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How could one man write a dictionary? | SAMUEL JOHNSON
[…] Samuel Johnson’s 1755 dictionary was one heck of an achievement. But it is also far from perfect. In this episode, Jess and Rob discuss some of the more amusing entries within its pages, and even the words that landed … Continue reading
Why is it called a ‘cockpit’? | AVIATION WORDS
Welcome aboard flight WU321 bound for Etymology Island. In this episode, Rob and Jess take to the skies and soar through the word origins of a multitude of aviation terms. ✈️ Is it an ‘airplane’ or an ‘aeroplane’? 🐓 Why … Continue reading
STRESS-SHIFT: stress, accent, and rhythm EXPLAINED
[…] The stresses shown in dictionaries are so often different from the reality of English speech. To understand why, we need to unpack STRESS, ACCENT and RHYTHM! For animations, a big thankyou to Marta at / @3dprintsandleaves 0:00 Introduction 3:36 … Continue reading
Allusionist 211. Four Letter Words: -gate — The Allusionist
MP3 • APPLE PODCASTS • RSS • GOOGLE • TRANSCRIPT The other day was the 53rd anniversary of the break-in at the Watergate Hotel, which not only caused a lot of political uproar, it had a big linguistic legacy: the … Continue reading
Exposing grammar myths and mistakes with Grammar Girl
Is it “on accident” or “by accident”? Should “red, white, and blue” have that second comma? Is “10 items or less” okay? Jess and Rob are joined by the internet’s Grammar Girl, Mignon Fogarty, to examine some common grammatical myths … Continue reading
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