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Jordan Kirtley / KMUWSometimes words get a whole lot less specific over time, and sometimes people get really mad about that! -
Jordan Kirtley / KMUWWe look at how a tiny little prefix or suffix can completely change the meaning of a word. Or how it could do nothing at all!
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We look at how much a word can change if we just give it a little nudge this way or that, which leads us into a discussion of how certain Arabic words made their way into English. -
We look at the top 10 most commonly misspelled words. Watch those double letters! -
It's been a strange winter so far, so let's talk about some strange winter words! Brrrrrrrrrr!!! -
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.
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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.
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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!).
