Five-time winner of Best Education Podcast in the Podcast Awards. Grammar Girl provides short, frien
879. Are people from Liverpool really called "Liverpudlians"? Where does the name "Tar Heel" come fr
878. This week, we look at what makes wisdom teeth so smart, how to properly write the name of your
877. In an age when eels were sometimes used as currency and castles pierced the sky, “thou” was all
876. You'll never view spellers in the bee asking questions the same way again after you learn about
875. When you say "Go get 'em!" you think that's short for "Go get them," but you're wrong! We look
874. With her book "Children of Blood and Bone" spending 120 weeks on the New York Times bestseller
873. Today, we'll talk about some weird nouns that are always plural, and then we'll go two-dimensio
872. The famous NASA "blue marble" image could have influenced people to make blue the color of envi
871. It's "listener question extravaganza" time, so I have some quick hits on discourse markers such
870. We look at the linguistic difference between lying and misleading, and then because people ofte
869. Prodded by Bruce Willis's family's announcement that he is leaving acting after being diagnosed
A few months ago, I started to notice people talking about spoons in a weird way, so I investigated
"Barracking," "sheilas" and "shouts": How the Irish influenced Australian English. Plus, what makes
Have you ever wondered why it's called the "Oxford comma"? We have the answer to that and many more
A listener wondered about the word "materiel." What's its deal (and is it related to "personnel")? P
"Sticks and stones." "Bride and groom." "Heads or tails." Some word pairs almost always appear in a
The idea of a square meal goes back to the 1800s and possibly mining towns, but the word "square" it
How the "Witch of Wall Street" relates to the word "commiserate." Plus, the interesting origin of "i
People often tell me they hear others say they'll be absent from work in a different way than they'r
Kerstin Cable, host of "The Fluent Show" shares her tips and enthusiasm for learning new languages.
