120 Épisodes

  1. TWTS: Dictionaries are defined by their editors

    Publié: 25/06/2023
  2. TWTS: We hereby sanction you to use "sanction" as you see fit

    Publié: 11/06/2023
  3. TWTS: What's the "hap" in "haphazard"?

    Publié: 04/06/2023
  4. TWTS: Think hard before pointing out language quirks

    Publié: 28/05/2023
  5. TWTS: Lend your ears before you loan your money

    Publié: 21/05/2023
  6. TWTS: An origin story that's just "OK"

    Publié: 14/05/2023
  7. TWTS: When deadlines were deadly

    Publié: 07/05/2023
  8. TWTS: If you drive a lorry, take the road less “travelled," not "traveled"

    Publié: 30/04/2023
  9. TWTS: "Ahold" really has a hold on some of us

    Publié: 23/04/2023
  10. TWTS: Unless we’re talking hair, style gets cramped, not crimped

    Publié: 09/04/2023
  11. TWTS: Give our regards to "regard," even if it's plural

    Publié: 19/03/2023
  12. TWTS: When breakfast broaches a brand new language question

    Publié: 12/03/2023
  13. TWTS: When your ancestors are the descendants of your ancestors

    Publié: 05/03/2023
  14. TWTS: "Primer" is pronounced "primer," unless you prefer "primer"

    Publié: 26/02/2023
  15. TWTS: Collective nouns collectively confuse

    Publié: 19/02/2023
  16. TWTS: Hunting for grounds once haunted

    Publié: 29/01/2023
  17. TWTS: Search up your questions online or just ask a linguist

    Publié: 22/01/2023
  18. TWTS: "Proven" and "proved" are both approved

    Publié: 15/01/2023
  19. TWTS: Confusing “wont” with “want” is a wont nobody wants

    Publié: 08/01/2023
  20. TWTS: At the epicenter of it all

    Publié: 18/12/2022

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