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:

October 15, 2023 TWTS: A "near miss" always misses
A near miss doesn’t hit anything, as opposed to a near miss hitting something but almost or nearly missing it.
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6min
October 08, 2023 TWTS: Sometimes "meantime" just wants to be alone
"In the meantime" is a good phrase to use when you're talking about the time between two events. But can you leave out "in the" and just say "meantime?"
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5min
October 01, 2023 TWTS: The cow goes ... boo?
When an English-speaking U.S. or British audience is unhappy, they will often express their unhappiness by yelling “boo” as opposed to, for instance, “moo.”
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6min
September 24, 2023 TWTS: It's both football season and football season
Depending where you live, the thought of football season might conjure images of shin guards and knee socks or helmets and shoulder pads.
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6min
September 10, 2023 TWTS: In tennis, "love" won't let you win, but "let" might
If you’ve been watching the U.S. Open tennis tournament during the last couple of weeks, you’ve probably been hearing a lot of “love” and “let.” But where did those terms come from?
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5min
September 04, 2023 TWTS: It's not unusual to be nonplussed over the meaning of "nonplussed"
"Nonplussed" is one of those words that historically doesn't have a particularly complicated meaning, but it's one that people frequently misuse.
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5min
August 27, 2023 TWTS: An inquiry into "inquire" and "enquire"
When we inquire about something, one could argue that it doesn't really matter if we inquire with an "i" or enquire with an "e."
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5min
August 20, 2023 TWTS: Much ado about "ado"
The phrase “without further ado” has itself been unable to escape ado. In other words, there’s been some to-do about it.
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August 14, 2023 TWTS: Your verbiage might be your best quality, unless its your worst
If you mention my verbiage, it’s no longer clear if I should be insulted.
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August 06, 2023 TWTS: An extra maître d' serves up a spelling question
If you have more than one head waiter at a restaurant, you run into a funny spelling question in English.
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5min

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

The podcast currently has 411 episodes available.

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