We indulge in one of our favorite pastimes: quibbling over tiny differences in the way people say things. What fun!

We all like to feel a bit fancy from time to time, but when we turn to French, it can get us in trouble.

We continue our annual tradition of looking back at the words that defined the year, as chosen by dictionaries, listeners... and us!

As we reach the end of the year, we get some grab-bag whiplash with English questions and conundrums from all over the language spectrum.

This week, we look at some words that have come unstuck in time.

What could be more fun for the holidays than digging into the bizarre world of Latin and Greek plurals? Nothing! That's what! (This episode originally aired on 12/14/24.)

We extend our quiz about abbreviated words into a second episode, and Kathy learns that people don't always do things just to look fancy (a lot of the time they do, though!).

We answer a few listener questions, including one about a changing pronunciation that drives one person nuts, and another about abbreviations that leads us to some surprising (and confusing) places.

In celebration of Thanksgiving and all the food that comes with it, we’ll take an etymological trip around the dinner plate.

After an extended discussion about plurals, Kathy and Ross give Fletcher a wide-ranging quiz on grammar, pronunciation, etymology, and whatever else they decide to throw at him.