That's What They Say

By Anne Curzan, Rebecca Hector

Funner, snuck, and LOL are all things that we're hearing people say these days.That's What They Say is a weekly segment on Michigan Public that explores our changing language. University of Michigan E... more

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The podcast currently has 411 episodes available.

That's What They Say episodes:

December 24, 2023 TWTS: Tupperware containers are plastic, but are plastic containers Tupperware?
It's undeniable that "Tupperware" has become a generic catch-all for plastic containers, regardless of shape, size, or brand. Not everyone likes this.
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5min
December 17, 2023 TWTS: How many things can you batten?
When you stop to think about a verb like "batten," you may be struck by just how few objects it can take.
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6min
December 10, 2023 TWTS: Chances and 'stances are both happening
Sometimes something you think is a slip or a mistake, perhaps a product of happenstance, is not that.
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6min
December 03, 2023 TWTS: Thin as a something
Rails are thin, and so are rakes and pencils and many other things.
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5min
November 25, 2023 TWTS: When you witness a murder ... of crows
While talking about sheep as a flock may sound unremarkable, a murder of crows sounds much more playful.
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6min
November 19, 2023 TWTS: Gross misuse of "gross" could have gross consequences
Gross food is disgusting, but a gross error may not be. And our gross income is something else entirely.
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6min
November 12, 2023 TWTS: Down in a pothole
Very few of us are enamored with, of, or by potholes. If you’re among the aforementioned few, we’d like a word.
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6min
November 05, 2023 TWTS: Are all pronunciations created equal?
There’s all the variation in pronunciation that we don’t judge, and then there’s the relatively small percentage of variation out there that we do judge.
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6min
October 29, 2023 TWTS: Whether it's luggage or baggage, it all gets lugged
We physically lug around luggage and baggage at the airport. Metaphorically though, we’re carrying around baggage.
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5min
October 22, 2023 TWTS: The wide world of "wordies"
Wordies are the skilled birdwatchers of language.
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5min

FAQs about That's What They Say:

How many episodes does That's What They Say have?

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