The Owlish Folk

The Owlish Folk

By amanda and daveEducation
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The Owlish Folk episodes

  • 9. Myths, illness, and toilets
    In this owlet, Amanda is off sick so Dave talks about some language myths concerning a nursery rhyme, vomit, and the toilet.
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    17 min
  • 8. Is Sunday really Sun-day?
    In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the origin of the days of the week.
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    17 min
  • 7. Why isn't October the eighth month of the calendar year?
    In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the origin of the months of the year. They also discuss the history of the calendar .
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    18 min
  • 6. You and We
    In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the history and unusual usage of the pronouns "you" and "we". They also explain the use of "thee" and "thou" in Elizabethan and modern English.
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    17 min
  • 5. Why do we capitalize "I"?
    In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss why the pronoun "I" is capitalized. They also discuss tidbits about typography, tittles and jots, and the origin of "uppercase" and "lowercase".
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    SOME NOTES:
    As discussed in the episode, this is the Anglo-Saxon letter "thorn" in uppercase and lowercase: (Þ, þ).
    We mentioned how confusing the word "minuscule" would look with no tittles, but a better example of this is the word "minimum." Check this out: https://i.imgur.com/TeXWTll.jpg .
    Also, here's a link to the pictograph of "yod": http://qabalah.nz/2017/02/16/yod/ .
    Check out the Greek letter "iota": https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/Iota_uc_lc.svg
    20 min
  • 4. Plural Names and Game
    In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the different ways animal names are pluralized. For example, we have a cow/some cows, a sheep/some sheep, a goose/some geese, and an ox/some oxen. They also discuss words that come from hunting and the link between haggard and falcons.
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    18 min
  • 3. Terms of Venery
    In this episode, Amanda and Dave discuss the origin of animal group names.
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    If you are an English language learner (ESL/EFL), please email us any language questions you might have, and we'll do our best to reply, and perhaps discuss, your questions on the show.
    17 min
  • 2. Silent Letters
    In this episode, we talk about why some English words have silent letters. We discuss the types of silent letters and where they come from.
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    34 min
  • 1. Animals and Meat
    In this episode, we talk about why meat doesn't always have the same name as the animal it comes from.
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    27 min

About The Owlish Folk

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A podcast that answers questions about the English language. In each episode we talk about - and attempt to answer - a question about a feature or quirk of the English language.