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 403 episodes available.

That's What They Say episodes:

June 11, 2024 TWTS: We're not done talking about "alright," all right?
All right, last week, we got distracted by the versatility of "all right." This week, we look at why spelling it as one word, "alright," makes some people really mad.
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6min
June 03, 2024 TWTS: "Alright" is not just all right with everyone
All right, all right. It's time for us to start talking about whether "alright" is all right.
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5min
May 27, 2024 TWTS: Await for it, or just await
Wait, wait, don't tell me I can't wait on things.
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5min
May 20, 2024 TWTS: How worms of destruction begat worms of wisdom
While now we may think of being a bookworm as a positive trait, that hasn't always been the case.
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5min
May 13, 2024 TWTS: It "ghosts" without saying ... well, anything
Social media has made a couple of longstanding English verbs work or mean differently.
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5min
April 29, 2024 TWTS: You can pay homage with or without the "h"
If you want to pronounce "homage" to a tee, it may depend what you mean.
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5min
April 21, 2024 TWTS: Learning new slang is good "for the plot"
As we live our lives, there's some new slang words that can help us narrate it as we go. That is, if we're in a demographic that allows us to use slang credibly.
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6min
April 14, 2024 TWTS: Whether "or not" belongs in "whether or not" or not
We don’t all agree on whether or not we should correct the phrasing "whether or not."
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6min
April 07, 2024 TWTS: Going forth and back on "back and forth"
We can talk about sending emails back and forth. But why does it sound odd to talk about sending them forth and back?
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5min
April 01, 2024 TWTS: You can tuna fish, but you may not need the "fish"
Given that “tuna” is a fish, some may find it unnecessary to call out that fact out in the compound “tuna fish.” For others, “fish” may be an important distinction.
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5min

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