questions: Listen to this…
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There’s a new show on Netflix, and it’s The History of Swearing, featuring Nicolas Cage. Backing him up is a team of researchers, comedians — and…
Our ever-popular Mailbag is bursting with questions, so let’s get to them! Listen to this episode Download this episode Patreon supporters Huge thanks to all…
Linguistics as a discipline has some work to do when it comes to examining and eliminating the legacy of colonialism. How do we do it?…