102 Épisodes

  1. Dictionary Arcana

    Publié: 16/03/2022
  2. A Pair of Suffixes and The History of 'Ditto'

    Publié: 09/03/2022
  3. On Secretly Gendered Language

    Publié: 02/03/2022
  4. How to Order Adjectives

    Publié: 23/02/2022
  5. When Nouns Act Like Adjectives

    Publié: 16/02/2022
  6. Dipping Into the Mailbag: 'Yeet,' 'Typeface' vs. 'Font,' and 'Lo and Behold'

    Publié: 09/02/2022
  7. The History of the English Language (The Podcast)

    Publié: 02/02/2022
  8. Words That Began as Metaphors

    Publié: 26/01/2022
  9. Inside Our Citation Files

    Publié: 19/01/2022
  10. Getting Philosophical About the Dictionary

    Publié: 12/01/2022
  11. The Newest Words in the Dictionary

    Publié: 05/01/2022
  12. The Year in Words 2021

    Publié: 15/12/2021
  13. Our Word of the Year 2021

    Publié: 08/12/2021
  14. Researching Slang (with Ben Zimmer)

    Publié: 01/12/2021
  15. Why Is There No 'N' in 'Restaurateur'?

    Publié: 24/11/2021
  16. 'Decimate': Use It However You Want

    Publié: 17/11/2021
  17. What It Means to 'Call an Audible'

    Publié: 10/11/2021
  18. 'Sneaked' vs. 'Snuck'

    Publié: 03/11/2021
  19. The Etymology of Insults

    Publié: 27/10/2021
  20. How Words Are Dropped from the Dictionary

    Publié: 20/10/2021

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