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  • TWTS: A brief history of pants

    TWTS: A brief history of pants
    2025/12/13
    The word "pants" has oodles of good linguistic stories to tell, and that’s no pile of pants.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Reeling in the small fry

    TWTS: Reeling in the small fry
    2025/12/08
    It's a time of year when many of us are cooking and eating big meals together which may involve fried food and "small fry."
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    5 分
  • TWTS: When downloading gets emotional

    TWTS: When downloading gets emotional
    2025/11/29
    Now that we can "download" some "mashups," we should talk about how these words have changed over time.
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  • TWTS: Movers and shakers made into shapers

    TWTS: Movers and shakers made into shapers
    2025/11/24
    As we merrily roll along, we might be moving and shaking, with maybe some shaping in there too.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: When "lickety split" took off

    TWTS: When "lickety split" took off
    2025/11/17
    We will share some fun linguistic facts about lickety-split, lickety-split.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: Here's a tip: "Tip" isn't an acronym

    TWTS: Here's a tip: "Tip" isn't an acronym
    2025/11/10
    From 17th-century England to modern-day gratuities, the evolution of "tip" is a story of linguistic twists and turns that ultimately lead to a surprising conclusion: it's not what you think it stands for.
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    5 分
  • TWTS: The bloody evolution of bloodletting

    TWTS: The bloody evolution of bloodletting
    2025/11/03
    Historically, bloodletting and bloodshed have been different things, but the line has blurred. Linguist Anne Curzan breaks down the evolution of words.
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    6 分
  • TWTS: Smack dab in the middle, give or take a little

    TWTS: Smack dab in the middle, give or take a little
    2025/10/27
    When you’re smack dab in the middle of something, you can’t be more in the middle of it.
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    5 分