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  • Fall! Autumn! Fall! Autumn!

    Fall! Autumn! Fall! Autumn!
    2026/10/17
    We look at the origins of some fall-related and autumn-related words. Which, to be clear, are the same thing.
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    32 分
  • Sh-sh-sh-shibboleths

    Sh-sh-sh-shibboleths
    2026/09/19
    Be careful how you say these words! It could be a matter of life and death.
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    37 分
  • Insults: The Blah-Blahs Are at the Gate

    Insults: The Blah-Blahs Are at the Gate
    2026/09/26
    We look at the etymologies of various insults throughout history, including the origins of barbarian, brat, dunce, and fool.
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    35 分
  • Insults 2: Return of the Clunch

    Insults 2: Return of the Clunch
    2026/10/03
    We continue our look into the etymologies of various (mild) insults, including the origins of rube, bum, schmuck, and dweeb. (You're none of these things, don't worry, we love you.)
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    30 分
  • Pragmatics!

    Pragmatics!
    2026/10/10
    We're talking about how we understand each other even when we're using techniques we don't realize we're using, and how we work together to communicate. We'll dive into Grice's Maxims of Conversation and the importance of implicature in everyday conversation.
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    33 分
  • Toponymy!

    Toponymy!
    2026/09/12
    Hydronyms, dromonyms… toponyms! (Place names. We’re talking about place names.)
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    36 分
  • Yep, still different

    Yep, still different
    2026/09/05
    We gaze again into the ocean of difference between American English and British English.
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    34 分
  • Red Flags

    Red Flags
    2026/08/29
    Sometimes you read something that makes you throw the book against the wall, never to pick it up again.
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    36 分