The Common Errors in English Usage Podcast

The Common Errors in English Usage Podcast

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  • Episode 58: Apostrophes (Part 3)

    This week on the podcast we continue our discussion of the apostrophe, this time focusing on contractions.

    https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/58-apostrophes3.mp3

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    “Bigly” or “big league”?
    President Obama’s dropped Gs
    “Roaring 20’s or Roaring 20s?”
    Apostrophes as visual separators

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  • Episode 57: Apostrophes (Part 2)

    This week on the podcast we continue our discussion of the apostrophe, this time focusing on possessives.

    https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/57-apostrophes2.mp3

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    “Apostrophes,” on the Common Errors in English Usage Web site
    “Expressions with Apostrophes,” a blog post by Paul Brians
    A blog post on its/it’s—are there three common errors to talk about here?
    The possessive apostrophe his origin

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  • Episode 56: Apostrophes (Part 1)

    This week on the podcast we begin our discussion of the apostrophe, both the word itself and its use in punctuation. We go into some detail about good practice in typesetting along the way.

    https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/56-apostrophes1.mp3

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    A blog post on its/it’s—are there three common errors to talk about here?
    The possessive apostrophe his origin

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  • Episode 55: Going Nuclear, Part 3

    This week we conclude our discussion on the topic of nuclear war in the arts.

    https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/55-nuclear-3.mp3

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    Nuclear Texts & Contexts
    Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, by Paul Brians
    Vladimir Gakov and Paul Brians: Nuclear-War Themes in Soviet Science Fiction, An Annotated Bibliography

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  • Episode 54: Going Nuclear, Part 2

    This week we continue our discussion on the topic of nuclear war in the arts.

    https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/54-nuclear-2.mp3

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    Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, by Paul Brians
    Newsletter: Nuclear Texts & Contexts
    Nuke Pop (popular culture images of nuclear war)
    Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and the Dystopian Tradition
    Vladimir Gakov and Paul Brians: Nuclear-War Themes in Soviet Science Fiction, An Annotated Bibliography

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  • Episode 53: Going Nuclear, Part 1

    This week we talk about a word used in the first Clinton/Trump debate that triggered a lot of response for Paul Brians: nuclear.

    https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/nuclear-1.mp3

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    Merriam-Webster tracks election words on their site
    The New York Times: Jonathan Mahler watches the debate in silence
    Muscular Christianity
    Nuclear Holocausts: Atomic War in Fiction, by Paul Brians

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  • Episode 52: Totally Cool

    Last week Paul Brians gave us the history and variety of uses for the word hot. This week it’s cool’s turn.

    https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/52-cool.mp3

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    Gwendolyn Brooks discusses and reads “The Pool Players, Seven at the Golden Shovel”

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  • Episode 51: Le Podcast Hot

    We start this week with a rundown of Prince Charles’ recent comment about Twitter as a mortal threat, then bid farewell to summer with a discussion of the word hot.

    https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/51-hot.mp3

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    Ann Miller sings “Too Darn Hot” by Cole Porter
    Julie Andrews sings “Le Jazz Hot” from Victor/Victoria
    Ella Fitzgerald sings “Too Darn Hot”

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  • Episode 50: Commonly Confused Words, the PC Edition

    This week we take on more words and phrases that are commonly confused. This time we discuss the correct way to use ethnic and religious terms.

    https://wmjasco.com/podcasts/50-confused-4.mp3

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    Commonly confused expressions
    AramcoWorld subscription services
    Edward Said, Orientalism

    Paul’s photo from the top of the Musée du monde Arabe:

     

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