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1. 'Beer' words in the OED, with Fiona McPherson

   Közzétéve: 2024. 11. 14.
2. 'Hanged' versus 'Hung.' Is 'pair' singular or plural? Fossilized phrases.

   Közzétéve: 2024. 11. 12.
3. The psychology of writing bestsellers, with Jennifer Lynn Barnes

   Közzétéve: 2024. 11. 07.
4. Are you "pantless" or "pantsless"? Who (or what) is Beetlejuice?

   Közzétéve: 2024. 11. 05.
5. How linguists solve crimes, with Natalie Schilling

   Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 31.
6. From Guy Fawkes to Guido Fawkes. Tales from the crypt (and catacombs, mausoleums, and ossuaries). Taquitos

   Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 29.
7. The language of meetings, with Jim Slaughter

   Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 24.
8. Why don't we say 'I'm smarter than YOU'RE'? The language of fear. Catherineisms.

   Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 22.
9. Feeling stuck? Anne Lamott's here to kickstart your writing!

   Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 17.
10. Quack! What's a lame duck? A German punctuation kerfuffle.

    Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 15.
11. Can AI really write? A no-nonsense discussion, with Christopher Penn

    Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 10.
12. How to talk like a chef. The Michigander controversy. Jakey.

    Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 08.
13. How writers navigate failure and find success, with Jonathan Small

    Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 03.
14. From game boards to boardrooms. Commas with participial phrases. Gritties.

    Közzétéve: 2024. 10. 01.
15. From 'gobsmacked' to 'ginger': The British invasion of American English, with Ben Yagoda

    Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 26.
16. Why some verb sets are so odd (like 'go/went'). Corporate euphemisms. Goggy.

    Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 24.
17. What's new in the Chicago Manual of Style (18th edition), with Russell Harper and Mary Laur

    Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 19.
18. Do words like 'mandate' and 'cockamamie' come from words for men? Grammatical doppelgangers. A pair of teeth.

    Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 17.
19. What fiction writers know about avoiding stereotypes, with Alex Temblador

    Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 12.
20. 'Tea' or 'chai'? Why we misspeak. Fellatone.

    Közzétéve: 2024. 09. 10.