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  • TWTS: Speaking of "bespoke"

    TWTS: Speaking of "bespoke"
    2026/07/03
    This is a bespoke segment of That’s What They Say that focuses on “bespoke.”
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Understanding the depth of "fathom"

    TWTS: Understanding the depth of "fathom"
    2026/07/10
    We can count fathoms when we’re measuring things. We can also metaphorically fathom or not fathom things.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Careful how you're using that 👍

    TWTS: Careful how you're using that 👍
    2026/07/17
    Sometimes new slang jumps out in front of you, waving its hands, or thumbs, so that you can’t help but notice it. Sometimes it just sneaks up on you.
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    6 分
  • TWTS: Time to talk about your watch

    TWTS: Time to talk about your watch
    2026/07/24
    The little clock we wear on our wrist could be called a clock. Instead, it has long had its own term, being called a watch instead.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Up and down your alley... and your street

    TWTS: Up and down your alley... and your street
    2026/06/26
    If it’s up your alley, it might also be up your street. And perhaps it’s down rather than up.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: One rank, two pronunciations

    TWTS: One rank, two pronunciations
    2026/06/22
    You say "lieutenant," I say “leftenant” but let’s not call the whole thing off.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: The wonky journey of "wonky"

    TWTS: The wonky journey of "wonky"
    2026/06/12
    There’s more than one way to be wonky, and not all of them are bad.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Are we canceling adverbs?

    TWTS: Are we canceling adverbs?
    2026/06/05
    Adverbs don’t always get a lot of love, captured powerfully in the writing tip “Abolish the adverbs.”
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    5 分